Random discussion thread. Anything goes.

I'm not sure where in Canada you are or what zone you are but I use this site for some of my plants, I'm in the berry section today picking out some things.

http://www.hardyfruittrees.ca/catalog

I wouldn't plant grass anywhere but that's just me, I'm not a grass farmer and never understood lawns. I'm using fuel, money and time to harvest a crop I put in a bag for garbage? Fuck me I can't do that, I just can't. I've been ripping out lawn since I moved in.

Get yourself some water barrels and hook those bad boys up to your downspouts for that sweet rain water. Rain water is a must, it's FREE, treatment chemical free AND you will get consistently higher yields with it.

Pick a side of the yard that has your least favorite neighbour and get that compost going.

Mint is invasive and will take over, DO NOT PLANT IN GROUND NAKED. If it has to go in the ground put in in a pot and bury that.

Keep Blueberries in containers on deck or something, they require acidic soil to properly grow (think the ground under pine trees). Grab a couple dwarf (2-3 feet tall adults) species (you need 2 for pollination).

Irrigate the rain water to your garden and save your back in the hottest part of summer. A cheap submersible pump and some drip lines is the most basic setup but OMG needed.

RE fruit trees, don't listen to the packages with the tree sizes etc, learn to prune and form the tree into what you need and it wont over take you. Modern pruning and training methods allow for very tightly planted trees. They need at least 6 hours of sun to make fruit and more than that to sweeten it. I've planted honeycrisp apple and mount royal plums in my best sun spots. It's best fruit trees be planted first and worked around. Map where the sun travels and where gets the light in your yard. Do you have a spot that gets sun but placing a tree wouldn't shade your garden in the future?

What zone you are and if you have any micro-climates on your property will help decide what trees etc you can grow. If you have a micro-climate you might be able to keep a tree that isn't meant for your zone entirely. Urban yards are weird that way.

Make your raised beds modular if you can, you will be moving these around. For example you can use ground now that may be shaded in a few years by a tree.

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