Food Forest

Question 1

Food forest second from top layer

Answer 1

Understory

Question 2

Understory later made up of (3)

Answer 2

Small trees

Immature trees

Large shrubs

Question 3

Understory layer plants take advantage of

Answer 3

Gaps in canopy layer

Question 4

Understory layer provides shelter for

Answer 4

Animals that live in forest

Question 5

1st layer food forest

Answer 5

Root

Question 6

2nd layer food forest

Answer 6

Vine

Question 7

3rd layer food forest

Answer 7

Ground cover layer

Question 8

4th layer food forest

Answer 8

Herbs

Question 9

5th layer food forest

Answer 9

Shrubs

Question 10

6th-7th layer food forest

Answer 10

Understory

Canopy

Question 11

Our plant hardiness zone Lakefield

Answer 11

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Question 12

Prepare soil for food forest by

Answer 12

Lasagna bed

Question 13

Lasagna In other words

Answer 13

Sheet mulching

Question 14

If planting fruit trees in early spring

Answer 14

Wait until following spring to plant berries so fruit tree roots can get established

Question 15

Why wait for fruit trees roots to establish before planting berries

Answer 15

So roots go deep enough not to compete for water and nutrients

Question 16

After canopy, understory, and shrub layers are established

Answer 16

Begin herb layer

Question 17

Let each layer in food forest

Answer 17

Get established for a season or two before planting a new one