Huge trees, for example, Mango, Jack-fruit, Jamun, and Amla ought to be planted 36 feet separated.
Guava, Chikku, Lemon and Pomegranate saplings can be planted in the middle of the mango plants at a separation of 18 feet.
Papaya, Drum-stick, Banana that involve lesser space ought to be planted in a space of 9 feet between the second arrangement of trees recorded previously. The above plants ought to be planted along a similar column over the plot of land leaving space to develop a single assortment of vegetables, millets and so forth on each bed.
separate 1 section of land into a break even with squares of 36ft X 36ft. In each piece of 36 ft x 36 ft ( which is additionally separated into four 9ft X 9ft sub-squares) We can grow around 170 trees, in that 9ft x 9 ft part of the land (one sub-square). Plant 1 Banana Tree, 4 Arecanut Trees, 4 Black pepper Creepers getting on Arecanut trees, 2 Coffee Plants, 2 Glirsedia Trees, 2 Venella Creepers hopping on Glirsedia trees and 32 Ginger Plants in each 9ft X 9ft territory.
Layer 1
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Mango and/or Sapota
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Trees- Can grow up to 90 feet in height and 80 feet in width
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Qty 4 per 36x36 Sq Ft Plot. We can divide the 1 acre into plots leaving the walking place in between.
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Layer 2
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Gooseberry/Oranges/
Guava
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Tree/Shrub - max can grow up to 50 feet. Average u can say 30 feet or less
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Qty 1 in centre
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Layer 3
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Custard Apple/Pomegranate/
lemon
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Shrubs - This is even smaller. No more than 20 feet.
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Qty 20
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Layer 4
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Castor + Beans to climb
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Plants - Even Smaller just 6 feet maybe
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Qty 20
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Layer 5
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Drumstick + Creeper vegetables
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Since it is a tree and can grow really tall up to 65 feet, and because you want to be able to use it regularly, keep pruning it to 8-12 feet.
We are not growing this has a hedge but as a nitrogen fixer. So we can let it grow tall up to 8-12 feet. However, if it was a hedge, maintain it as 6 feet.
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Qty 16. Drumstick is the Nitrogen fixer for each 9x9 Sq feet plot as subdivided in the 36x36 layered plot
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Pigeon Pea Lentils
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20 along with (20)Millets
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Chillies
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72
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Trenches
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holding other pulses and vegetables that need more moisture and water
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The model fundamentally means to utilize every inch of the land we have and influence it to look like a forest with its layers of covering the entire land.
Hi, It's really very good information.Could you please let me know whether coconut can be planted in first layer i.e. 36 feet distance in place of Jackfruit/Mango ? Thank you in advance
ReplyDeleteYes, you can plant coconut in place of Mango. And you can chose dwarf or tall coconut trees based on your preference. You can also plant another dwarf coconut tree in the middle/intersection of 36x36 model. With this , you can plant 5 coconut trees within one block of 36x36.
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