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Commenced:	01/05/2013
Submitted:	06/05/2013
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	Waukegan, IL, US
Climate zone:	Cold Temperate

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Transplanting trees and 2 inches of rain

Project: Chicagoland Permaculture at Townline Design

Posted by Daniel Brown over 11 years ago

I got the fruit trees planted. I had to do it in the rain. At least I managed to get a few good pictures.

Today I transplanted 2 apples, 2 pears, 2 cherries, 2 elderberries, 3 serviceberries, and 9 pawpaws. Fruit is on the way! In the swale, I also raked in bulk quantities of Dutch White Clover, Illinois Bundleflower, and Super Sugar Snap Peas. Both the peas and the clover were innoculated with their respective micorrhyzal bacteria. While I was out, I took cuttings from several Honey Locust and Black Locust trees and dunked them into a bucket of rooting hormone I made using young willow branches. I'll be planting those in the swale by the end of the week.

The water damage was self evident. A steady stream of murky water flows from the barn area, past the compost, and into the pond. While it fills up nicely, it becomes to filthy to grow edible plants and fish. We're going to do whatever we can to change that. When the ground swells up with moisture from the swales, and once we use up all the compost, hopefully the water will clear up and stay fuller for longer.

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Carolyn Payne-Gemmell : Hi Daniel, you could use a heap of straw to clean up the water in the pond. Lay a heap of it through the water course, it will act as a filter, and if you put a lot of straw in the pond itself the soil particles will stick to it, you can either pull the soggy straw back out after a few days or leave it in to go anaerobic , it will cause an algal bloom which will be the first vestiges of life for your pond.

Posted over 11 years ago

Daniel Brown : Sounds like a great idea, thanks for the advice.

Posted over 11 years ago

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