Ecnerwal wrote:

....many good comments snipped but worth re-reading...

also if you can find books at the library written by
Sepp Holzer, his fruit tree methods aim at getting a
very hardy fruit tree growing. once you've digested
those give Masanobu Fukuoka a read as he also aims
at growing natural fruit trees that do not need so
many gadgets and high maintenance. both of these
people have spent their lives learning such things,
so they are worth a read and consideration in contrast
to the usual commercial fertilizer/pesticide fare
you'll likely get in most standard gardening/lawn-
care references.

of course, both may not apply to your climate but
at least it's good reading.


songbird