Polyculture Profile - Perennial Productive Polyculture - Tree & Shrub Nursery Bed - Tethys
Welcome to our Polyculture Profile series. During this post, we'll look at a successional three layer polyculture that we originally used to grow tree and shrub seedlings for our nursery but is now a perennial feature in one of our forest gardens.
It may be helpful to look over this Polyculture Profile Layout post before or after reading the profile, where we provide a description of the profile layout and some general notes to consider, should you wish to try and grow the polyculture yourself.
Polyculture Name - Tethys - perennial productive polyculture
Compatible Climate (KCC):C - D (B with irrigation)
USDA hardiness: 5-9
Water needs: Irrigation required for optimal production
Light preferences: Full Sun/Dappled Shade
Soil preferences: Light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) - fertile
Suitable pH: Ac…