```dv dv.paragraph(("https://jimr.fyi/" + dv.currentFilePath.replace(/\.md$/, "").replace(/ /g, "+"))) ``` [photo album](https://photos.app.goo.gl/Vykfg1coYzpGUSng7) ### Land Areas #### East Slope - ? ft 5% grade from house to the toe #### Toe - ? ft 2% grade transition from west slope to valley #### Valley - ? ft x ? ft total clearing size - ? ft x ? ft gets full sun form March to October - 1% south to north grade #### Channel - main water way from storm drain inlet to outlet #### West Slope - ? ft 2% grade from ### Todo - tools - weed wrench - wood chippers - supplies - weed mulch sheets - Resetting the Soil Biology #### Water Management ##### [[build main channel - backyard forest garden]] ##### [[hügelkultur beds]] - along [[#West Slope]] run off streams - should I put them all along the west slope??? - plant: - cover crop: Comfrey, Crimson clover, hairy vetch, or winter rye - edible: beans, ... #### Remove Invasives By Root - the roots of allelopathic plants suppress the growth of other plants within ~6ft of the base - some invasives can resprout from root collars - reduces soil compaction and competition by dense invasive roots - buckthorn reduces mycorrhizal fungi and its leaf litter alters soil pH #### Stabilize Valley Soil - aerate soil - sheet mulch - sow soil improving cover crops - ???? what else??? #### Clear Section of West Slope Ground Cover - cut/rake existing vegetation as short as possible (don't disturb soil by pulling it out) - loosen soil with a broadfork - Apply cardboard directly over vegetation - Add 3-4" wood chip mulch on top - Wait 3-4 weeks for some decomposition to begin - Then plant directly into the mulch (make holes through to soil) #### Food Foresting ##### Plant Over/Under Story Trees (???Long-Term???) ##### Mushroom Logs ##### Strawberry + Herb Beds - protect from wild life - does it make sense to grow these on [[hügelkultur beds|hugelkultur beds]] acting as a berm on the east ##### Bee Hive ### Inspiration #### [Permaculture Swales](https://sproutgarden.wp.drake.edu/audio-descriptions-for-sprout-garden-signage/permaculture-swales/) ![[Pasted image 20250412084801.png\|600]] #### [Sustainable Drainage System](https://www.sudswales.com/types/permeable-conveyance-systems/swales/) ![[Pasted image 20250412090450.png\|500]] ### Current plant species #### Grasses in the Area Ground Cover Common - creeping Jenny - fringed Willow Herb - Lesser celandine in slopes #### common shrubs - common buckthorn - border privet #### understory - 3-year-old better not hickory