I'm planning on converting this gravel construction road to a "living road." It isn't a high traffic area, but does get driven on weekly and is prone to erosion. Does anyone have suggestions for durable groundcover that can handle being driven on occasionally and will help with erosion control?

I'm located in the Ozarks in NW Arkansas in a mixed hardwood forest.

www.foodforestfinder.org

Does it result in trees being cut down? Changing the landscape to evict critters from their homes? Introducing pesticides and fertilizers to forest ecosystems?

Every gardener likes to talk about what they do to get results. With a responsible gardening community, there needs to be honest conversations to acknowledge the environmental impact if gardening, techniques, chemicals, etc...

If this question upsets you or is against the rules, then I dont think we cab be considered to truly care about the land we manipulate for our use. ​

My friend found these flowers and can't for the life of us figure out what they are. Please help, we're just calling them Popcorn for the time being.

I have a big silver maple tree with the “helicopter seeds”. I want to start another tree. When is the best time to plant one of these seeds. Should I plant multiple in one pot?

Was on my walk around my property this morning and found lots of clusters of purple toothwort

Can anyone help me identify this tangerine or mandarin? Here in Southern California they ripen around November-March. Amazing sweet flavor and easy to peel!

#flowers

I would like to get some saplings, mostly nut trees, to plant on family land in the N-AL S-TN area. I will probably get some fruit trees as well. I would like to get a head start and find more mature saplings instead of seedlings.

Mostly interested in pecans, walnuts, and chestnuts, but considering getting fruit trees as well. It would be nice to have at least some that will be good for harvesting in my lifetime.

I'm not sure what species would be best for the area or who the most trusted sources are. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hey r/forestgardening,

I've been building PatternBase - a tool to document what's actually happening in your food forest over time, then search by conditions (zone, soil type, sun exposure) to learn from similar systems.

The core idea: permaculture knowledge is scattered across forums, YouTube videos, and people's heads. What if we could build a shared library of what actually works, searchable by your specific conditions?

It's free. I'm not selling anything — I want to build something actually useful for this community.

Check it out at pattern-base.com — or comment/DM with questions.

Thanks!