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An urban food forest has several benefits, including wildlife habitat creation, natural mulching, soil fertilisation, plant resilience through biodiversity, higher crop yields and natural pest control.
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A ‘forest’ of flowers in the garden is what every gardener strives for, but have you considered creating an urban food forest? These next two winter months are ideal for conceptualising and planting an edible forest, which consists of seven basic ingredients:
such as apricot, plum and pear trees,