 Forest
Farming
We are now growing our food in three places.
1. At home
2. At a farm close to our home
3. At our mountain forest
During the Summer of 2021, we purchased a mountain
containing a dense forest of oak and cypress trees. Although
the forest was in poor condition, the soil turned out to be
fantastic with almost no rocks. We were already growing food
in a farm and at our home but decided to open up a large
area of the forest for a campsite and for food production.
We rearranged much of what we were already producing at the
farm and at home which involved moving hundreds of very
heavy banana trees and simplifying the farming process at
both places in order to focus on our new mountain. Now most
of the rearranging is complete and this is our basic farming
plan for self-sufficiency.
Home - This is where we are
growing most of food that requires frequent harvesting such
as tomatoes, peppers, and various herbs.
Farm - This is where our bulk
carbohydrates are being grown which includes approximately
160 meters (about 3,000 sweet potatoes per year) of three
kinds of sweet potatoes and about 250 banana trees
consisting of 16 different varieties.
Mountain - This is where a
combination of bulk food including, turmeric, garlic, and
fruit, along with annuals and perennial herbs including
apple mint, lemongrass, stevia, and oregano are being grown.
The forest faming is by far the most enjoyable and where we
plan to expend most of our efforts.
The following table is a detailed list of the food we are
growing at our home and at our mountain forest.
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Home and Forest Farming Food List
I put this online in order be able to access this
information from anywhere. |
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Table Key |
| Food |
T |
S |
H |
M |
D |
B |
H |
C |
Date |
Notes |
- Food
- a list of what we are growing at home and at
the mountain forest
- T
- type .... A = Annual, P = perennial
- S
- where seeds were obtained
- O
- old seeds
- N
- new seeds
- NO
- both
- H
- food grown at home .... Y = yes, N = no
- M
- food grown at the mountain forest .... Y =
yes, N = no
- D
- indicates if deer eat the food .... Y = yes, N
= no, ? = unknown
- B
- indicates if bugs eat the food .... Y = yes, N
= no, ? = unknown
- H
- indicates when food is harvested .... C = when
finished growing, P = periodically
- Date
- indicates the date when the seeds were sown
- Notes
- additional information
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| Food |
T |
S |
H |
M |
D |
B |
H |
C |
Date |
Notes |
| Ginger |
P |
O |
Y |
N |
? |
N |
C |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Gajyutsu |
P |
O |
P |
Y |
N |
N |
C |
N |
4/8 |
|
| Turmeric - regular |
P |
O |
P |
Y |
N |
N |
C |
N |
4/8 |
|
| Turmeric - wild |
P |
O |
P |
Y |
N |
N |
C |
N |
4/8 |
|
| Garlic |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
C |
N |
10/15 |
|
| Onion |
A |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
C |
N |
10/15 |
|
| Negi |
P |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
10/15 |
|
| Nilla |
P |
O |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
P |
N |
10/15 |
|
| Goya |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
4/16 mountains |
| Vine leaf |
A |
NO |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
4/16 mountains
- new seeds |
| Gourd - sponge |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
4/16 mountains |
| Asparagus |
P |
N |
N |
Y |
? |
? |
P |
N |
4/8 |
metal frame |
| Basil - sweet |
A |
NO |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
Y |
3/20 |
4/16 mountains
- new seeds |
| Basil - lemon |
A |
O |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
P |
Y |
|
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| Basil - holy |
A |
O |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
P |
Y |
|
|
| Basil - cinnamon |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
Y |
3/20 |
|
| Lemongrass |
P |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Lemon balm |
P |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Oregano |
P |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Thyme |
P |
O |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Stevia |
P |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Dill |
A |
O |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
P |
Y |
10/15 |
|
| Fennel |
A |
O |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
Y |
10/15 |
|
| Parsley |
A |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
N |
10/15 |
|
| Shiso - green |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
P |
Y |
4/8 |
4/16 mountains |
| Shiso -red |
A |
O |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
P |
Y |
4/8 |
|
| Soybean |
A |
N |
N |
Y |
? |
? |
C |
N |
4/8 |
metal frame |
| Edamame |
A |
N |
N |
Y |
? |
Y |
C |
N |
4/8 |
metal frame |
| Kaboucha - USA |
A |
N |
N |
Y |
? |
Y |
P |
N |
|
|
| Kaboucha - Japan |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
? |
Y |
P |
N |
3/20 |
4/16 mountains |
| Melon - oriental |
A |
N |
N |
Y |
? |
Y |
P |
N |
4/16 |
|
| Zucchini |
A |
N |
N |
Y |
? |
Y |
P |
N |
4/16 |
|
| Peanuts |
A |
O |
N |
Y |
? |
N |
C |
N |
4/8 |
metal frame |
| Moroheya |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
? |
N |
P |
N |
4/8 |
4/16 mountains |
| Bean - runner |
A |
N |
Y |
Y |
? |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Swiss chard |
A |
N |
Y |
N |
? |
N |
P |
N |
10/15 |
|
| Okra |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
? |
Y |
P |
N |
|
4/16 mountains |
| Gobo |
A |
N |
N |
Y |
? |
? |
C |
N |
4/16 |
|
| Squash - butternut |
A |
O |
Y |
Y |
? |
N |
P |
N |
3/20 |
4/16 mountains |
| Melon - otome |
A |
N |
N |
Y |
? |
? |
P |
N |
4/16 |
|
| Tomato - sekaiichi |
A |
NO |
Y |
Y |
? |
Y |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Tomato - principe |
A |
NO |
Y |
Y |
? |
Y |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Tomato - wild cherry |
A |
N |
Y |
Y |
? |
Y |
P |
N |
3/20 |
|
| Nasu |
A |
N |
Y |
N |
? |
N |
P |
N |
4/8 |
|
| Pepper - sweet |
A |
N |
Y |
N |
? |
N |
P |
Y |
4/8 |
|
| Pepper - fushima |
A |
N |
Y |
N |
? |
N |
P |
Y |
4/8 |
|
| Pepper - Korean |
A |
O |
Y |
N |
? |
N |
P |
Y |
4/8 |
|
| Pepper -
Takano |
A |
|
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|
|
|
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|
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| Lettuce - sunny |
A |
N |
Y |
N |
? |
N |
P |
N |
4/8 |
|
| Lettuce green |
A |
N |
Y |
N |
? |
N |
P |
N |
4/8 |
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