It's strange, even though I am subscribed to a number of rnvironment and petmaculture channels, I had never heard the word 'Miyawake' mentioned on any of them. In fact, it was a Miyawake specific video that turned up in my recommended videos list that first drew my attention to this technique - a planting technique I had already started to include on my oen bit of lsnd - as I started to imitate real life. A piece of plantation woodland had been felled next door to my little field some years ago. The owner had replanted it with more spruce, quite a planting distance in between trees, which allowed mostly Birch trees to grow up in between the spruces. As I watched their development over the past few years, I noticed the increased survival rate of these young saplings, despite being just 8-12 inches apart. I also noticed the faster build up of soil depth, the quality of that soil (rich and very dark, great moisture retention abilities too). Animal life with this area, particularly birds, is strikingly improved. And wild flowers have appeared in abundance,, despite this area once being very dark. So, I decided to start copying Nature with regard to the hedgerow I planted across the top of my land. It had once been planted 'according to standard advice,' but these annoying gaps would keep persisting. Once, I started cramming all these extra plants in it, with little regard for spacing, letting the plants fight it out - the hedgerow flourished beautifully. Survival rates went through the roof. Now I have small trees above hand pruned shrubs, wild flowers and bulbs at the base, birds nesting all along it, and animals using it as a regular highway. Because the hedgerow did so well, I started doing the same in the front garden, and it worked there, so I now have to remove some trees so it's less like a jungle. In recent months, I have started to insert extra Birch saplings into several Birch mini-copses I planted only last year. One was finished only a few weeks ago - and already the plants are thriving, with new growth visible (that's despite the fact I've been planting in the height of Summer too. It's not really a problem to plant all year round in Scotland). And then I discovered this technique of close planting is called Miyawake. Good to know I am on the right track and this is already tried, tested and successful.
It's strange, even though I am subscribed to a number of rnvironment and petmaculture channels, I had never heard the word 'Miyawake' mentioned on any of them.
In fact, it was a Miyawake specific video that turned up in my recommended videos list that first drew my attention to this technique - a planting technique I had already started to include on my oen bit of lsnd - as I started to imitate real life.
A piece of plantation woodland had been felled next door to my little field some years ago. The owner had replanted it with more spruce, quite a planting distance in between trees, which allowed mostly Birch trees to grow up in between the spruces.
As I watched their development over the past few years, I noticed the increased survival rate of these young saplings, despite being just 8-12 inches apart. I also noticed the faster build up of soil depth, the quality of that soil (rich and very dark, great moisture retention abilities too). Animal life with this area, particularly birds, is strikingly improved. And wild flowers have appeared in abundance,, despite this area once being very dark.
So, I decided to start copying Nature with regard to the hedgerow I planted across the top of my land.
It had once been planted 'according to standard advice,' but these annoying gaps would keep persisting.
Once, I started cramming all these extra plants in it, with little regard for spacing, letting the plants fight it out - the hedgerow flourished beautifully. Survival rates went through the roof.
Now I have small trees above hand pruned shrubs, wild flowers and bulbs at the base, birds nesting all along it, and animals using it as a regular highway.
Because the hedgerow did so well, I started doing the same in the front garden, and it worked there, so I now have to remove some trees so it's less like a jungle.
In recent months, I have started to insert extra Birch saplings into several Birch mini-copses I planted only last year.
One was finished only a few weeks ago - and already the plants are thriving, with new growth visible (that's despite the fact I've been planting in the height of Summer too. It's not really a problem to plant all year round in Scotland).
And then I discovered this technique of close planting is called Miyawake.
Good to know I am on the right track and this is already tried, tested and successful.
Wonderful explaing!🤗💛🤗
Wonderful. How is it doing now?
I have the same question? is it growing as expected?
Grrat video thank you