Husband and I recently bought two acres of woods just outside of city limits. After speaking with the county we got permission to do a controlled burn. We missed the window this spring, but plan to do it next spring.

We also just ordered 300 saplings from the State Nursery, mostly native fruit and nut trees. We then realized that we should probably wait until after the burn to plant them. It is too late to back out, as we already sent in our order and payment.

Would it still be okay to plant? Is there a way to keep the saplings safe until next year? We considered large planters. Most are bare root saplings. The ones in pots we know will be okay. They should all be between 1-3’ tall.

Species are American Plum, Chickasaw Plum, Hazelnut, Nannyberry, Red Buds, Lilacs, Paw Paw, Persimmon, and a few others. We have a well established Oak Hickory forest but don’t have much variety outside of that and some Sugar Maples. We really need the fire to clear out some of the underbrush, as well as a help with a Bush Honeysuckle invasion.

What do we do with our trees? We spent about $500 on them all. We’d love to plant but don’t want to hurt them next spring when we burn.

TLDR: Any tips for a (to be established) food forest in Denmark? Especially concerning bureaucracy?

My girlfriend and I are looking for a house + land to start a food forest in Denmark. Now I know chances are really slim, but we'd really like to convers with somebody in the know about all things bureaucracy surrounding food forests in Denmark. Any special rules in locale Kommunes or regions we need to look into?

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Years ago, I was developing my first project, an evolution simulator, and decided to look for initial testers among experts and enthusiasts - individuals with actual insight from subreddits like r/Aquariums, r/biology, r/Evolution and r/Botany. This steered the development in the right direction from the start and provided me with valuable feedback and suggestions before releasing it to the wider public. Almost a decade later, I am working on similar idea, but focused entirely on realistic gardening and very in-depth plant simulation - and this time, I am looking for anyone with experience and knowledge in the fields of plants, botany, and gardening to join the closed alpha testing. You can check the project so far after two years at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052790 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOj17MNSjTI

Gardener utilizes my original algorithms, which have been developed (and 'battle-hardened') over years for the evolution simulation, to procedurally generate each and every plant. No two trees are identical, each plant is unique, and every leaf, flower, fruit, and twig is simulated separately with its own DNA, conditions, and state. I am simulating hydration (the ground can be saturated with water, temperature and grass length affect evaporation, etc.), sunlight access (shade affects growth), ground pH levels, and six base nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Fe, Mg). There are pests, diseases, and fungi to prevent, alongside realistic visual/behavioral signs of these problems on plants. Plants can be pruned at every node, allowing you to collect, grow, and farm particularly interesting specimens, and perform all the actual botanical maintenance activities, from training to grafting. Gardens can also be designed with sustainability in mind, attracting local fauna that either assists in pollination or simply enjoys the habitat.

However, I am not a professional gardener. I have a small garden that I enjoy tending to, but while I have some understanding of population genetics, I am not an expert in gardening. If you have experience with plants, knowledge or suggestions you would like to share, or if you just want to play with the simulation and provide feedback, please let me know, I'll provide a Steam key for testing. Keep in mind that the game is in early development; it has many bugs and missing content, and everything is subject to change. But if you are interested in shaping it and don't mind unbalanced gameplay that might crash from time to time, please check it out or add it to your wishlist to wait for a more stable version. Everyone who participates will keep the title in their Steam library after the release, along with some other closed-alpha tester perks.

While I am primarily looking for suggestions related to mechanics, design, and balancing, the testing will also greatly help me to iron out bugs and crashes. But don't worry if you're not interested in reporting them, there's an automatic system that takes care of that, so every playthrough directly helps, even if it simply results in a crash. I also have a Discord server with a couple hundred users, where I'm happy to help and answer any questions 24/7.

^(*I've checked the rules of this subreddit, and I hope this post doesn't violate any. This is my solo indie project, and Reddit is the only way for me to reach out to people with this kind of interest and a PC capable of testing it. I don't have a marketing budget, and I prefer to spend my time developing Gardener rather than promoting it, so I'm just cross-posting across Reddit in the hopes of finding brave souls interested in testing it. Please don't regard this as spam — I don't plan to post about it here again. Thank you!)

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I am starting my first agroforestry market garden next year. Despite how much learning and practicing I've done in the last few years, I still believe it's quite likely I won't make enough money. I don't want to go back to working behind a computer. I want to increase my chances of success, and I believe there are others out there who can relate.

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