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Top Rated Climbers For Edibility

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Actinidia arguta

Tara Vine
A decidious Climber growing to 15 m (49ft 3in)
fully hardy moist soil semi-shade full sun
 		 Ipomoea batatas

Sweet Potato
PERENNIAL CLIMBER growing to 3 m (9ft 10in) at a fast rate
half hardy moist soil full sun
 		 Vitis vinifera

Grape
A decidious Climber growing to 15 m (49ft 3in) at a fast rate
fully hardy well drained soil moist soil semi-shade full sun
 		  

 

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Now available: PLANTS FOR YOUR FOOD FOREST: 500 Plants for Temperate Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens.

An important new book from PFAF. It focuses on the attributes of plants suitable for food forests, what each can contribute to a food forest ecosystem, including carbon sequestration, and the kinds of foods they yield. The book suggests that community and small-scale food forests can provide a real alternative to intensive industrialised agriculture, and help to combat the many inter-related environmental crises that threaten the very future of life on Earth.

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