Permaculture Experiment & Dog Shit

I raided the bowl of fruit on the kitchen table and confiscated all of the overly ripe and rotting fruit. I grabbed a couple limes, an orange, and an avocado. I probably am not doing this right but dropping a couple rotten fruits in an already established forest might be fun. I haven’t really studied Permaculture either, but having a forest with food in it seems pretty rad. And, not having the patience to watch the 45 minute videos or read about it will probably be the result of failure. But what the heck, a nice walk in the sun after a cold rain sounds wonderful.

 

I took Boy for a walk at the school we used to live by. There’s an old forest with a lot of fallen trees and partially sunny and shaded areas. They’re protected from a lot of wind, too much sun, and supposedly dogs aren’t allowed in the area (though I did find dog shit on my heel not even 2 minutes after starting our stroll.) I always wonder about the type of people who don’t pick up their dog shit. I know a couple of those people and overall in general they seem to be inconsiderate, a little bitter and angry with the world. I always secretly hope for every one of their dog shits they don’t pick up, they step in ten other dog shits. But then when I really start to think about it, maybe they stepped in 1000 dog shits and they don’t give a damn about anything or anybody anymore. Who knows? When my ex and I split, I chose to take the animal that shits less (that wasn’t the only reason). As a matter of fact, Boy, like most cats, finds a discreet place, then shits, and then buries it properly. I can’t even get him to come before he’s done burying it properly. It’s like a ritual to him… “bury it properly so no one will every know it’s here and ever have a chance of stepping in it”. Sometimes Boy is so disgusted with unburied dog shit, he’ll bury it himself. Regardless, stepping in dog shit sucks.

 

So I found a nice little spot for my rotten fruit. Seems to have the large trees for the canopy layer, a lot of ground cover, a little bit of sun and shade, and some really nice dark soil. So maybe my contribution to the forest will be the low tree layer with my limes, orange and avocado. I don’t walk this area too much but at least in my monthly strolls, I can check up on them and see if anything is happening.

 

I know it’s probably illegal to drop seeds on land that isn’t yours, but it’s also illegal to leave dog shit everywhere.

 

Did you think I was fertilizing my Permaculture garden with dog shit by the title of this post? Hell no, I was just complaining about dog shit on my walk to my Permaculture experiment.