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Sprout Village

The Sprout Village Permaculture Orchard - created for the Upstate NY climate for growing zones 5b, 6a, 6b with a winter temperature extreme range from -26.1C (-15f) to -20.6C (-5f).

Designed for up to 30 degree inclines of Class 1-3 nonirrigated capability, Udic, Aeric, & Aquic soils with swale channeled pond drainage to support rotational free range chicken and duck habitats.

Core regional challenges are Appalachian foothill inclines, field drainage, and cold hardiness.

Much of the region is designated ‘Moderate Inherent Productivity’ (>50%) with a secondary balance of Moderate Low and Moderate High productivity values (~12% each).

Soil Health is classified as Mineral Subsidence, Low/Fair response to biochar, Very Limited Composting Facility, Moderately Fragile, Low Surface Seal, Moderate Low/Moderate organic matter (OM) depletion, Somewhat limited aerobic soil organisms, Medium compaction susceptibility, Low surface salination

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	Type	Drought resistant	Edible	Edible parts	Edible uses	Germination temperature	Germination time	Growth	Height	Layer	Life cycle	Light requirement	Medicinal	Native to	Pests	Pollination	Propagation method	Root depth	Soil pH	Soil type	Spacing	USDA Hardiness zone	Warning	Water requirement	When to sow (indoors)	When to sow (outdoors)	Width
Alpine Strawberry Fragaria vesca 'Semperflorens'	Species			Fruit, Leaves		65°-80°F	1-6 weeks		3-15 cm	Ground cover	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			Non Deterring		Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant			Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	0.5 inch (seeds), 30cm (plants)	4-8		Moist		when temperatures reach 55°F at night	0.25
American Plum Prunus americana	Species		✔️	Fruit, Seed				Medium	6.0	Understory		Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming	Non Deterring					Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		3-8		Moist			8
Apple Malus domestica	Species		True	Fruit	Oil				10.0	Trees	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		3-8		Moist			9
Arctic Beauty (Kiwi) Actinidia kolomikta gagnepainii	Species		✔️	Fruit					7.0	Vines		Full sun, Partial sun/shade		East Asia, Japan, West China	Non Deterring	Requires Male Plant				Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Moist	6-8 weeks before last frost
Autumn olive Elaeagnus parvifolia	Species		✔️	Fruit, Seed				Medium	4.5	Shrubs		Full sun		Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		3-7	Invasive	Dry, Moist
Black elderberry Sambucus nigra	Species		✔️	Flowers, Fruit				Fast	6	Understory	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	True	Albania, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		5-7		Moist
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus	Species		True	Fruit, Leaves, Root				Fast	3.0	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade		Romania						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		5-9	Weed potential	Moist			1
Buffalo Berry Shepherdia argentea	Species		✔️	Fruit				Medium	2.5	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		2-6		Dry, Moist
Comfrey Symphytum officinale	Species		✔️	Leaves				Fast	1.2	Ground cover	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade			Non Deterring					Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		4-8		Moist
Common Grape Vine Vitis vinifera	Species	False	True	Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seed	Oil	20°c (69°f)	12 months	Fast	15-32m	Vines	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Southern Europe, Central Europe, Southwestern asia , Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia			Seed - direct sow, Cuttings	0.6-6m	4.3-8.6	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	8feet	6-10		Dry, Moist			1
Common Hazelnut Corylus avellana	Species		✔️	Seed	Oil			Medium	6.0	Trees	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		4-8		Moist			3
Echinacea Echinacea angustifolia	Species			Leaves, Flowers		21-25°C (70-75°F)	10-21 days		1.2		Perennial	Full sun		Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	30cm	3-8		Dry, Moist			0.5
Goumi Elaeagnus multiflora	Species		✔️	Fruit, Seed				Medium	3.0	Trees	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is.						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		5-9		Dry, Moist			1
Hardy kiwi Actinidia arguta	Species		True	Fruit, Sap					15.0	Vines	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		4-9		Moist			7
Lavender Lavandula angustifolia	Species		✔️	Flowers				Slow	1.2	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun	True	France, Italy, Spain						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		5-8		Dry, Moist			0.6
Lemon balm Melissa officinalis	Species		✔️	Leaves				Fast	0.7	Herbs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia						Light (sandy), Medium	45cm	4-8	Weed potential	Dry, Moist
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus	Species							Fast	1.2	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin						Light (sandy), Medium		4-9		Dry, Moist
Northern Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum	Species		✔️	Fruit, Leaves				Medium	2.0	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia						Light (sandy), Medium, Acidic		3-8		Moist			1
Pear Pyrus communis	Species		✔️	Fruit					5.0	Trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		4-8		Moist
Persimmon Diospyros kaki	Species		✔️	Fruit				Medium	12.0	Trees	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan, Vietnam						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		7-10		Moist			10
Round-Leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens	Species		✔️	Leaves				Fast	1.0		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		5-10		Moist
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides	Species		✔️	Fruit	Oil			Medium	6.0	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun	True	Afghanistan, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China South-Central, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		3-7		Dry, Moist, Wet
Siberian pea shrub Caragana arborescens	Species		✔️	Seed, Seedpod	Oil			Fast	6.0	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun		Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya						Light (sandy), Medium		2-7		Dry, Moist			1
Strawberry Fragaria	Species		✔️	Fruit					0.2		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	30cm	4-8		Moist
Valerian Valeriana officinalis	Species		✔️	Seed					1.5		Perennial	Full sun		Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Krym, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Poland, Romania, South European Russi, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		4-8	Weed potential	Moist
Wild Thyme Thymus serpyllum	Species		✔️	Leaves				Medium	0.1	Shrubs		Full sun		Romania	Deterring					Light (sandy), Medium		5-9		Dry, Moist
Yarrow Achillea millefolium	Species		✔️	Leaves				Fast	0.6	Herbs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade		Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		4-8	Weed potential	Dry, Moist