==== Plant Guilds ====

=== A full permaculture guild consists of 7 layers (from Permaculture Guilds: A Primer) ===

  * canopy layer (only for larger gardens, not on roofs, balconies, etc.)
  * low tree layer
  * shrub layer
  * herbaceous layer
  * rhizosphere
  * soil surface (ground cover)
  * vertical layer (climbers and vines)

=== Each guild needs 5 things ===

  * nitrogen
  * nutrients/ dynamic accumulators (non mineral, mineral, soil)
  * mulch
  * pollination
  * protection from external threats

=== reading ===

  * introduction on gardening with plant guilds: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rnbnielsen/hort%20course%20nscf/Course%20Resources/Guild%20theory.htm
  * on working with plant guilds in permaculture: http://www.self-willed-land.org.uk/permaculture/plant_guilds.htm
  * plant & funghi in food forests: http://www.permaearth.org/foodforestarticle.html
  * Permaculture Guilds: A Primer: http://onestraw.blogspot.com/2007/03/permaculture-guilds-primer.html
  * permaculture institute: Permaculture Food Forest: http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/Permaculture-Food-Forest/
  * Dynamic accumulators depending on the soil type: 
    * http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Permaculture_design/Soil#Dynamic_Accumulators_of_Nutrients_for_Composting 
    * http://hubpages.com/hub/Dynamic-Accumulators-for-Better-Soil
  * what's important in creating a linear guild: http://www.self-willed-land.org.uk/permaculture/plant_guilds.htm
  * what do plants consider nutrition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_nutrition
  * plant guilds: http://www.eco-sf.org/resources/fact-sheets/11-edible-and-medicinal-native-plant-guilds


See also [[edible_guilds]], [[roof guilds]], [[aronia guild]]