I think before going on and planting your crop lines (on a bigger scale - more than a couple hundred meters) it is key to check out which species perform well and have them in the soil for about a year before choosing to use them again. Here I share my disapointment with tagasaste because of our soil conditions (heavy clay) and the fact it's a difficult plant to propagate, expensive and ect. Watch the video to see which plant I use as a replacement !

A minimalist low cost 0.5 hectare design. Almonds are a crop species we're not risking much with as they are present in big monocultures in the area. We'll have grapes climbing up the eucalyptus (living tutor) in between each of the almonds. This plantation is a big deal for the Mediterranean as very few people have doen them in such scales because of the costs of high density. I aimed for lower density but used the right species that grow fast. In this way, while we won't get the full syntropic effect at year 1, we reduce the costs by using tough-ass tree and bush species that don't require high amendments and irrigation ! Progress on the planting will be shared as soon as teh broadbeans have sprouted nicely !