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RE: Intercropping Agroforesty 'Food Forest' systems
Awesome! Where did you get your Ice Cream Bean seeds? Or was it a seedling or cutting? Stoked to have found you and follow your future posts. :)
Awesome! Where did you get your Ice Cream Bean seeds? Or was it a seedling or cutting? Stoked to have found you and follow your future posts. :)
They are native here, and we collect different varieties when we can from the nature reserve and other farms. I havent tried cuttings with ice cream bean, but the seedlings have a very deep tap root, Ive found it best to plant directly.
What climate do you live in? Ive had success shipping 'trail mix' if you need any seeds.
Right on! I definitely want to learn more about it and try it if it would grow here. I live outside Asheville, NC, more or less 7b growing zone. Whereabouts are you?
Líbano, Tolima, Colombia! Zone 12b, Montane Forest.
From: https://www.lushplants.com.au/blog/entry/edible-plants-fruit-trees/we-all-scream-for-ice-cream-inga-edulis-growing-the-ice-cream-bean-tree
Soil
Inga Edulis will grow in just about any soil; it prefers moist conditions and it is even tolerant to acidic soil. It will improve the quality of any ground it is planted in due to its Nitrogen fixing properties.
Temperature
This hardy plant will cope with colder conditions but it won’t be as happy-it can stand heat of over 30 degrees Celsius but it doesn’t grow so well in colder areas. It is very hardy but as a rainforest species it will not survive frosty conditions or prolonged drought.
Ill keep looking to see how low it can go, you would have to protect the ground and would probably grow best in a growhouse of some kind.
When I was at PRI Australia, they had Ice cream bean tree and it did manage to survive a few frosts without issue, but more than that, or perhaps younger saplings wouldn't fair so well. I would recommend a Walapini if you are going for year round greenhouses, relatively cheap too for what you get! Great post!
Thank you for the info! A greenhouse is definitely in our future so maybe it will be best suited in there. Good idea. :) Looking forward to learning more from your future posts!