The B.E.C.K.Y. System (some implications)

Today we're demonstrating and discussing modifications to the practice of stool layering plants.
Lally Luck Farm is a small scale permaculture/regenerative source nursery in Southern Maine. We're transitioning much of our lawn to row gardening and food forests, and converting the degraded woodlot on our property into a healthy and functional food forest in the forest. Come along as we document the steps to grow a source nursery from seed and our journey from overcrowded pine forest and lawn to edible perennials. We'll cover a broad range of topics from design considerations and processes to planting theory to plant management, so get ready to get into the weeds with us. We hope you'll join us in learning from our successes and failures.
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[@simongooder664]

Great breakdown of the BECKY system - and I appreciate the reference.
Your videos keep getting better and better. Definitely going to be trying the BECKY system soon.

[@lallyluckfarm]

I really appreciate the feedback, thank you! Always trying to improve each and every one of our processes around here and I'm glad to hear that it's working.
I hope they do great for you, and I can't wait to hear how your trials go

[@smallscalepermaculture]

I tried honey berry with the Becky but it was hard to keep the volume moist enough even with the drip raised above it - mainly because the drops slid down the line and didn't drop as much in the pot. Also kids roamwthe garden and often the drip lines are moved and trodden on. So I've had better success with simple mounds of soil, easier to water and maintain. But the best way for our context is to get a small honey berry plant and plant it deeper than it was originally. The next year I'm needing the space so I dig the whole thing and each of the stems is rootedw, easily getting 3-5-7 plants. Then i cut below the new roots and give those "rooted cuttings" to folks and replant the original root which then makes new basal buds in spring. Won't work with all types of plants but working good with honey berry for me

[@lallyluckfarm]

Great comment, thank you! Many of our Beckys are in places where I'm hand watering, which helps with even water distribution despite being more labor intensive than your drip setup.
We took the same approach for our first round of rooted cuttings from our original honey berry plants, deeply planting them after division, and have been happy with the results as well. Very glad you mentioned this as well, you're awesome!