| Now the veg plot is clear of grass and weeds thanks to the pigs - we are working at re-aranging the area to up production but minimise our input to do this we are making 1/2 the area in to a raised bed garden , this will be easier to manage but also mean we can cut back on watering with a layerd infill where the bottom 1/2 is rotted compost and manure and the top layer is just top soil Some are going to be built Huglcultur style and the more woody and larger compostable material will be at the bottom coverd in wood chip then a layer of top soil all these layers aid water retention and cut the growth of unwanter weeds from the comopost material and manure So far we have built the 2 main beds each 5ft x 14ft - one kids bed at 4ft x 4ft and the first second row bed of 10ft x 5 ft this we have made in to a clotch for potting up and propagation as our greenhouse was wrecked by the last few storms The clotch will be duel use first it will be helping bring on the seedlings and at the same time warm up the soil in the bed - secondly will offer a place to grow our leafy salad plants quickly and securely under cover The cloch is simply made from off cuts of pvc water pipe and leftover dust sheet material easily screwed to the side of the bed We are planning to get the rest of the beds done by the end of the month but are getting low on free timber which has been stored back for this project for the past 3 years Inbetween the beds we will seed the paths with a heavy traffic grass seed for easy maintenance and to give the area a matural finnished look total time [so far] 10 hrs total cost £5 for screws |
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Authorrenovating a 1.5 acre small holding on a shoestring budget learning on the job and smiling all the way Archives
October 2015
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