General Gallery By Martin GardenerSeptember 10, 2017April 8, 2018general_galleries A small willow 4 way arch for the roses, grapes and kiwis Yet another load of card board That bail is a little out of proportion Snapper is helping to keep the card board down with the strong winds that day! Fresh pile of mushroom compost steaming away Mulching plants in pots and buckets keeps the soil life happy and insulates the roots. Oca, Mashua and jerusalem Artichoke from the gardens roundup cardboard box put to good use haha, blocking weeds Leeks in buckets growing all winter 45 cubic meters of steamed mushroom compost raspberries showing the advantages of a polyculture First autumn raspberries Nasturtiums have been repotted and are ready to be hung around the shed Some portobellow mushroom inoculum More card board for the garden Great to have ever-bearing raspberries another batch of little seedlings ready to be planted out Rocket salad – It doesn’t get more potbound than this! Soaking seeds for 24 hours in warm water before planting helps reduce the germination by about a week we have found Nasturtiums – perfect target for caterpillars The apple tree’s branches are bending with the amount of produce Soaking seeds for 24 hours in warm water before planting helps reduce the germination by about a week we have found new herb and vegetable seeds have arrived Marigold / Calendula willow cuttings more bare root trees – some oaks and sloeberry trees Strange wil mushroom growing in our garden, not sure what it is Lots of bare shrubs and trees Sunchoke / Jerusalem Artichoke Nettles have benefits too! More seeds! Seed ball mix A giant yew tree on our land A good old weshtern stone wall, you can’t pay for that! Gate’s done Peas, potbound or what? Vulcanic / mineral dust makes for an excelent soil amendment another batch of little seedlings ready to be planted out On the left mushroom compost and on the right branch mulch / woodchips Our little observation post