Another small no-dig and near zero-maintenance garden started in the beginning of June. We have planted a diverse polyculture and inoculated the wood chips / branch mulch with various fungi to aid the plants and for an extra yield from the same space.
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various winter vegetables and brassicas
Red russian kale and french parsley
Giant nasturtium
Oca still growing strong mid October
Jerusalem Artichoke plants over 3 meters tall
Courgettes grown for seed
11 weeks after planting
11 weeks after planting
plants in this corner have been a little too productive
Monster nasturtium, never seen one as hugh!
8 weeks after planting
7 weeks after planting
planted out seedlings and the woodchip cover needs to be put on yet
covered in branch mulch
sunroots / jerusalem artichokes popping through
Branch mulch and mushroom compost
piled on the mushroom compost and branch mulch
cardboard recyling to cover weeds and avoid digging
full full wheel barrow of briars
moving in the plants in pots
removing briars
the before
3 thoughts on “Top Garden”
I can’t believe there was only briers in the area about 2 months earlier! Well done!
We met at Linda Mc Fs GIY meeting on Wed night. You explained the layering sequence like this [I think]…clear briars…lay cardboard…. …lay compost…..lay woodchip………lay compost again….all to a to a depth of 1 foot…then plant….Is that the sequence ?
Thank you for the information and the clarity and ease with which you presented. Eamon Hughes. Glassan.
Hi Eamon, thanks for having a look at our website. You got it almost right, it’s cardboard, then compost topped a final layer of woodchips and that’s it. The thickness of the layers can be varied to suit your plantings. i.e. for hungry plants such as pumpkins and courgettes a thick layer (4-8 inches) of compost would be ideal. For plants are slow growing and not very demanding even 2-4 inches would be sufficient. The advantage when adding compost is that you can plant seedlings straight away, plus it certainly aids fertility. The wood chips on top are to block weed / grass seeds from growing. We will be posting more detailed descriptions in the near future, for now we’d be very happy to answer any questions people might have. Thanks and all the best, Martin and Bianca
3 thoughts on “Top Garden”
I can’t believe there was only briers in the area about 2 months earlier! Well done!
We met at Linda Mc Fs GIY meeting on Wed night. You explained the layering sequence like this [I think]…clear briars…lay cardboard…. …lay compost…..lay woodchip………lay compost again….all to a to a depth of 1 foot…then plant….Is that the sequence ?
Thank you for the information and the clarity and ease with which you presented. Eamon Hughes. Glassan.
Hi Eamon, thanks for having a look at our website. You got it almost right, it’s cardboard, then compost topped a final layer of woodchips and that’s it. The thickness of the layers can be varied to suit your plantings. i.e. for hungry plants such as pumpkins and courgettes a thick layer (4-8 inches) of compost would be ideal. For plants are slow growing and not very demanding even 2-4 inches would be sufficient. The advantage when adding compost is that you can plant seedlings straight away, plus it certainly aids fertility. The wood chips on top are to block weed / grass seeds from growing. We will be posting more detailed descriptions in the near future, for now we’d be very happy to answer any questions people might have. Thanks and all the best, Martin and Bianca
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