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Category Archives: raised bed
Improving the raised bed
Two years ago, when I made the raised bed, there wasn’t enough soil left from what was excavated to make the pond to fill it to the top. I’d not been making much compost at this time and was trying … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, raised bed, soil management
Tagged carbon and soil, homemade compost
8 Comments
Right to the top
Well, today I emptied out the last of the bags of horse manure. The jury is still out as to whether anymore is procured from the stables near the farm where I buy raw milk and now also sourdough bread, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, raised bed, soil management
Tagged horse manure, nasturtiums, raised bed
6 Comments
A scattering of buckwheat
During the heatwave last week, the purple sprouting broccoli seedlings in the shed got forgotten. Just for a day. They were cooped up without fresh air and water, so when I finally remembered them, they were more than a little … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Permaculture, raised bed
Tagged buckwheat, companion planting, green manure, purple sprouting broccoli
16 Comments
How to fill a Green Johanna
I had had high hopes of yesterday morning, originally intending to get quite a few jobs done in the garden. However, work has become a bit of a nightmare and I ended up pre-occupied with other matters than horticulture. I … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, raised bed, soil management
Tagged crocosmia, Green Johanna, nasturtiums
9 Comments
The ups and downs of the tomato plants
Earlier in the summer, I reported that my tomatoes were struggling. Then the plant in the pot near the pond leapt ahead and is now laden with tomatoes. Unfortunately, it has been somewhat neglected and apart from being parched it … Continue reading
The only tomato
I enjoyed the first tomato from the garden for lunch. It started growing on a short and spindly plant in the shed and promptly ripened on the vine, once it was planted outside in the raised bed. However, the plant … Continue reading
First crop from the raised bed
The compost bin has been working like the clappers and made enough space for the broad bean haulms to go in it. And not before time, as the tomato plant which has been living in the shed desperately needed to … Continue reading
Nearly ants in my pants
As it started to spit with rain this evening, I suddenly remembered that I had planned to take out the almost finished compost from the bottom of the bin and transfer it to the finishing off bin. I’d like to … Continue reading
Itching to get in
This morning, it was chilly in a nice way, the kind of early cool with the promise of a warm day to come. Perfect for the jobs I had planned in the garden. Although the wind was a bit stronger … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, raised bed, soil management
Tagged bokashi, compost, modern clothing, raised bed
10 Comments
Planting up – bogs and pegs
My first job this morning was to plant out a couple more broad bean plants and cover them with netting. It was great to repurpose the poles from cloches which had succumbed to the wind, so that I could hang … Continue reading
Posted in Pond and bog garden, raised bed
Tagged broad beans, purple loosestrife, red-veined sorrel
5 Comments