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New beds edged with recycled roof tiles set 50mm into the existing turf. We have poor shallow soil
so we have scrounged turf from a nearby building site, the plots are
layered on top or the grass as follows; |
Compost bins made from recycled pallets from the nearby industrial
estate. Garden waste is layered with straw/manure from the chicken
house, grass mowing and newspaper. We also collect our pee and
add it to act as an activator and source of nitrogen. |
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Horse manure pile (black gold!!) |
Polytunnel - The beds are constructed in the same way as the outdoor deep beds and are watered by 'leaky' pipes fed from the reed bed or rainwater tanks depending on the resources available. At the moment - May, we are growing: Early courgette, tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, cucumber, early carrot, basil. |