Hey guys, In the next iteration of trying to make my garden better, I am opting to grab a worm farm. I don't really have time to build one (nor...
So about a month in: Worms are in the soil. Lettuce, leeks, herbs and broad beans are growing well. Green manure of oats and fava beans have...
Today I started getting things a going: - 4 beds are now mulched with Lucerne. THey also have some chicken and cow manure in them, to add some...
Well, guess who found sopme blood and bone in the shed as he was looking for a bucket? Soil's going to be chock full of nutrients as of this time...
I just dug some ground out, to make a sunken bed, and this seems to be catching the water pretty well. When I dug through bed 1 to expand it...
Yup! Got the third bed dug today, and expanded bed 1. Good to know my water catching stuff is working. Bed 1 was fluffier and much wetter than...
Yup - hitting up the farmers market for herbs, order seeds last night. Might cycle down to Planatarium on the weekend to see what's there. Trying...
It kept raining today, so I got to dig another bed, and put some dried grass in there. I'll buy some seedlings this weekend, and will order some...
Right! Got started today, as it's humid and now pouring. Used a mattock (as Len suggested) and broke the ground up, not too bad), then dug...
Ok - so if I use Comfrey - just cut some of it out and use as a mulch or feed to worms? But probably don't plant a lot of it?
Ok, so in light of people's help, what I'm going to do is start smaller with a few goals: In each bed, I'll wet the ground first, and open it up...
Thanks mate. Might wait it out until the end of February. Think it's easier to start in autumn than in summer here.
That might be a winner. One thing I'm really looking for advice about is my use of green manure. Does anyone think this will work in the way I...
Well I'm debating about adding discreet worms under cardboard or not. One of the reasons I wanted to layer newspaper (and now cardboard too) is...
Yes, this is what I will try to achieve. My main problem is that the soil, at the moment, is not red sandy loam. Red compacted red dusty shit....
Yes, I should definitely get that book, I was thinking about it just before! So, when I'm making my garden, would it be better to try and create...
There is absolutely no slope at all. Completely flat. One thing I was considering was that the grey water could be used to water the garden. I...
Hey guys, Recent;y moved to a new town (Mildura) and am in the process of trying to fix the backyard. Currently just dry earth with some weeds,...
I directly expressed criticism for the false dichotomy that is espoused and compounded in your arguments. It doesn't exist and founding any world...
Largely irrelevant because: As opposed to the 30s (which was worse for most developing and developed countries by almost every measure...
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