Things to do in January:
Make a plan of your plot and chart what and where you will plant this year.
Make a shopping list for seeds.
Order your potatoes and save your egg boxes so that you can store them until they sprout.
Make sure tools are cleaned and sharpened.
I'll be back in February :-)
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
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Friday, 24 September 2010
Monday, 12 July 2010
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Double Digging
I have it on good authority that our soil is fine. What we have to do now is double dig and here is how:
Begin at one end of the plot and dig a spade's depth (about 12") trench across the plot putting the earth into a wheelbarrow.
Work a fork into the trench to loosen the soil.
Dig a second trench next to the first and put this soil into the first trench as you go.
Work a fork into the second trench to loosen the soil.
Dig a third trench next to the second one and put this soil into the second on as you go (the first trench is still in the wheelbarrow)
Continue until you have completed the plot.
Extremely hard work but hopefully it will pay off.
Begin at one end of the plot and dig a spade's depth (about 12") trench across the plot putting the earth into a wheelbarrow.
Work a fork into the trench to loosen the soil.
Dig a second trench next to the first and put this soil into the first trench as you go.
Work a fork into the second trench to loosen the soil.
Dig a third trench next to the second one and put this soil into the second on as you go (the first trench is still in the wheelbarrow)
Continue until you have completed the plot.
Extremely hard work but hopefully it will pay off.
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