instead of a path up the middle you have several options for making beds and gaining more usable space. I will post a few of options. will you be block spacing or row spacing the plant or seeds in the beds
Friday I went up and have laid 'paths' with weed membrane. Our lovely friend who is a tree surgeon has tipped a load of fresh chippings on the top area (10m which is currently covered). I had intended to leave it there. However, after chatting with him, I'm actually going to lift it, and dig out the paths (excess soil into the beds either side) and fill the walkway with the chippings. The plan is, by next growing season this will have rotted/composted down enough I can turn it over on to the beds, and re-lay some more fresh stuff. Seems like a good plan, and better than having the weed membrane down full-time.
We were gifted a dwarf pear tree which has gone in, and a blueberry bush (which I need to left and put in one of our big buckets with a different compost, as our soil is likely not acidic enough - I've not tested it, but most blueberry bushes up here are planted in buckets, which are then dug in to the beds).
Back at home I've transplanted the cauliflower seedlings into larger pots, and the broad beans and sweet peas are coming on great guns - will likely put the broad beans out shortly, will they need covering to protect from frost, or am I better off keeping them indoors for a while?
I spent 6 hours at the plot yesterday, removed all of the fabric, dug the paths 2 inches, and filled with wood chippings (40+ barrow-loads!). Feeing it today but pleased with how it is looking! Flower bed is looking nice, herbs will slowly fill up
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making beds and gaining more usable space. I will post a few
of options. will you be block spacing or row spacing the plant or
seeds in the beds
Thank you!
when is you fall frost date.
Friday I went up and have laid 'paths' with weed membrane. Our lovely friend who is a tree surgeon has tipped a load of fresh chippings on the top area (10m which is currently covered). I had intended to leave it there. However, after chatting with him, I'm actually going to lift it, and dig out the paths (excess soil into the beds either side) and fill the walkway with the chippings. The plan is, by next growing season this will have rotted/composted down enough I can turn it over on to the beds, and re-lay some more fresh stuff. Seems like a good plan, and better than having the weed membrane down full-time.
We were gifted a dwarf pear tree which has gone in, and a blueberry bush (which I need to left and put in one of our big buckets with a different compost, as our soil is likely not acidic enough - I've not tested it, but most blueberry bushes up here are planted in buckets, which are then dug in to the beds).
Back at home I've transplanted the cauliflower seedlings into larger pots, and the broad beans and sweet peas are coming on great guns - will likely put the broad beans out shortly, will they need covering to protect from frost, or am I better off keeping them indoors for a while?
I spent 6 hours at the plot yesterday, removed all of the fabric, dug the paths 2 inches, and filled with wood chippings (40+ barrow-loads!). Feeing it today but pleased with how it is looking! Flower bed is looking nice, herbs will slowly fill up
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Just need to get down to the veggies now! Woohoo!