Aquiring a bit of extra land at the bottom of my small back garden
Last post 06-02-2009 4:35 PM by Annie. 0 replies.
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06/02/2009 04:35 PM
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- Annie
- LINCOLNSHIRE
- 11 Jan 2009
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The extra bit of land - would have meant more ten years ago when i was a little more active--substained injury means i have to change what i want from this land ---always grown a little veg among my flower boarders---We laid it to half and a bit to orchard and the other to soft fruit and two large deep raised beds for veg--- 10 %of a acre in all.--and hopefully a small flower meadow through the middle--compost at the bottom as the two horses that belong to my neighbour provide ample manure---but o' to be fit---the best it is --is that it is a lovely walk in the mornings and the horses love the carrots we feed them and the rabbits have not eaten everything left the bluebells alone - we back on to farm land and as we have put tree guards around the fruit trees --the rabbits , bager, mungjack deer have not harmed the trees--it is quite lovely and we hope it will grow into a wildlife haven--the veg bit will be difficult to start with as fertility of the soil in raised beds takes a few years to get right --four crop rotation. nets on the beds against rabbits are more important then against insects as we have a registered bat site next door --cabbage butterflies are not a problem--but a lot you have to just accept as what it is --the ground is not level and very poor farm land and large area's of nettles -- there is newts in the rough areas --so we learn about wild meadow care --and we hope we enhance and do no harm and not lose sight of enjoying the pleasure of it all and leave it a better place then we found it, as all good gardeners do. .
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