Meanwhile, the water table has risen enough to fill the hole I dug in the drainage ditch with the idea of collecting water here and diverting it to a cistern for summer watering. You can see the crude dam I threw up, which I'm building on upstream with clay mud and seeded with clover for some root fibers.
Changing home from concrete jungle to food forest, or attitudes from old to young and learning, or even passing our blessings from the older to younger generation? You decide. We share our journey here.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Starting the annuals plot
Finished hauling and placing logs in the outside annual beds. Started on the card boarding to shade out the grass, then I will add topsoil and compost to start the soil building process. This first picture I posted at full resolution to show the surroundings for my little garden- approx 25x40 including the hoop house.
I've placed the logs approximately on contour, about 5 feet apart. Uphill of each log, the plan is to do a 24" row of broad forking, followed by cardbording and placement of manure, compost, and topsoil to create a medium for this year's plantings.
Meanwhile, the water table has risen enough to fill the hole I dug in the drainage ditch with the idea of collecting water here and diverting it to a cistern for summer watering. You can see the crude dam I threw up, which I'm building on upstream with clay mud and seeded with clover for some root fibers.
Meanwhile, the water table has risen enough to fill the hole I dug in the drainage ditch with the idea of collecting water here and diverting it to a cistern for summer watering. You can see the crude dam I threw up, which I'm building on upstream with clay mud and seeded with clover for some root fibers.
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