Garden update

We now have an enclosed raised bed, eventually this will be planted out with soft fruits - raspberries, currants etc but to begin with I'm using the space for more vegies. I was going to build the enclosure myself but decided I wanted it doing properly so got a professional in! And we are very pleased with the results, thanks Aaron!


First I removed the 2 trees along the fence line, around 4 metres tall by 3 metres wide, I mulched a lot of the small branches and the rest went onto a bonfire.

 

 

The cleared area.

 

 

Several weeks later!

 

 

My two helpers assisting with moving the soil, nothing wrong with using child labour!

 



 

 

The first plantings, kale, mustard and Chinese cabbage transplanted from the other beds, peas, radish and various seeds planted on the left hand side. I have since planted some rhubarb towards the back and am waiting on raspberries, red, black and white currants all to go down the far end.

 

 

And here are the first 3 beds  I planted, most things are doing well. We've been picking radish, kale, mustard and rocket for a couple of weeks now. I have transplanted a fair few plants both to pots for the our other house and into the new plot, that's what happens when you get the little ones to plant the seed!