I am kicking off a new series of monthly video tours from the garden so you can see how much changes over time and as well as a way of documenting the progress to compare the different growing seasons in future years. Hopefully, this garden tour of my permaculture kitchen garden will give you some ideas and insight into how this growing season will go, and I am particularly excited for fresh peas provided the voles stop attacking my seedlings!
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Why would we not grow in tyres?
YES REAL SEEDS! growing them for the first time this year and germination so far has been great. bring on those harvests (and seed saving!)
Beautiful Huw. Foxglove is quite invasive in some places of the world.
How do you water? I see no hoses or sprinklers?
Beautiful, and I'm looking forward to seeing how your tests go.
Toward the end you were sitting on the edge of your Birdies raised bed. Is that something you can do regularly? I like them, but with a back problem I really need to be able to sit on the edge of beds to do some tasks, so I thought that ruled Birdies out for me. Am I mistaken?
Thanks!
Laura
I've had a dreadful year for rodents eating my seedlings in the hoop house. I have very little left to plant out this autumn. It will be a very lean season
Are you using recycled plastic boards for some of your raised beds? I thought I noticed some. If so, what do you think of them?
Good idea with the trial bed but not sure how accurate it will really be since worms and water will mix the soil to a degree. You'd need more distance or solid sides to keep the experimental sections more separate.
Oooh!!! I am really keen to see the outcome of the coffee ground experiment!
Another inspiring video, Huw! It's so good to see what you are doing this year. May I ask what sized beds you use? I've typically used a 4×8 but I'm wondering if a 3×10 or something like that may be a little easier to navigate. Also, I have issues with critters nibbling as well. (Mainly a groundhog I've named Tofu 🙂 ) Do you have any tips and tricks to protect your precious greens and beans? I don't want to hurt Tofu in anyway as he is just being a groundhog. But would like to discourage him from tearing through my garden. Same with bunnies, etc, etc. Have a great weekend!!
WOW! I am so excited to see your new projects! I have a terraced garden (not on that scale!), and it always makes me happy to see people growing on slopes.
So glad you lined the tires, you are so sensible
i heard is not recommeded to leave fennel roots in the ground , the roots poison the soil???
Hey Huw Can I ask. with things like onions as an example. why are they planted apart. Surely another could grow in the gaps between. Not just onions, others too. Just wondering? HUGS and thanks for your tutelage. xxx
You are one of several voices that I respect in the area of creating a sustainable future. In case you are unaware, Sadhguru is currently promoting #SaveSoil across nations. As gardeners, I would hope that we can come together as the voices in the wilderness to promote a healthier, fruitful, and sustainable tomorrow. Please consider spreading the message!
So envious of the Asturian Tree Cabbage. I can't find it anywhere here in Australia and I'd love to grow it (any other Aussies out there able to help??)
I even emailed the lovely folk at Real Seeds but – as I feared – no seeds shall pass our strict bio-security borders * sigh *.
Thanks for starting this monthly series Huw. I'm really looking forward to seeing the progress throughout the seasons.
Great video thanks for your tips . Now I would love to find a video channel that also cooks . and have recipes from garden produce .
Love it! I’m in Florida so we garden until it gets too hot! We need a Air conditioned greenhouse here. None the less, spring still comes very quietly. We have a clutch of bunnies in one of my raised beds. And we saw an owlet scaling up one of our oak trees. And the fruit trees in my food forest are budding and flowering. It’s such joy to experience all these miracles in our gardens.
Another inspiring video, thank you sir!! I have a question: is it ok to use poultry granite grit that contains probiotics (lactobacillus, etc) or soluble poultry grit made from oyster shells & calcium carbonate in the garden?
Beautiful gardens! How do you avoid cabbage moth on the broccoli and kale? Even if I cover mine with row covers, I still get a lot of caterpillar damage. I'd just about decided not to grow cruciferous veg this year. Alas, I started some seeds and the seedlings are beautiful. I hate to see them mature about 65% and then get mowed down by hungry caterpillars. Any tips on how to protect them?
What will you do to protect your pea vines? I planted many, in four different locations in the garden, and most have been eaten as they emerge. I'd appreciate knowing your techniques to shield them from pests. Thank you.
Nice to see all of that green. We still have about 3 feet of snow on our gardens in 3b northern Ontario Canada. The test gardens look very interesting. Thanks for all. The info.