manure and compost in between straw.... like lasagne they say - vege lasagne!
looks messy now but it does work
so lucerne, rice straw and goodies go in - alpaca manure, mushroom compost B&B and dolomite
little ones waiting to go in - note potatoes in boxes
first straw goes down
make sure it goes under to stop the grass in the wire
loads (sic) of washing machine and fridge boxes went down
Su helped out - thanks darl!
Tying the wire and the netting was time consuming but very worth the effort
I used gypsum to break up the soil then two types of straw, manure and compost to plant out
the net goes on
topped pole with ceramic saucer to keep rain off the top of the pole
hole had to be over a metre and a half deep to carry the large pole
So I began the garden on the pad my shed/house lives on....it faces north east/east and is mainly a gravelly red clay typical of this area (Tanja coastal NSW). Because it was graded and mounded for the shed pad I believe it will be able to turn into useful soil very well over the years. I decided to use star pickets with plastic tops, good black netting for the top and small gauge metal netting around the base. Very finnicky to start with but it is worth it as there are a lot of free loaders in the bush. Thanks to Su, Tim and Sunny for the help to get this started.....yay!
