BroadforkForVictory , 2 days ago to random

The plot’s mulched with dried grass and hay to protect the soil and soil biology from weather extremes and to better regulate the soil temperature. #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #NoDig #Allotment #Mulch #NoBareSoil

Dwarf french beans are just poking up above a layer of mulch. Alongside the bed is a living pathway of white clover.
Sweetcorn starting to grow after three days of welcome sunshine and plus 25°C temperatures. A patch of lilac flowering phacelia is to the right of picture.
A patch of alfalfa and oxeye daisies flowering just in front of the climbing bean frames. The bean bed is mulched with dried hay.

BroadforkForVictory , 2 months ago to random

The soil still needs to warm up but I’ve sown two beds of carrots and spring onions.

The idea of the hessian is to see if it makes a difference keeping the moisture in the bed while waiting for the carrots to germinate. One bed is covered, one bed uncovered. #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #NoDig #NoBareSoil #Allotment

Three beds on an allotment plot with wood chip paths. The central bed is covered with hessian and weighed down with upturned plant pots and bricks. The beds either side are topped with home made compost.