kitchen garden

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Ruth Paris

My intention to re-create the wonderful allotment of yore at the bottom of the garden here was sadly thwarted by the sheer volume of rubble that had to be incorporated into the ground during the clearing process. However determined, making a kitchen garden there, it had to be faced, was impossible. What to do?

I do not like raised beds as a rule, but the only solution turned out to be one gigantic raised bed. See below for the process in pictures:

The beloved old allotment
The new space, before work started – impenetrable jungle

clearing the bottom garden space – new shed, and rainwater collection tank about to be put underground
Topsoil arriving by juggernaut – 38 tonnes of it!!!
April 2024. Structure built, filled and encased in anti-pigeon wire netting
laying out the space
Bare bones of the space trodden in – compost added
July 2024 – production underway!
Extra no-dig bean growing bed built outside main huerto cage
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4 Responses to kitchen garden

  1. courseofmirrors's avatar courseofmirrors says:
    July 18, 2024 at 5:23 pm

    Phenomenal ☼ A self-sufficient paradise.

    Can I come and live with you? 🙂

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  2. Sharon's avatar Sharon says:
    July 19, 2024 at 4:35 pm

    That’s an amazing transformation. I can’t begin to imagine moving 38t of top soil! Do you have plans for some trained fruit trees on the back wall?

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    • Ruth Paris's avatar Ruth Paris says:
      July 19, 2024 at 7:20 pm

      Thanks Sharon – it’s been quite a year! And yes, I planted espaliered trees along the east-facing wall behind the glasshouse in the autumn last year – plum, cherry, gage and an apricot in pride of place. No fruit this year, though they did flower a bit, but they are looking healthy and putting on growth, so I’m hoping for some harvest next year🤞 … so much to learn!

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