The 30 Day plan explained!

[veggiechicken]

Rary, this is just for you

My garden is quite large and rambling (like me really). A few years ago it was completely overrun with raspberries, brambles and other stuff. Gradually, I've been clawing it back and trying to knock it into shape. The fruit and flower beds were too big though and a bit daunting. Too big to weed in one go, so, I have been splitting them into smaller beds. The plan was to make 30 beds, and work on one a day for a month, then start again. I'm up to 27 beds now and there need to be several more, so it may become the 40 day plan

Each bed will be a mini-garden and have a fruit tree or bush, a herb, something edible and flowers. They are different shapes and sizes and will have different combinations of plants. Most of them have been created around existing fruit trees. For example there's a pear and lovage bed, plum and mint, jostaberry and feverfew, apple and chives and so on.

Its great fun doing this. Still a lot of clearing to do but I can see it all coming together.

When its finished I'll put some photos up

[lottie dolly]

Sounds a great plan VC,only if it rains,you will be playing catchup,or start rain gardening

[jackarmy]

Cant fault your enthusiasm for being bonkers

[SusieG]

Sounds amazing, VC!
Can't wait to see pics!

[Small pumpkin]

Can't wait to see the photos. Sounds fantastic

[skeggijon]

It's good to see that sanity hasn't taken over while I've been incapacitated

[Nicos]

What a great idea!
...lookin forward to piccies too!

[scarey55]

Sounds wonderful VC. I am looking forward to seeing the pictures too.

[Bigmallly]

Sounds good, you need a drone cam.

[Jay22]

Looking forward to the piccies!

[Snoop Puss]

That's a plan and a half!

[ESBkevin]

I don't mind weeding, but my age dictates my love of cardboard and other mulch is growing as a method of weed suppression. Slightly more effort up front but then generally done for the growing season.

Pics are awaited.

[veggiechicken]

Oh Dear! I think you're all expecting summat wonderful..............

Put your thinking caps on and tell me how I can name or number these beds so that I know which one to work on each day. They're not in orderly rows so it can't be Row A, Plot 1, 2, 3 etc.
I cant even get my head round drawing a plan as they are so higgledypiggledy.

[muddled]

I would make a list;
pear and mint
Apple and basil
cherry and marjoram

or whatever is in them...simply in the order you remember them and make that list your schedule of work.
Then you'll be in a different area of the garden each day, noticing different things...rather than taking a methodical, logical path (I feel random is more 'you')

Also, I love your plan! I would, however, include one day every seven for 'stuff that pops up' where you notice somat that needs or wants doing or dealing with so you don't have to deviate from your marvelous plan.

[vixylix]

I suspected something along those lines VC when you started separating all your beds... excellent plan!

Could you use some kind of stake and label to actually number / name (number probably easier than name but not as fun) each bed so you can keep on track?

I agree with Muddled though - you need some contingency time for things skewing your plan or you'll go off schedule - and if you're playing catch up it wont be fun.

You also need to factor in enough time to keep us all updated every day