2015 Calendar

[Hazel at the Hill]

View of the Hill - January 2015

Right - my experiment to get up on the manure skip was successful when I went to the Hill this afternoon, so it looks like I will be able to take one from this angle each month - hurrah!

So here is my January pic.

[Sheneval]

Right - my experiment to get up on the manure skip was successful when I went to the Hill this afternoon, so it looks like I will be able to take one from this angle each month - hurrah!

So here is my January pic.

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Hazel,

Describe what we are looking at

[Hazel at the Hill]

Describe what we are looking at

Of course.

I have a front half plot, which extends from the roadway as far back as the needs-a-coat-of-stain toolshed; then to the right to include all the beds with wood sides.

The main beds (eight of them) are 16' by 4', and I use a 4year rotation. The brassicas under the netting and the bed next to it will be potatoes this year. The next two will be roots; the next two will be the miscellaneous crops (sweetcorn, squash, lettuce etc), and the two furthest away will be beans.

Up the right hand side I have 5 fruit beds - the front one is raspberries and I mulched heavily with leaves in the autumn - hence the debris netting to keep them in place. Then going away from the road, the next bed is black/red currants, then strawberries, asparagus and finally a bed which should be a seed/nursery bed but in reality gets overrun with comfrey each year.

The frontage has bulbs planted in (not showing yet) and lavender bushes. I need to replace a couple of these on the right hand side. There is also a large rhubarb plant in the front left corner - again, not showing as yet.

The dalek composters are filled throughout the year, and emptied and moved up a bed each winter - I'd done two in this pic, and I did one more today.

[Sheneval]

Wow - you should write a book

[Hazel at the Hill]

Wow - you should write a book

Well you did ask!

[Sheneval]

Hazel, I know but I expected 'my plot is No.16 and the xx raised beds you can see will all change over the coming months' not War and Peace

However I did enjoy your story and will be keeping a careful eye on the progress you make over the coming year

[Sheneval]

I will do my plot 18A tomorrow but here is my daughter's plot 11A



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[Greenleaves]

Been playing around all afternoon trying to decide on bed configuration and think this is roughly it. As this corner is next to the road I have concrete under the soil for approximately 30 cm in, so will probably stick with this.


PS. The greenhouse is level honest

[21up]

First pic of my plot what i saw when i was offered it OCT 1ST 2014
more pics to follow if i can figure out how to.
Ihave been up and down FAQ thats why no pics as yet but they are all in my album

[Penellype]

Wow, that looks somewhat overgrown! Lots of fun sorting it out though

[21up]

here is some more after roundup



This is my beds stood on new plot till i can get sorted

[Sheneval]

Managed to get some photos of plot 18A at the start of the year - I have already made some changes and will post these alongside:

Taken from NW



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Taken from SW

[Sheneval]

Managed to get some photos of plot 18A at the start of the year - I have already made some changes and will post these alongside:

Couldn't get all photos in so here is another taken today - raised bed has been removed and this will be the new potato bed for 2015

Taken from SW

[Lawa]

Morning all !

Well the extension of my veg patch is completed ! Now a nice 12 x 12







This weekends plan is to put up the two 3x6 planters and destone and de weed the open floor area.
I have also been and my little girl chose some carrott seed tape in multi couler and variety which look nice!

She also bought a straberry plant and has been checking every 5 minutes to see if any have grown yet!

[Sheneval]

Managed to get some photos of plot 18A at the start of the year - I have already made some changes and will post these alongside:

Updates after today's work:



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Taken from SW