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Garden1: Circular "no-Work" Or "kitchen" Vegetable Garden
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Nov 13 2011 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
. . . 5 or 6 star pickets,
. . . 3.5m fencing mesh,
. . . tie wire,
. . . 1 bag dolomite or gypsum (on acid soils),
. . . 1 bag chicken manure,
. . . 9.5 m garden edging
- Drive a stake into the center of the proposed garden. Attach one end of a rope to the stake and a pointed stick to the other end. Use this giant compass to scribe a circle of 0.5m radius (the compost bin) and another of 1.5m radius (the outer edge of the garden).
- Remove the turf from the central circle. Drive 5 or 6 stakes or star pickets evenly spaced around the circle. Leave the south side open for access and attach the fencing mesh to the stakes with tie wire, Replace the turf, upside down, in the base of the bin.
- Remove the turf from the outside circle and use elsewhere or add it to the compost bin. Dig over the soil and sprinkle dolomite or gypsum over it if neccessary. Three weeks later, dig in a bag of manure. The garden is now ready for planting.
- The garden can be finished off with an edging of rochs or concrete blocks. The blocks make good planters for smaller herbs like thyme or marjoram. A path around the garden gives easier accedd and stops weed invasion, especially grass from surrounding lawns.
