How to make a 'no dig' garden
From the Garden Tips Blog
Here’s what you’ll need:
A border, for example; 3 sleepers, 2 half wine barrels, linkabord (see below), bricks, rocks, old tyres, an old concrete trough or anything floating around the backyard
Old newspapers
1 pea straw bale
3 bags organic manure (for example, sheep, cow or chicken)
1/2 m garden soil
1/2 m mushroom compost
1 sugarcane bale
Here’s what you do:
begin on any surface with a layer of newspaper
surround with a border that is approximately 20-25cm high
add a layer of pea straw then a layer of organic manure
repeat layers
add a mixture of garden soil, organic manures and mushroom compost
plant your seeds or seedlings
finish with a layer of sugarcane much, making sure you keep the mulch clear from the seedling stems
water regularly
enjoy home grown herbs and vegetables in the coming months
For more information on linkabord see www.linkabord.com.au
Published on April 15, 2010
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