Topping Up

Six weeks after filling the E bed, above, it had composted down nicely to the level below. The greenery at the front of the bed are some peas that came up fromt the pea straw. This is the bottom leg of the E that's filled with soil rather than the no-dig layers, a bit of bonus nitrogen fixing.

So it was time for another layer of sheep/cow poo blend, some dolomite and wheat straw, but only on the no-dig part of the bed. I watered this in then spread some blood & bone/sulphate of potash mix over the top. This brought it back up to the level below. I'll be planting in this at the begining of October. Maybe mid September for the cucumbers.

Green Manure

On the14th of August, two months after planting, I dug in the green manure along with a bag of chook manure and some more dolomite. This is now compostng down ready for the tomatoes and eggplants around the end of September/early October. In retrospect I might have overdone it a bit with the manure. A bit late now though.

A bit later still

Bed 1

You can see the holes where the radishes used to be. To the right are carrots. Very slow despite being "Year Round". I suspected this would be the case. The the last of the radishes are the next row then the rocket.  The two plantings of peas and broad beans are clearer here too.

Bed 2

Some missing Pak Choi that ended up in the wok. You can see one different variety at the front that came int the same punnet. To the right of these are two rows of english spinach. I think this and rocket are two of the best salad leves to grow. Cavelo nero too is great for the backyard. Fast growing and continuous harvesting makes it a much better option than heading cabbages.

Bed 3

Nice lush growth of green manure. Using my excellent camera skills I included my shadow in the picture.

Further along

 By late July/early august all is going well. I've started eatng the radishes. Also started picking leaves of Pak Choi, Rocket and Cavelo Nero. The second planting of peas and broad beans are up and the green manure planting is booming in, the, already rich beds 2 & 3.