Vegetable gardens at home.

[Eddy Gordo]

Anyone heard of Hugelkultur? Interesting way of using wood, cuttings and compost to create a long term living environment

 

http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/many-benefits-hugelkultur

My grannny used to do somthing similar to this. A hole would be dug, not very deep probably around knee deep, but it was always a big square or rectangle. Once it was spilling over it would be closed and a week later she would plant stuff. Somtimes some of the seeds of the vegetable matter would grow

[dirtrider]

The new dome should arrive next week . No more dogs or birds ruining my crops . Can't wait .

[mulmi]

The new dome should arrive next week . No more dogs or birds ruining my crops . Can't wait .

Dome? How big. Where from. My puppy is a threat to my mini garden

[dirtrider]

From Homeveggiedome . Well it's actually a tunnel 6x4m

[Mousea]

The runner beans are up and heading for the Sky ( fee fi fo fum)

 

The cabbage, swiss chard and lettuce have all popped up and are looking good.

Watering in this hectic hot weather is a must, I think I need to put up some shade cloth to protect the seedlings.

 

I can taste them already

 

 

ORGANIC  ( bwhaaa I so love this "word", marketing gimmick)

[Guest notmyname]

The runner beans are up and heading for the Sky ( fee fi fo fum)

 

The cabbage, swiss chard and lettuce have all popped up and are looking good.

Watering in this hectic hot weather is a must, I think I need to put up some shade cloth to protect the seedlings.

 

I can taste them already

 

 

ORGANIC ( bwhaaa I so love this "word", marketing gimmick)

Shade cloth is a great idea. Try get the white. I read somewhere that the white is best.

[the nerd]

My beans and swiss chard are growing well already... Water every morning now before work.

[mulmi]

I have a problem in my mini garden!!!. :cursing:SNAILS :cursing:

 

What can I do to combat them? And still be environmental about it?

[the nerd]

I have a problem in my mini garden!!!. :cursing:SNAILS :cursing:

 

What can I do to combat them? And still be environmental about it?

 

 

I read somewhere about chopping chllies and leaving them in water, then after while spray the water on the plants to keep the buggers off

[Peach.]

I have a problem in my mini garden!!!. :cursing:SNAILS :cursing:

 

What can I do to combat them? And still be environmental about it?

Keep all your old egg shells, crush them a bit and sprinkle them around the veggies

Edited September 19, 2014 by Peach.

[Guest notmyname]

You can use silica dust. The sharp edges slices them and they 'bleed' out.

[blondeonabike]

I read somewhere about chopping chllies and leaving them in water, then after while spray the water on the plants to keep the buggers off

Try going out with a torch in the evening every now and then, they are active at night and are easy to see and pick off. Secondly they love beer so leave a bowl out for them to drown. Edited September 19, 2014 by blondeonabike

[Eddy Gordo]

even your used coals form the braai works as it is also sharp and snails hate crawling on them

[dirtrider]

These little beauties just loves snails 

 

 

[blondeonabike]

These little beauties just loves snails

Or get a french girlfreind who enjoys escargot.....

[Mousea]

Try going out with a torch in the evening every now and then, they are active at night and are easy to see and pick off. Secondly they love beer so leave a bowl out for them to drown.

Bwwhaaa I do the torch method.

Edited September 19, 2014 by Mousea