Photos

	Raised bed with brassicas: purple sprouting broccoli, sutherland kale and ninestar broccoli Date: 18th May 2010 These plants are now about a year old, they have just kept going and have been very productive. As an experiment they have been 'coppiced' since the photo to see if they will resprout for another crop
	Raised bed just planted up... Date: 27th April 2010 ...looking bare in late April but I timed this bed well, transplanting lettuce and planting salad seeds just before a week of rain and sun. Salad needs moisture or it becomes bitter and chewy; annual salads (i.e. lettuce, rocket and spinach) run to seed
	Raised bed in its first spring - mainly perennial leaf crops Date: 26th April 2010 Maintenance of raised beds includes mulching and weeding, but not digging or disturbing the soil structure. Mulching is vital for moisture retention and addition of nutrients
	Planting out Date: 25th April 2010
	Selfseeded violets in a raised bed Date: 25th April 2010 A small perennial plant, violets have edible leaves and flowers, and can be grown in quantity for early spring salad. Their small seeds are usually dispersed by wood ants
	Raised beds at Son and John's, April 2009 Date: 27th April 2009 Terraced raised beds with broadbeans, comfrey, perennial rocket and strawberries. In the background is a newly planted fruit tree in a protective tube.
	Raised beds at Son and John's, April 2009 Date: 27th April 2009 A long terraced bed combines peas and salad

Last updated: 2011-04-10

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