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pipe, gmvel beds, ur handnnmilded eonsiere
an or beluw lhe surlare, m laner ruyered
is or any lial maltrnL Pipes al bamboo, drilled
wikr, nagous or boliles ruspended and rhe
pervaraled lo lealr, or simple bueliel sysieiris ean
albe-r wi|h rnuie labour,
uksarici oi lhirigs we plan are
ADVANCED PERENNIALS or lrees in pois. e,g.
shrubs, llewers, adyaneed lernaioes. Keep in
under shade unu-l rains have rallun, lrarisplnnr ln
_ warmer. Dig holes lu aesepl hill '01:! sysle ,soak
lode and add a small handliil af leniliser or sell
more in and areas, gypsum in alkaline rlaysl
nail rhe pol and planl lhe seedling, pushing a
branch in nearby lo shade and slieller ilre planl.
u mums lrorn irays or prls, e g leinire, Brusrier.
and elirli peppers, chives, globe arlierialre,
b, Plan! in soul wealher, rewards evening, rn
alered rolls. ll in eurnposi, dibble a hale lur
If in (hick iriulrh, pour oneduarler of a biielrel
a libel «1 good soil in a nole made in lhe rniileh,
plaeea liar sldne upwind. mm in ile rail hole.
- TUHERS AND bulb, eg. polalo, yarn. sweel
,llower bulbs, surirool. cieened and rl posrible
led. lubeis and iuber shoois ran be pushed down
inuleli, or buried and lhen inulehed (m darnp
l.
. LARGE on FINE 52595. There are \wo
'ldes: '

l. Seaiier reeds 0v" a linealrllh bed, rdeally ol
med eoinposl, lhen rm and press down sinner
drnes, hesaian lburlapl e lard above ihe bed beroie
waierlng. and reinoned on day 3 or e alrer lhe lrisl
Ilpls olgeriiiiruhon are seen this suiis larger (mp

z A lens 0! line soil +5 rin (hltk ls paned down
mm ”2 cm) base rnuleh. nnd mm brie seeds
sprinkled on lliis. farmlng parrhea ol (mp in a
general inuleh; lhis suirs iepelrnle sowings in horne

gardens

figure 1L6! gives an idea 0! how eaeh ol lhere
rlasses or planls aie eslablished in lhisr uiuleli ln a
lid/aie garden, siren msum gardens liaye eouirnunly
been esiablished in a lew nours They give a saus-
laelory iesull rn ihe hrsl year, bul as wrlh any garden.
do iiol lunll good garden soils unlll a lew years ol
doridneus gardening have passed, when his biologiml
rorileril or lhe soil is siabilrsed and rruriib slruduies in
lhe suil hays lurinid,

ll remains lo 651;" beds and planr purlds lo suir a
sei or vagdablu Forcarrols and muons, 3-6 beds a m
long x l in wide) can be used, dependrng on lainily
sine Amuhe'r 173 bedsshuuld also beallolied ie rhiyes.
garlle, and shalleu lu ensure spine Alllums ilirouplurur
lhe year. Keen gardeners wnnld illdudz buds (or leels,
sarid leeks, and rnulliplier unions

All lhese beds can be buill raised bnl dead level by
levelling wilh a sbarghbedge, and eiihersurilren below
a bufllrup nm, 57 heaped and levelled on As bolh
unions and earrois preler lree sandy soils wrlh

 

inoderale drainage and inudesl ieriilily la pl-l 0!
5,57 sr, ihese are beds irne whieh uld eornpusl and dry
line organie rnalerial sueh as powdered gluing»
animal inanuris ean be mlxed al raiia ol hi or i
lorganie nialerial |a salll The beds It": lhen levelled
and 1):de llal, seed spdnlrled over il iprevlously
niirred wllh sawdust or a eoloured sand no show seed
revenge) and me bed needed |n lhe rirn wriii waler
m)? erreeding llw pprn sali. this iheu mulls in ii lhe
beds are eoyered wilh hissiari, and insperled daily lar
gerrnrnabun. a liglil daily llood will have good elleels
on geraninaliori

As rrop reps grow (burlap rernuyed as seeds siarl lo
sproull, irrrgalion ean be reduced lu unee every 2-3
days Carrols have 3 beds allulled, planied inrde
summer, and ,usl belore and aller ihe mo! season,
Surphls earrois lreep well when pleled and layered rn
rool sand in pils “.51 rn deep; lhe gm |aps are re
rnoved m l rin horn llie crown and lhey aie prlled
wilhoui waanlng or ienioying any rouls. Onions are
hung in dry airy plsrls

Fur eariois, a miller oi small salad radish bieale lhe
5M1 eriasl and “buns“ llie mp as ilie radish rriaiure in a
low world and are removed For onions, gladrolr lnlilbii
inosl pesls and pioylde a small rash crop For balh
crops, a nearby border or suniluwer, Crelularre, or
Marigold (Taxuts! xednce wind Ellxls, whreh ean
deraslale unions, and pmvidc a inuleh souise Tuyeles
iaduees neinaiodes, as does lellllnu, and lhe laller
ymvidzs Sal riirrogen and mukh

An errainple ul a SFEDLING crop IN peppers ur
mmflm Allmugh soil iuleranl. bolli appieeiale a pH
ul abaul s 5.4a R. loinaloes eari uilrrnre aboui rwree ilie
sell m soils bl peppers. and llius peppers may need
more lanl waler al levels ol sail ereeeding IIDO ppui
boll. are besl drrdngtd lor undergmlmd ur subsuriaee
lroul lzvel) rrrlpallon \‘Ii unghzed pprlery or leaky
We:

bulb are rinsiiiw lu spray irrigairun las rile eueun
bilsl Surli sprays aid lhe spread and gmwfll ol leal
would or iauldew, and lungl, For the Mann: garden, an
eliieienl bed is u “key/huh" sysldn holding zmso planls
in 1 law: deep (I,5 in widel, Bolh benesl born Tagrlrs
inlerplanl and a wlnd sheller at sunflower, sunrool, ur
lealdm’a, Amflmry areunipanlanreni isbasil

These keyhnlo beds valde easy arress with ininrs
rnuui palhrbed rallo or wasbad spare Bath planls do
well when sel oul as sirong seedlings in soil poekels rn
deep rnuleli, figure n.60.A and “.833. Fox
ROOT eiop, broad beds, keyholes, or long rows are
able, The one .sseniial rs |hlzk roaise iiiiileh l0 shreld
llie lubers and mol ihe rool runs while ktephlg pH
bullered. Pulalo rind sneer pobnu preler aiganle dry
mils (pH 5.0—6.9) aelirevsd by rornporr, perhaps seruie
sulphur, and a lhrel dairip rnuldi Subsuriare waler is
ideal, and a lew irianguld inlerplanls aid roul balm. A
lsnilly needs H sureessiinis ol earh, wilh areas of ln
square inelies or so in eaeh bed, as lhey aie slaple
eiups, Thus, 20—30 square mm in garden rind! lo be
devoled luslaple lood

  

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