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Hi Neil and Charles on the subject of watering I would like to tell what I do at home.
I have had an automatic watering system set up which initially was used for my hanging baskets and wall troughs you can vary the timings and duration of the watering to suit the weather conditions.
This year I have set up raised beds for growing at home following Charles’s no dig method with great success.
But what I found using the 4mm piping the water was short at the end of the run, so I put a dual feed on the tap put extra tubing joining at the end to form a ring main it has given a more consistant flow of water to all points now.
I find that it is sufficiant to keep the soil nice and moist.Thanks Tony (PS cannot find emoticons) was going to give you a smile.
I am sure the wood will be fine as long as it does the job it does not matter what it looks like.
Mine is the front of the house so had to do something a bit smarter as not got a back garden as only one way in and out in my place.Twas a bit expensive but it should last 10 or 12 years more with luck.Oops 2 pics to big to upload.
Second try.Tony have managed to reduce file sizes to upload some photos of the main growing beds before planting.
The main rectangular bed is 10feet X 2feet.
The corner beds 3Feet X 3feet.I too have grown onions in raised beds this year at home as I have given up my allotment now due to severe weed problems
on the site.
So far all is well I have them strung up in a cupboard in the house which is warm and dry.
I will keep a close eye on them for any problems.Nice one Tony very good job you have done there. I am sure you will not regret doing what you have done.
Sounds like your garden is more the size I would like mine to be. It is a bit on the small side and is on a hill
and did not have any flat level land to work on,so I had walls built and levelled the ground and slabbed it
and created my raised beds to grow in, also got pots and rectangular troughs on top of the walls.Thank you for your comments Charles much appreciated nice to know I am doing it right.
I would like to post some photo’s but got to figure out how to reduce photo size to stay within the limited size.
I had a good little prog. that reduced photo’s for you,but sadly when my computer crashed I lost it.Well done Lee you have done a lovely job there.
Excellent photo’s may you have many more prosperous years ahead.
Charles no dig way is definately the best way to garden I know as I have had an allotment for 8 years, I have had much
better results growing at home in raised beds using home made compost and leaf mould on the top.Hello Charles and other members in the forum.
This is my first post on here I am not new to forums, sadly the membership dwindled on my previous forum and there was no one to chat with.
I have had an allotment for 8 years now and this year is my last due to being overrun with weeds from airborne seeds
from empty plots around me which were a mass of weeds. Two thirds of the site is now closing and will be built on
leaving only 30 plots now.
I have been growing at home now since spring this year, I have 3 large raised beds and they are filled with topsoil
about 6inches deep with about 4 or 5inches of garden compost mixed with commercial bought compost and leaf mould on the top.
I have had excellent results I have grown potatoes,onions main and spring,blueberries,raspberries,strawberries,
courgettes,lettuce,tomatoes and now cabbages.
I am well and truly convinced that this is the way to grow successfully by not digging the soil beneath the compost.
I will just put fresh home made compost on top before winter.
I hope I am correct with what I am doing and welcome all input on this topic.