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Wow Bonnie’s allotment has grown is leaps and bounds. Green Peppers, Chilli’s, tomatoes are all ripe for the picking.

Craig’s garden has Mustard which has escaped growing lushly. The Comfrey is threatening to take over the compost heap.

The Lavender is waiting to be harvested. The last harvest before Winter sets in.

Wild medicinal weeds are plentiful. Plantago

So many flowers to harvest off the Lavender to distill into Hydro lat  and drying for Pot Pouris

Carobs are growing to a mighty height and in full flowers. I cannot wait for the seeds pods.

Another view of Bonnie’s garden. The broad beans are full of flowers, and the tomatoes are ripe for the picking.

A gift from Nature …Now this is a surprise. This Butternut sprung up in the March “J” workshop garden. It must be courtesy of the Worm farm’s compost.

Lemon grown with worm castings

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The Lemon on the left has been grown using worm castings, it weighs in at 300g.

The Lemon on the right is a store-bought lemon, it weighs in at 200g.

Now here is real proof that the worm castings improve the quality  and size of your produce.

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A new twist to a key hole/circle garden – mini worm farm

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circle garden, compost pile, garden, green tips, key hole garden, mini worm farm, organic, recycle, reuse, small scale farming, worm castings, worm farm, worms

Using an empty 2 Lt bottle, cut off the bottom. Fill with worm castings and worms leaving space for some raw organic vegetable waste.

Plant the bottle in the middle of a large container, leaving a small amount exposed at the top.

Cover with a pot.

Plant your desired vegetables in the container. Keep on topping up the mini worm farm with raw kitchen waste.

The mini worm farm will feed your plants right down to the root level. The result happy, healthy and well fed vegetables.

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Keyhole Gardens

This is what is commonly referred to as a keyhole garden, an old world small-scale farming system invented in Africa. Build a circular structure to support the garden and bring it up to waist height to keep yourself comfortable and create easy accessibility. Place a reasonably wide wire tube for compost and a semi sealed “keyhole” entry to allow you to slide in for tending. The compost pile is where you concentrate the watering, which helps break down the organic goodies and disperse them throughout the garden for the plants. Fill in the bottom with wood and other materials at the bottom, pile on some nice soil on top and you’re all set to go!

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Wow – what a novel idea

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I came across this yesterday, and I think it is a brilliant idea to incorporate a worm farm into your vegetable garden. I can going to try this as soon as possible.

 

One could also set one up in a far corner of your garden for your pet feces.