We’ve started work on the walled garden transformation. We’ve got a grand vision that this will become a thriving fruit and vegetable plot that can help sustain our family, but there’s a bit of work to do before that’s a reality!
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While you are fixing the wall build a gate opening for a tractor so you can rotovate and cart in compost. Regards Billy from South Africa
some plants like shade And those you put with the trees.
Put cardboard underneath and mulch on top. Keeps weeds away for a long time 🙂
The tractor is the best fun for sure, followed by strimming😄
Best to get a compost system in place right away. compost is your best friend in a garden. Keep the oak tree. Some shade is ok for plants especially in the heat of the summer. Also make sure there is room between your beds for a wheel barrow to get down comfortably. Also water source near by is so important. Having to lug water to a bed is not fun at all.
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Remember, during the growing season, the shade cast by the oak tree will be mostly directly under the tree. You may want that for sitting under during those hot days working in the garden. Put you a little bistro table and chairs to enjoy a glass or two of lemonade while working. As for the no dig method, it’s a good thing you have a never ending supply of cardboard boxes to pull from. Get to unpacking and then break down the boxes to have at the ready for making your beds. You may want to get a load or two of compost to lay on top of the wet cardboard. ❤️😊
Remember, during the growing season, the shade cast by the oak tree will be mostly directly under the tree. You may want that for sitting under during those hot days working in the garden. Put you a little bistro table and chairs to enjoy a glass or two of lemonade while working. As for the no dig method, it’s a good thing you have a never ending supply of cardboard boxes to pull from. Get to unpacking and then break down the boxes to have at the ready for making your beds. You may want to get a load or two of compost to lay on top of the wet cardboard. ❤️😊
The tree will take from the minerals in soil best to remove it and perhaps replant a new one elsewhere
Why no try no dig n mins snakes near walls so no plants near walls
Place wood chip n brown paper boxes on top of beds. Build your compost site first
Plant herbs in the pots. S.A.
The gates will make head boards in a spare guest room .
Would leave the 2 pedestal basins where they are and just make sure they are level. Great for annual herbs and strawberries!
Did you know vegetables grow better in raised beds becsuse of the warmth thst comes from below? Raised bed are easy to build.
Too much sunlight is probably going to be a bigger problem than not enough. Check drainage direction during a rainy moment and how you can perhaps use it to your advantage by creating a few small swales.
The stone wall is the perfect place to plant tomatoes and other vegetables that need warm.
Use the huge round planters in the garden for lettuce!!!
That walled garden is huge! Unless you are experienced garde ers…best to start small… Very small as in a few 4 by 8 raised beds that you put together with whatever you have to hand at least 18 inches deep….read up on lasagna gardening methods. 🙂
Hello from Romania! 😊 What a lovely place you have!❤
Please Do Not cut that beautiful oak tree. You will need shade areas in your garden to help the veggies grow. That tree was strategically placed there on purpose. It will become the family’s favorite place to sit under to escape the summer heat and admire your garden. Please look at nature to see that the best survival for plants is trees, shrubs, veggies, and herbs all working together. Take your time, go for walks and observe nature then mimic it. You will get much better harvest and will love your garden. Those “junk” items could definitely be up-cycled too. You can use those bed frames as trellis climber supports for beans and tomatoes, etc. A lick of spray paint and a little ingenuity and voila you got character in your garden and more importantly free materials at your disposal. Those water fountain basins are very expensive to purchase (at least here in the states). I would recommend holding onto them for future projects or at least sell them. I love gardening and trees are very important for the health of gardens. Plus there are many veggies/beneficial pollinators/plants that like partial shade. I hope that helps. You got such good bones to work with and I am excited by all the potential your place has to offer. I hope you enjoy your family home and create many happy memories there.
You're getting there!
The oak tree is going to get a lot bigger and really should be taken out now while its manageable. Cheers sue Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Please make your life easier and buy some serious tools: there are battery operated mini chain saws, deep two wheeled carts and wagons, and irrigation systems which can improve your results and save work. Check with neighbors about burning garden waste. If you keep your burn piles small and in season you can create a good amount of ash which certain trees and plants love. Compost stations can also process a good deal of garden waste, but they are difficult to keep looking tidy, so think carefully about where you locate yours. Good luck, such as big space will require work but give back hours of delight.
That area would get plenty enough sunshine for veg snd herbs. Remember some like a bit more shade, like salad greens. A bit of shade is to your advantage
In the height of summer you’ll be begging for shade . Love the design ides x
Please don’t cut down the tree you will be grateful for the shade. Your plans are good but very ambitious for year one! That’s a lot of work and weeding in full sun. But lots of luck.
Excellent effort! “We need another person” 🤣 I'm voting to keep the oak tree. It's shade will be an excellent seating area to watch the girls from when they are old enough to help collect produce for the kitchen! 🇫🇷🚴
Think about your water point for greenhouse plants. You do t want to be walking miles just for a watering can
Il existe des agrumes qui résistent au froid, voir la pépinière Vessière en Occitanie, bon courage
Hi guys, sounds a good plan for your vegetable garden, as regards the oak tree you could top the tree and keep it smaller and then it wouldn’t cast any shade. You just have to chop it each year.
Watch Nearby Veggies there earlier vege planting and organising very delightful couple in Portugal
The bigger that tree would get, it would end up knocking the wall out of its way, roots and all! Then the fact it would also suck up major amounts of your garden water!