Month: November 2016

Bedford Fields Forest Garden Diary

November 16, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.
Cardboard
Mulch

October was mild and gentle this year contributing to a mellow and gradual change in the Forest Garden at Bedford Fields. October was spent mulching beds, coppicing hazel for trellis on the cabins, creating some raised beds next to the cabin, putting up the new noticeboard at the entrance to the garden and getting prepared […]

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Todmorden Incredible AquaGarden

November 1, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.
Brussels Sprouts
Square metre gardening
Heritage tomatoes growing in the Hugelkultur Bed with fungi
Cape Horn Cabbage, beetroot, Sungold tomatoes growing in the Polytunnel
Sungold Tomatoes
Beetroot leaves
Indoor growing beds Incredible AquaGarden
Indoor Growing beds for tomatoes Incredible AqauGarden

Ever heard of aquaponics?  In the future more of our food will be grown using aquaponics. Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture (farming fish) and hydroponics (growing plants in water with added nutrients rather than soil). The food that I eat and how it can be grown locally and in a sustainable way is important […]

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