Dyfi Valley Organic Gardening Course

Week 2: March 14 2005

Course photographs by Teresa Walters

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01 dividing + marking out plot into sections
01 We divided the plot into four "rotation" sections.

02 digging 6in deep trench for legumes
02 digging 6in deep trench for legumes

03 lining legume trench with rough organic material
03 lining legume trench with rough organic material

04 filling trench with straw
04 We filled the trench with straw and covered with soil.

05 covering broad beans with fleece weighted with bricks
05 covering broad beans with fleece weighted with bricks

06 covering broad beans with brambles
06 covering broad beans with brambles

07 soil sample
07 soil sample

08  sample shows earth has neutral ph
08 sample shows earth has neutral ph

09 adding lime for brassica section
09 Lightly liming the brassica section to try and prevent club root

10 adding manure to onions plot
10 adding manure to onions plot

11 onion sets
11 onion sets

12 planting onion sets 10cm apart
12 planting onion sets 10cm apart

13 protecting onion sets from cats+birds with string
13 protecting onion sets from cats+birds with string

14 protecting onion sets with brambles
14 protecting onion sets with brambles

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