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=> /img/gardening/strawbs.jpg Raised bed full of strawberry plants
The original plan was to keep the shed, but it was rotten throughout the roof, back wall, and floor. It was also being eaten away by mushrooms and wasps. "Not a problem", I thought. "I'll just put another shed where it sits.
The original plan was to keep the shed, but it was rotten throughout the roof, back wall, and floor. It was also being eaten away by mushrooms and wasps. "Not a problem", I thought. "I'll just put another shed where it sits".
=> /img/gardening/hole.jpg Where it sits
"Oo-er", I thought. "No wonder the floor rotted. I suppose I can dig out the hole, lay fresh flags, then go back to plan A". About an hour of digging later, I realised that wasn't going to cut it either - the soil was very heavy clay. Not just, soil high in clay, but pure clay, pottery-grade clay. It even had that shiny grey look to it. It stuck to the shovel, was a bugger to move, and would have been a nightmare to dispose of.
"Oo-er", I thought. "No wonder the floor rotted. I suppose I can dig out the hole, lay fresh flagstones, then go back to plan A". About an hour of digging later, I realised that wasn't going to cut it either - the soil was very heavy clay. Not just, soil high in clay, but pure clay, pottery-grade clay. It even had that shiny grey look to it. It stuck to the shovel, was a bugger to move, and would have been a nightmare to dispose of.
Fine, fine, no flagstones, no shed. Let's just put a raised bed there. I ended up with a 2.6M x 1.5M bed made out of "WoodBlocX", a proprietary system that's a few standard cuts of pipe sleepers, held together with plastic dowels. Filled with reasonable soil and a bunch of strawberry plants later, the hole is hidden and I get a sweet treat every time I visit the garden. Bliss.
Fine, fine, no flagstones, no shed. Let's just put a raised bed there. I ended up with a 2.6M x 1.5M bed made out of "WoodBlocX", a proprietary system that's a few standard sizes of pinewood "sleepers", held together with plastic dowels. Filled with reasonable soil, and a bunch of strawberry plants later, the hole is hidden and I get a sweet treat every time I visit the garden. Bliss.
=> https://woodblocx.co.uk
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Anyway, in this new place, keeping the lawn "nice" now takes ten minutes a week, tops, even without the robot. However, of all the areas in the garden, I only rate the pebbles lower in terms of enjoyment, so I'm thinking about ripping it up anyway.
(The new plan for a shed - or maybe greenhouse - is to plonk it where the pebbles are currently. I like to be barefoot in the garden, which doesn't mix at all well with these flint pebbles).
(The new plan for a shed - or maybe greenhouse - is to plonk it where the pebbles are currently. I like to be barefoot in the garden, which doesn't mix at all well with flint).
When I'm out in the garden, I want one or both of two things: leisure, and food production. A lawn is alright for some kinds of leisure, but I'm not out there playing tennis, and the decking is much better for siting on than the lawn. In its classic form a lawn is, of course, completely bare of food.
(There are "meadow"-style turfs these days, which can have some tasty things mixed in. We did a lot of foraging when I was a kid and it's amazing what edible plants can nestle into your average patch of regular grassland - dandelions are tasty, of course, but sorrel and yarrow spring to mind immediately.)
(There are "meadow"-style turfs these days, which can have some tasty things mixed in. We did a lot of foraging when I was a kid and it's amazing what edible plants can nestle into your average patch of natural grassland - dandelions are tasty, of course, but sorrel and yarrow spring to mind immediately.)
Turning the whole thing into more raised beds would give me room to grow more food. I have a couple of fruit trees as well as the strawberries, and I've started a little planter of salad leaves, but in Shetland I managed to do a few amazing crops of beans and brassicas, and I miss that. I've put my name in for an allotment, but could be waiting years for that.
Turning the whole thing into more raised beds would give me room to grow more food. I have a couple of fruit trees as well as the strawberries, and I've started a little planter of salad leaves, but in Shetland I managed to do a few amazing crops of beans and brassicas, and I miss that. I've put my name in for an allotment, but could be waiting years.
I've scattered a few old friends around the place, too - it makes for a much more engaging space when you're out reading.