Most of the remaining seeds that I need to get will be ordered in a couple of weeks or so, but there were just a few things I have ordered which need to either go in the ground quite soon or need sowing in February. These are:
Jerusalem Artichoke 'Fuseau' tubers
Shallot 'Longor' sets
Lettuce 'Amorina' seeds
Total: £9.48
James is hoping to take Wednesday off work to make up for him working most of the weekend, and is planning to get some of the digging done so that I can get the j. artichokes and shallots in the ground fairly soon.
I did learn a bit more about improving soil structure in one of my lectures today, which was useful and great timing for my own veggie garden project. It appears that we are right in planning to dig grit in at the subsoil level for drainage, then incorporating organic compost to the topsoil for nutrition and also to break up the soil. I'm thinking that we'll probably need to mulch with bark or something similar to retain moisture in the summer as we have a clay soil that may end up rock solid like an overcooked loaf of bread. Not ideal for getting water to poor veggie roots! Our not-as-sunny-as-we-would-like aspect might be a blessing if we get a real scorcher of a summer though.
My next mini-project to get started on (alongside the veggie garden and all my design project work for the course) is to work out a planting plan for our miniscule front garden. (Its not really a garden, just a thin patch of earth below our front window contained by a low brick wall to the front and currently taken up by a rather huge evergreen shrub that needs pruning back.)
I am still undecided in terms of colour. Our neighbour's front garden is separated from ours by a large fuschia and in summer it is dripping with bright pink and purple flowers. Our front door is a fantastic bright red. I have some ground space, a little wall space for a climber and three window sills to play with and I am thinking bold and bright would be wonderful. Although not strictly part of the veggie growing project, I might include a few pictures and details of what goes on out the front too. Especially as there is little room left for growing ornimentals in our back garden!
Jerusalem Artichoke 'Fuseau' tubers
Shallot 'Longor' sets
Lettuce 'Amorina' seeds
Total: £9.48
James is hoping to take Wednesday off work to make up for him working most of the weekend, and is planning to get some of the digging done so that I can get the j. artichokes and shallots in the ground fairly soon.
I did learn a bit more about improving soil structure in one of my lectures today, which was useful and great timing for my own veggie garden project. It appears that we are right in planning to dig grit in at the subsoil level for drainage, then incorporating organic compost to the topsoil for nutrition and also to break up the soil. I'm thinking that we'll probably need to mulch with bark or something similar to retain moisture in the summer as we have a clay soil that may end up rock solid like an overcooked loaf of bread. Not ideal for getting water to poor veggie roots! Our not-as-sunny-as-we-would-like aspect might be a blessing if we get a real scorcher of a summer though.
My next mini-project to get started on (alongside the veggie garden and all my design project work for the course) is to work out a planting plan for our miniscule front garden. (Its not really a garden, just a thin patch of earth below our front window contained by a low brick wall to the front and currently taken up by a rather huge evergreen shrub that needs pruning back.)
I am still undecided in terms of colour. Our neighbour's front garden is separated from ours by a large fuschia and in summer it is dripping with bright pink and purple flowers. Our front door is a fantastic bright red. I have some ground space, a little wall space for a climber and three window sills to play with and I am thinking bold and bright would be wonderful. Although not strictly part of the veggie growing project, I might include a few pictures and details of what goes on out the front too. Especially as there is little room left for growing ornimentals in our back garden!
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