raised beds – The Sustainable Smallholding http://sustainablesmallholding.org Permaculture, and Sustainable practices on a Lincolnshire Smallholding Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:43:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.11 44677425 Making a Hotbed in my Polytunnel http://sustainablesmallholding.org/making-hotbed-polytunnel/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/making-hotbed-polytunnel/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:44:04 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=4124 I have been intrigued by the idea of a hotbed for years, but the trigger for this project was reading ‘Hot Beds’ by Jack First. This book is a great little resource, packed full of information on how to make a hotbed, and what to grow in one once made. Having put up a decent […]

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Soil Fertility. Learning from the Past. http://sustainablesmallholding.org/soil-fertility-learning-from-the-past/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/soil-fertility-learning-from-the-past/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:40:02 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=2815 I have been reading books on Traditional Indian Agricultural practises, in order to improve the way that I maintain my soil fertility. Combining this knowledge, with what I already know, and what I’ve read about Chinese methods, should see another boost in fertility, and hopefully plant health. What I am learning, and the way that […]

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Maintaining Soil fertility http://sustainablesmallholding.org/maintaining-soil-fertility/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/maintaining-soil-fertility/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:26:48 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=2733 Hi All It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve got loads of things to write about now that the nights are getting longer, but thought that I would start with a short post about maintaining soil fertility. Some of you may have read a post that I wrote back in March, describing building […]

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Polyculture Pictures. late October 2011 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/polyculture-pictures-late-october-2011/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/polyculture-pictures-late-october-2011/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:54:54 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1696 These Polyculture Pictures have been waiting for a week to publish, but I haven’t had time. The picture above shows the chicory seedlings that were sown recently. The warm soil has allowed them to germinate, fairly easily. They are in a mixed Polyculture of Beans and Echinacea, with the beans as the primary crop. The […]

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Experimental Polyculture (non) Update http://sustainablesmallholding.org/experimental-polyulture-non-update/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/experimental-polyulture-non-update/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:10:48 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1537 It was my intentention to write about my progress with my experimental polyculture, having planted out the rye, and spelt. Sadly, we have a rabbit/rabbits in the vegetable growing space, and they seem happiest eating the clover groundcover. So I’m having to wait until I can get them out. The seedlings are now more than […]

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