Quilters Cottage Garden

The last two weekends Stewart and I have been in the garden

working hard. We tend to start at the top of our, three quarters of

an acre garden away from the house! and work towards it.

The walk gets shorter but we still have to water some plants/seeds

at the end of the day.

We have started replacing some of the raised beds which

have made dividing the garden into manageable areas

and maintaining vegetable growing easier.

The raised beds need replacing every now and then.

As you can see, these ones we have just put

in The Secret Garden

are quite solid ones this time.

At 2" thick and 8" high.

All painted with plant friendly paint.

We have replanted strawberries, lettuces, herbs and leeks.

Planted seeds and sets of,

Peas,

Runner Beans,

two different types of....

Beetroot,

Lettuce,

Raddish,

Spring Onions,

Potatoes

and

three different types of Onion Sets.

Why the different varities?

We like them not only for flavour but they crop

at different times.

We will plant seeds again in a couple of weeks time in pots,

so we get a continual supply.

We are surrounded by fields and live opposite a Fen land so

everthing in the garden has to be protected from wild animals!

such as Roe and Munc Jack Deer, rabbits, hares, several

different types of birds and of course the usual bugs!

We try natural persuasion with netting,

complimentary bedding plants and perseverance,

so we all get to share nature!

We just love going into the garden and picking

our own food.

The main flower garden which we renovated last year got a

weeding and a mulching of two tons of wood chip,

yes! all man handled by Stewart and myself around all the

flowers and bushes. It saves time in the long run, I don't have

to weed so much!!!

We also delivered a ton of wood chip to Mum's Garden and

did her flower beds too!

We now ache!!!!

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