Today I went to my community plot (I've had it a few weeks now) to attend a workshop on starting the year's planting (autumn being the end/beginning of the seasons for gardening). It was fascinating. I learnt more about how to create the right soil environment for growing veges than I have in all the reading I've done put together. I think it was the hands on experience of actually spreading manure and all the additives the soil there needs (it really is as simple as throwing it on and digging it in but now these terms have a lot more meaning for me). Also, I didn't have to guess what kind of soil I have and what it needs - the lady leading the workshop just told us exactly what we needed to do.
Afterwards, mum and I went around buying all the bits and pieces we would need and we'll start on it one afternoon this week (we have to wait for one more additive to be available on Monday). Can't wait. I have also planned out my crop rotation system - important for building up the correct nutrients in the soil for specific types of veges - and am just about to order the rest of the seeds I'll need. Now I have been given a direction to start off on I'll be happy to try things out and play around.
The bare plot. Mine is the one with the triangular bit.
You can see a bit more of the community garden surrounds in this one.
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Maybe you could find a spot to rest your camera (like on that fence?) so that you can build a time-lapse series of everything growing :)
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