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BroadforkEarly potatoes are dibbed in, covered with soil and then with hessian covers. I’m interested to see what the badgers do with them. The beds have been regularly visited by badgers rooting around for earthworms since autumn. Sadly, they have had too much of a good thing. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a>

BroadforkThe mustard green manure in the allotment greenhouse has been doing well in the spring sunshine. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Mulch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mulch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a>

BroadforkMuch of the autumn/winter sown veg have been harvested but enough’s still there for picking. The beds are quickly being replenished with the early spring sown salad crops. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/HomeGrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HomeGrown</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a>

JohnSeven rows of carrots direct sowed using the Jang seeder and fleeced to warm the soil and protect from frost. They were Autumn King variety which are supposed to be good for storing. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GrowYourOwn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HomeGrown?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HomeGrown</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Gardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NoDig?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ceredigion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ceredigion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wales?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cymru?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cymru</a>

Colin PurringtonHere's the horror show at my community garden that I described several days ago. The "tilled" section has been plowed and looks weed free and inviting. But in reality the lawn of common mugwort that was previously there has just been broken up into thousands of little clumps, soon to reestablish in areas of the garden that previously didn't have it. And then, just like in past years, gardeners will abandon their plots because the weeds are too thick and the vegetables can't compete. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allotment</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weed</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodig</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/tilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tilling</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/plowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plowing</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mugwort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mugwort</a>

BroadforkPlot progress. The front half is almost ready for sowing and planting up from next month onwards.A Jostaberry now occupies the space the mass of wild brambles used to. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Mulch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mulch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a>

PollinatorsTuesday March 18, 2025. A few garlic shoots are peaking through the leaf mulch. The soil temperature is 35 F (2 C) in the no dig vegetable garden. Garlic is our focus in the world of mutual aid. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/garlic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garlic</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodig</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minnesota</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/growyourown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#growyourown</a>.

BroadforkOne muntjac and pigeon protected growing space made from reused wood, wire mesh and netting. This will probably be for growing broad beans and then brassicas. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a>

Colin PurringtonAt my community garden one can choose to be on the tilled side or the non-tilled side. I chose the latter because I can use it year-round (e.g., I sow peas and fava beans in February). But the photos below provide the other big reason: common mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). When you have a lawn of this, the very last thing you want to do is plow — every single one of the thousands of rhizome segments will survive and thrive. But that is exactly what will happen this week. I watch in horror every year. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allotment</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mugwort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mugwort</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weed</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodig</a>

Chip ButtyStarting the <a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodig</a> bed. Got some council dirt from the tip. We aren't planting yet, so we just put the weed cover back over the cardboard and the dirt and it looks like we've buried a body. <a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>

Pollinators<a href="https://mastodon.green/@Broadfork" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Broadfork</a> <a href="https://musician.social/@Anne_Delong" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Anne_Delong</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/@colinpurrington" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@colinpurrington</a> Thank you for the ideas. We have eggs and shells from the runner duck team. Some of the shells are ground up for treats for the red wrigglers in the worm farm 360. The rest of the shells have been added to the compost pile as slow release nutrients. We could do more apple cider vinegar for the garden. We could do more foliar sprays. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/Vermiculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vermiculture</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minnesota</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodig</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/koreannaturalfarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#koreannaturalfarming</a>.

Pollinators<a href="https://mstdn.social/@HopelessDemigod" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HopelessDemigod</a> It’s good moisture. It will melt and soak in over a few days. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minnesota</a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/Zone4b" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zone4b</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodig</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>.

JohnMultisown beetroot and spinach seedlings are coming along nicely in the module trays. Have also sowed coriander, broad beans, peas, onions, spring onions, aubergine, sweet peppers, and chillies so far <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GrowYourOwn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HomeGrown?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HomeGrown</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Gardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NoDig?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ceredigion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ceredigion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wales?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cymru?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cymru</a>

BroadforkA little more progress on the plot. The hedge clearings have been moved and added to a hűgel bed nearer the shed.Another no dig bed is in the process of being made in its place, just in front of the wild brambles. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Mulch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mulch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>

BroadforkA wood chip pile is gradually being moved. This is being used on pathways and garden beds and on the allotments. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Mulch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mulch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compost</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>

BroadforkThese now to then photos are about three months apart. November to February in our temperate UK winter climate.The overgrowth is now being turned into compost. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Mulch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mulch</a>

BroadforkI’m already getting Wizard of Oz vibes from the hawthorn mulched path. Much more to do but the plot is progressing nicely. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a>

BroadforkMore free wood chip. The primary school down the road were having all their hawthorn trees chopped back. I asked the tree surgeons if they could drop it off on the driveway and they were only too happy to do so.It will be ferried up to the allotments for mulching the pathways on plots. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Recycling</a>

Pollinators<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Wraeth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Wraeth</a> Home grown garlic is wonderful in the kitchen. It is good that you made it to early February with the 2024 harvest of German extra hardy garlic. It’s an excellent vintage and variety. Fermenting some of the harvest as garlic paste can extend your storage season all around the calendar. I speak for fermentation if possible. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/fermentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fermentation</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/garlic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garlic</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/growyourown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#growyourown</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodig</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minnesota</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/zone4b" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zone4b</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/rempah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rempah</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/sambal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sambal</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/kasundi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kasundi</a>.

BroadforkStarted re-laying the hedge and added another no dig bed with cardboard on grass and compost on top. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/HedgeLaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HedgeLaying</a>

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