Phoenix Integrated
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This is going to be fun!
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Black gold to begin with!
Pure worm cast.
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South facing and sheltered, or is it a wind tunnel?
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Plenty of local growing medium about, but it's always of interest on how the levels drop down.
3 local types of topsoil identified
Overtime volunteers appreciated
This is field sorrel, which grows all year round, all over the place.
Bursting with Vitamin C, it's also called Bittersweet.
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Now everyone gets to have a go.
It still looks a bit lumpy..
Add some seaweed
Now we're ready to plant!
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Jack and the beanstalk covered
Apologies, it seems as though there's a limit to images on this blog, until next time... thank you