Wednesday, April 21, 2010

New Shelves in the cabin





The clutter is being cleared and the shelves are adding character to the space.

Straw bale compost


Surrounding the compost with straw helps it cook. Straw from the Co-Op in Tennessee, locally grown.

Lower terrace (West side)



These terraces that were made with trees, brush, hay, soil & compost will not be used to grow fruit trees, only veggies because of their shallow roots.

Creekside Berries


25 Raspberries on the westside (with soak-hose) & 13 blueberries on the east (with T-Tape).

Upper terrace irrigation II

Upper terrace irrigation

Lower terrace irrigation


Last week I planted dandelion, lambs quarters & yellow clover in this bed. It will soon be ready for more salad greens & peppers. A few days later I installed the irrigation system I ordered from Dripworks - it uses T-Tape which drips water every few inches. Just make sure the soil is perfectly level to insure even irrigation.