Garden Patch side system

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

Since i have soooo many Stones to remove i did the retainer wall/levie bank above the garden to stop water wash off the hill if it ever rains , full length post to post the wall is 12" high minimum and 12" to 18" wide
but now i got the idea to fill the top side with the mulched grass and dirt that came out of the garden as i cleaned it up at 1st

this is 1/2 length done to the little walk gate ,I'm thinking a good garlic bed next as they don't need lots of water and by then the bed will be broken down into proper soil then ,the bed is about 2' wide x 18"+ high

this was the 1 pile of mulch now used for the fill > 3' high x 6' forward

still got this pile to use yet > BUT STONES i'm sick of STONES but nearly finished with them

Shane

 

[KennyP]

You are getting there! Good ideas for using the stones to help control run off!

 

[MH81]

Hard enough to get good soil without watching it wash away.
Good idea, good use of existing materials

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

yes it is , it's very heavy soil still but good quality, been starting to place cow manure in the drawn rows now as i plant

Shane

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

little update or 2 of tidying up around the garden patch fence and old water trough , some of the

mess around the trough and entrance and after and the old trough is now 2/3's full with dirt from the
dam and
mulched hay for a herb garden when i finish filling it and covering it with trampoline safety cloth which will keep birds and such out but let plenty of sun in on the plants
these are the bed bases i 1st had as fence to keep out animals on the bottom fence side and then i

replaced with chain wire to tidy it up some now clean and presentable now from the road , i did leave the barbed wire there to help support the chain wire. a better pic of the old panels of fence

Shane

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

little update

water trough garden is getting nearer to completion , i used the safety netting from around trampolines to cover the garden with , it is good as it lets the sun through easily but keeps most of the bad bugs out , i hope , i have to fit a door on and finish covering the bottom 1' around it yet but not sure what i'm using yet to do that and also put a few more stones in the bottom to walk on
have to finish filling it with manure and dirt too , i already have some herbs to transplant in , mint , basil , thyme , parsley, and not sure what else to plant

Shane

 

[KennyP]

That should work nicely!

 

[Lily'sDad]

it is good as it lets the sun through easily but keeps most of the bad bugs out . . .

Won't it also keep the good bugs out(pollinators)?
That's a lot of rocks. How big of an area did they come from?

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

Won't it also keep the good bugs out(pollinators)?
That's a lot of rocks. How big of an area did they come from?

i'm not so worried about the pollination system at the moment in there and the garden bed size is 58' x 34' , in saying that it's all volcanic rock (stone)

Shane

 

[holdenboy1960 (Shane )]

That should work nicely!

at a guess about 6' across the tank ,could not think of anything else to do with it besides Aquaponics and that just was not happening on my watch