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  1. #1

    Nov 2007
    Earth
    4,434

    Self fertilising raised garden bed?

    I heard once, about a garden bed that was self fertilising - you had to grow veg in a certain order, like tomato then potato then carrot, and the stuff broken down from the last veg would fertilise the next.

    Does anyone know what I'm on about, or what it's actually called so I can Google it?

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2009
    Perth
    1,916

    No but I know one my Dad's set up called a wicking (sp?) bed which has a kind of reservoir underneath that keeps everything constantly watered. Maybe if you search for that your other one will come up on the same page or have a link to it?


    Sent from my iPod touch - sorry for any mistakes!

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Nov 2008
    727

    Plot rotation? I think this is what you're after. Certain families of veg produce certain chemicals and you should plant vegies from the same family together and rotate the plots every year. HTH

  4. #4

    Mar 2004
    Sparta
    12,662

    Google no dig garden bed. They are fab. We used to have one. It needs a top up after each crop and you just mulch the last one in. They are great for the disabled and people with bad backs too because they are raised.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Sep 2011
    63

    Googling things like:

    no dig garden bed

    crop rotation

    should yield some good info!

    Gardening Australia is always a great place to start, too:

    Gardening Australia - Vegie Guide