we were surprised the pineapple took - it really was just a gamble and a bit of fun! it's still alive but not as healthy as it was - we'll see how it goes with some TLC over summer....
no dig gardens are a fantastic idea - they reduce the expense of getting in good quality soil, and also help add nutrients to the soil as they break down... we were lucky in that DH was working for a tipper company when we built our gardens, and they'd recently cleared a house block where there was good red soil like you have Shanti - so he bought a load of it home here.
i'm going to do some research before next winter on growing green fertilising crops - apparently if you grow the right "weeds" when you're not growing veg (we have several beds so we rest at least a couple over winter) you can dig them over after winter and they fertiilise for you! am also contemplating getting a chook pen for over the gardens - they're all the same size so if we get a chook pen that moves from one to the next, they can clean up the garden and turn them over properly for us - plus we'll get eggs! i'd love to have free range chooks but we have no fences at the moment at the front and back of our block, and the local dogs have no issue coming into the yard and i'd hate for a chook to be attacked.... it's in the planning - just hasn't happened yet!
Crumbdad...i cant find the exact price list at the moment but for one 3000x1200x800 high was about $400.
The smallest they do is 1930x700x400 slimline style and a heap of variations in between including round ones as well
The cheapest was well under $200. I think we were looking at one 2300x700x800 high and it was just over $200 (I think! babybrain is a bit foggy!)
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