The Plot Thickens - No-Dig, Allotment Living11 Kesä 2024

Compost content

With so much of the new plant growth being nibbled back on the plots, this week we focus on the growth of our compost and mulches instead!

Vicky’s been creating hot compost and is thrilled with its rising temperatures and her neighbourly fox has been turning it for her. How kind?

Karin has been using community cuttings and cartons to build up her numerous heaps and the cut grass has been making her temperatures soar too.

We’ve also been experimenting with green mulch, making lasagne layers of greens and browns and an effective microbe and seashell mix.

It’s a busy weekend coming up, with the very last day of the Biodynamic Gardening Course at Waltham Place and the main event of Sust Fest, St Albans Sustainability Festival. As part of the festival, we popped along to the documentary feature film showing of Six Inches of Soil. Karin enjoyed it so much, she was gently lulled into a little snooze so Vicky’s conversation is as new to her as it may be to you!

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