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Growing staple crops
The soil of the first bed at Plotgate was ready for seeding towards the end of May so we planted out four 100 meter rows. Three quarters of their length was planted with borlotto bush beans, the last quarter with lentils. We also planted a few hundred beans in blocks as backup in case we…
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Pumpkins are go
So some annuals seem to do really well on the, often wet, levels. The peat acts as a big sponge and in dry summers leveller farmers benefit. Pumpkins were sown on the 8th June and did well despite the very dry summer and only being watered in the first week. Heavy hay mulching seem to…