One Green Acre » hoe http://onegreenacre.com Our 1 Acre - One Veggie Patch at a Time Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:14:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Well the Weeds have Taken Control http://onegreenacre.com/2008/01/12/well-the-weeds-have-taken-control/ http://onegreenacre.com/2008/01/12/well-the-weeds-have-taken-control/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:40:25 +0000 AndrewD http://onegreenacre.com/2008/01/12/well-the-weeds-have-taken-control/ Well with all the rain, the crab grass and patersons curse are raging. Anyway I’ll deal with that over time. So on the 3rd Jan I ordered some sleepers and soil from the local landscaping shop Robinson’s in Yass. So they rocked up the day I called them and delivered everything.

So grabbing my trusty hoe I cleared a 3×3 metre patch. Layed some cardboard on the ground followed by sleepers and sugar cane mulch. Now to move the sleepers, of course they were no where near where I needed them. After trying to carry them (lasted about 50cm) I pulled an old dog chain out of the car and dragged them to where they were required. I stacked the sleepers two one top of each other. Then I used my wheelbarrow (Christmas present – thanx Santa) to place soil in the newly formed vege patch. And to finish it off a few bags of pea straw and blood and bone.

Here is where I cleared away the Patterson’s Curse

1st vege patch

And here it is with soil and mulch

1st vege patch


On the 6th Jan 08 I planted in my 2.4×2.4 metre patch. The seeds were nothing unusual just Mr Fothergill’s
Sweet Corn 12
Zucchini 4
Lettuce 6
Lettuce 6
Spring Onions 3 rows

Also in some containers I planted

Parsely
Broccoli 4
Cauliflower 4

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