Tag Archives: mulch

Thinking about strategies

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Anni Kelsey

That is to say, thinking about what strategies the plants are using in the garden and how I can appropriately respond.  Yesterday I was tidying up the edge of the lawn working my way along the ‘long border’.  As I … Continue reading →

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Patience

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Anni Kelsey

Over the years I have discovered that gardening with perennials is about playing the long game, looking to the future and being patient.  You can’t have what you might want immediately, you may not be able to have it soon … Continue reading →

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Oca in a pot and in shade

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

Oca growing in a pot with some lathyrus tuberosus (earth nut pea) looked lovely during the summer and produced 401 g of tubers for a single plant.  What’s more they were packed into the pot like sardines and were all a good … Continue reading →

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Beans in the apples

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

It’s another beautiful autumn afternoon with mellow sunlight filtering though the remaining leaves and casting long shadows on the lawn.  This year has been fun and productive in the garden and I want to use what I have learned to … Continue reading →

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Messy gardens

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

The other day my neighbour was trying to ask in as polite a way as possible why my garden (and those of other organic and permaculture gardeners) is on the messy side.  Knowing how much I love the garden he … Continue reading →

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Mulch, mulch and more mulch

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

Yesterday I was pruning shrubs.  I was doing this on the day in July six years ago when I first discovered forest gardening.  That day the mountain of shrubby debris created led me to ponder what it would be like if all the vegetation … Continue reading →

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Fluffy soil

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

I may have mentioned before, but I am relaxed about allowing dandelions in the garden.  Lots of reasons – they accumulate minerals and leaves can be pulled off and used as a mulch, birds such as bullfinches love the seed heads and … Continue reading →

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Fertility

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

Spring progresses with a green tide surging through the garden.  Every year I am amazed at how fast the dark emptiness of the winter months is engulfed by exuberant growth through April and May. Building fertility is intrinsic to forest gardening.  I use … Continue reading →

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