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NO DIG STRAW BALE RAISED BED CONSTRUCTION

The title is far more complicated than the construction!!
One of the quickest and most effective ways of creating a new productive vegetable bed is by combining the techniques of No-Dig growing and the use of Straw or Hay bales.This film explains how and why i find this such a great way to add growing beds quickly and get the bed productively producing fresh vegetables the shortest time.

Its so easy to build and within 40minuites i was planting Courgettes,Summer Squash and Winter Squash in this new No-Dig Raised bed

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NO DIG HOT BED—– APRIL UPDATE

This second film shows the amazing germination and growth that the hotbed generates after only a few weeks while growth in the normal beds at this time of year is nearly at a standstill, or at best just starting.

 

If you would more information on Hotbeds I have compiled a resource post which contains all my films on hotbeds,  just click the link below

Hotbed resource

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NO DIG BED – TOPPING UP IN SPRING

As the No-Dig bed will not have been cultivated by Double Digging during the winter we need to replenish the nutrients so in the Spring we can use our home made compost or well rotted manure or even spent mushroom compost.
No-Dig growing allows you to make the best use of your compost and it puts the roots of your plants into a great growing medium with out the winter rains having washed any of the available nutrients away allowing them the best possible access to all the available feed

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POTATOES – GROWING IN A BAG

 

 

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Resources – No Dig Beds

Here is a list of posts with information about No Dig Bed:

I constructed this 9″x3″ Bed and have filmed it throughout the seasons so that you can see how easy it is to provide fresh vegetables from a relatively small area. No Dig Beds are one of the least labour intensive ways of growing.

1.No-Dig Bed Construction

2.No-Dig Bed 16 days after Construction and Planting

3.Early Summer update on our No-Dig Bed

4. Autumn Update on our No-Dig Bed

5.No-Dig Bed Mid Winter update

You may also find the series on growing Perennial Vegetables interesting

A.No-Dig HotBed free heat for early Vegetables

   Constructing a Bed for Perennial Vegetables

 

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