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No Dig New Area in Early Spring With First Plantings

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New no dig area in early spring, with first plantings. Much has happened since February, despite an unusually cold spring here, and new growth being slow. That does at least give us time to put more things in place, before summer.

00:00 Welcome back
00:26 The herb garden, a bit of rabbit damage, growth affected by the weather
01:55 Brambles taken out and apple trees planted
02:27 Beds in the new area
05:25 Checking compost is free of pyralid weedkiller
06:37 Plantings so far
08:18 Looking at the wood chip and green waste piles
10:08 The rest of the new area
12:11 A new trial bed made with different composts

Filmed 24th April 2021 by Edward Dowding, my son:
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