I hope all are coping with the heat. We harvested a pile of potatoes, a nice haul for a pile of clippings and moved the pot plants into a shady protected spot. Off to get Apple crates tomorrow for a few raised beds. :relaxed:
Aussie, I love wicking beds so much I have converted half the veg garden beds. Still need topping up every week, but they last at least a fortnight, even with 35+ degrees and dry wind blowing. Great for above ground crops.
We went to the local apple orchards, they cost between $10-$50 depending on condition. ADU do you recommend lining them with plastic? I’m wondering how I’m going fill them with soil and compost, they’re huge!
Roast them peel them ,dad freezes them in bags so he can have them in sandwiches all year,you can jar them make a romesco sauce,I like them grilled peeled a bit of olive oil salt vinegar and micro planned garlic served with grilled chicken Mediterranean style…They go well stuffed too, or pickled ,dad even stuffs pickled ones which is really nice
ADU, I’ve looked at your thread and your wicking beds look marvellous. So I assume plastic lining the apple boxes is way to go, Ag pipe, gravel, shade cloth, vic ash saw dust then the compost/soil will work. On our previous property we had wicking beds and they were very successful, staying moist even after 3 days of 40 deg.
Thanks for the saw dust info, I had hoped alpaca poo might have balanced it, but I’ll go easy on it. And add an air lock, like your milk crates… I’ll check recycling place. Thank you :smiley:
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