In January… January has been interesting. Colder than a well digger’s arse, then warm as custard, then cold again...and on it goes. But the light is coming: each day the morning rise from the horizontal feels less like being hauled out of a well. This is good news as I need those extra minutes for making new beds in the garden. Card down over the grass, raking endless barrows of topsoil over that, and in time the combination seeing off the grass beneath to create a deep rich topsoil. Plants will go in soon, seeds sown between. I’ll be posting a good deal about this: taking the principles of forest gardening, of everything we did at Otter Farm, and developing a perennial-rich, edible ornamental garden that’s rich in pollinators, grows most of its own nutrients and provides food and flavours year-round. I hope you’ll enjoy watching it evolve. It’s not a large garden by any means, it’s on a mad slope, and I’m not convinced the soil is ideal: hopefully that’ll help anyone with some of those limitations. It’s all doable. More soon.
Exciting about the garden! If you need any advice, just let me know....! ;-) Oh, and I love the podcast logo. Bit awkward though (....and I can't believe someone didn't tell you), but the 't' seems to have been knocked over...
Thanks Mark for being part of our podcast, and I am going to bringing a pile of 2p pieces with me the next time we meet.
Really looking forward to hearing your conversation with Adam Frost - I'm imagining that there'll be some gems in there!
Exciting about the garden! If you need any advice, just let me know....! ;-) Oh, and I love the podcast logo. Bit awkward though (....and I can't believe someone didn't tell you), but the 't' seems to have been knocked over...
Blimey that’s hitting the ground running. Really looking forward to the podcast.
Loads of great info thank you. And congrats again on your Professorship - you are way too modest about it!!
It was a delight to chat Mark! Looking forward to seeing your new beds develop x