Polyculture Project - Market Garden Study - Update 7
It's the heart of summer here in Shipka and production in the gardens is really getting going. The polyculture study team have done a fantastic job preparing the garden, planting out the crops, tending to the seedlings and keeping records. We've really enjoyed having Kata Prodanov and Alexandre Duclouet on the team. Thanks guys, goodbye, good luck and come back soon :) The Market Garden Polycultures I'm pleasantly surprised at how well the new polycultures Epictetus and Ares are performing so far, but pondering the worth of scaling up Zeno, a polyculture that thrives in the smaller beds and shelter of the home garden but is struggling in the market garden. For more on this polyculture see here (For a list of crops in our polycultures see below) Produce from Epictetus In terms of individual crops there have been some pleasant surprises in the garden this year as well as some disappointments. My favourite plant so far this season has to be the Dwarf Bean cultivar 'Roquef...