Blogspot - Interia Dezain

It's been a great first week on the polyculture study, we're very happy to welcome Alex, Angela, Malcolm and Victoria to the project. We started the week taking the soil samples in the new trial garden Ataraxia. The soil analysis is used to assess the Advance Planting Preparation Trial. The Soil tests we use are from Northern Rivers , an excellent tool for assessing soils   Advance planting preparation is basically the addition of organic matter into the planting zone 6 - 12 months before planting to improve soil conditions for the incoming plants. This can be in the form of mulches that suppress existing growth and decompose in situ or in the form of green manures that replace the existing growth and improve the soil. The aim of the trial is to discover methods that are inexpensive, time efficient, least disruptive to the existing wildlife and that provide the optimal conditions for the incoming plants. The perennial polyculture trial beds -  6 beds - 1.5m wide and 25m ...

June/July 2017 results By Christopher Kirby-Lambert – 03/04/2018 For May 2017 Results see here A sample of invertebrates from the gardens 1. Survey Timing and Conditions Field survey was carried out on the 29th of June (Perennial polyculture trial garden) and the 2nd of July (Market Garden). Both plots were surveyed in the morning between approximately 09.00 and 11.00. Conditions were warm, sunny and calm on the 29th of June and warm sunny and breezy on the 2nd of July. 2. Survey Plots 2.1. Market Garden The Market Garden is a well-established and relatively complex plot supporting a range of habitats. Roughly 2/3 of the plot area is given over to agriculture. Half of this is polyculture beds used to grow a variety of vegetable crops. The other half is a forest garden. The market garden has been divided into three sub-plots for the purposes of sampling: Sub-plot 1 - Forest Garden: Young planted fruit trees over a mix of native grass and herb species similar to that found in the Perma...

May 2017 results By Christopher Kirby-Lambert – 27/02/2018 You can find photos from Chris's May Survey  here .  A sample of invertebrates from the gardens- Photos by  Chris Kirby-Lambert    1. Survey Timing and Conditions Field survey was carried out on the 2nd (Market Garden) and 3rd (Perennial polyculture trial garden) of May 2017. Both plots were surveyed in the morning between approximately 09.00 and 11.00. Conditions during both surveys were warm, sunny and calm. 2. Survey Plots 2.1. Market Garden The Market Garden is a well-established and relatively complex plot supporting a range of habitats. Roughly 2/3 of the plot area is given over to agriculture. Half of this is polyculture beds used to grow a variety of vegetable crops. The other half is a forest garden. The market garden has been divided into three sub-plots for the purposes of sampling: Sub-plot 1 - Forest Garden: Young planted fruit trees over a mix of native grass and herb species similar to ...