Friday 22 June 2007

What next?










I want to make use of the space created by digging out around the house. I picture raised beds (square ones!) and a fruit area or even a mixture of the two. The boundary is interesting as it borders a forest of pine with some wild chestnut and oak springing up in between. It has to be as self sustaining as possible as there is only one of me but as it will be outside the future kitchen it will be the main zone 1 area.




The area is blossoming as there has been so much rain. The locals tell me it is not good for wine or the potatoes as the potato growth has all been upwards and not into the tubers. Good job I
didn´t get around to planting potatoes this year!

1 comment:

Nick said...

Is it possible to plant some fruit trees there for the future? If I were you I'd grow whatever the locals grow to suit the conditions, especially as you don't want to use artificial chemicals. You know me, I'd have a big fish pond. I don't think carp tastes very nice and I'm far too squeamish to catch them though.

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