The Gardens @Kuckucksmuehle 2019

Before we go into detail of what we plant in the garden we must not ignore the multitude of edible plants which grow unassisted and without need of maintenance from us. You can read about these in detail here.

Donations for seeds

We ask all our friends, visitors and supporters from near and far to help us buy organic seeds for our garden.

Donate to our seed pool by paypal or in person when you come for a visit. You can also pledge an amount and donate the money on your next visit, send us an email with your pledge amount to kuckucksmuehle@ecohackerfarm.org

From the sale of seedlings from last year we have €25 reserved for organic seeds.

Seed stocklist

In order to plan well we first have to know what seeds we have, this will help people who want to support us to know which seeds we need to source for the next planting season. We would like to make better use of the seeds we have and also the seeds we get through donations or seedexchanges.

Seed stock list for planning this season

Vegetables

On pp	Name	Quantity (g)	expiry	sow	needs	harvest	open to #seedexchange
Y	Beans	70	.	Mid Apr	.	Jun- Aug	Y
Y	Cauliflower	1		May-Sep		Nov	N
Y	Climb Beans	200		May - Jul		Aug - Oct	Y
N	Black Root	5	.	Apr	.	Oct	N
Y	Brussel spr	10		Apr-May		Oct - Dec	N
N	Buckwheat	5	.	Jun Sept	.	Aug- Nov	N
Y	Bushbeans	50		Mid Apr		Jun- Aug	N
Y	Cabbage	3	.	May - Jul	.	Oct	Y
Y	Fast Carrot	10	.	May	.	30days	N
Y	Carrots	8		May		Aug - Sept	N
N	Celery Root	1	.	Apr-Jul	.	Sept- Nov	N
Y	Chard	15		Apr -Aug		Jul - Oct	Y
Y	Corn Bantam	5		Apr - May		Sep - Oct	N
Y	Cucumber	36	01/21	Apr-May		Jul-Aug	Y
Y	Garlic	1		Sept		Apr	N
N	Kale	10	1/2021	Mar	.	Apr	N
N	Kohlrabi	3	1/2021	Mar-Jun		Jul - Oct	N
N	L R lettuce	4	.	Mar-Jun .	.	May	Y
N	Melon	14	.	Mar Apr.	.	Oct - Nov	Y
Y	Onion	12		Mar-May		Aug	Y
Y	Parsnips	16	9/2014	Mar		Sept-Oct	Y
y	Peas	280		Apr- May		Jun to Aug	Y
N	Bell Peppers	15		Feb-Mar		Aug - Oct	Y
Y	Hokaido pk	5		May		Sep	N
Y	Pumpkin .	200		May .	.	Sept .	Y
Y	Radish	35	.	Apr-May	.	Jun - Jul	Y
Y	Shallots	3	12/2014	Mar -		Apr	N
Y	Spaghetti pk	2		May		Sep	N
Y	Spinach	55		Sep-May		Feb	Y
Y	Sugarpeas	380		Apr-May		Jun to Aug	Y
Y	Sweetcorn	15		Apr - May		Sep - Oct	N
N	Tomato	1	12/2011	Mar-Apr	.	Aug	N
N	Cherry Tom	1		Mar		Dec	N
Y	White Radish	5	12/2014	Jun		Sept	N
Y	Winter onion	10		Mar-May		Aug	N
Y	Zucchini	122	06/2016	Apr		From Jul	Y

Herbs, Flowers & Fruit

On pp	Name	Quantity	expiry	sow	needs	harvest	open to #seedexchange	Notes
Y	Apple .	10		June .	.	.	Y	Usually grown from clippings
Y	Basil	1	01/2019	Feb	GH	June	N
N	Bellflower	6	12/2011	Mar-Jun	.	Jun-Sep	N
Y	Chamomile	5		Mar-May			N
Y	Chives			Apr		Jun	N
Y	Coriander	2		May		Oct	N
Y	Dill	9	01/2018	Jun		Dec	Y
N	Echinacea	3		May	sun	Sep	Y
N	Engelstrompeten	1		Feb	GH 20deg		Y
N	AssortFlower	110		Mar - Jun		Aug	Y
N	Lemon Balm	3		Apr		Aug	N
N	Lovage	4		Mar	.	Oct	Y
n	Marigolds/Targetes	4		May - Jul		Sep	Y
Y	Marjoram	1	09/2015	Mar - Apr		All year	N
N	Milk Thistle	1		Mid Apr		Aug	N
Y	Parsley	5		Mar - Jun		Jul	N
N	Physalis	12		Mar		Aug - Oct	Y
N	Plum .	35		June .			Y	Usually grown from clippings
N	Rosehip	1		Spring - after frost		Sept	Y	Usually grown from clippings not seeds
Y	Roses Red	1		Feb	GH	April	N
Y	Roses Blue	1		Feb	GH	April	N
N	Snapdragon	1		Apr		Sept	N
N	Tansy	150		Mar-May			Y	Toxic to Chickens
Y	Thyme	3	01/2019 .	Apr- Aug		All year	N
N	Green manure mix	100		Spring			Y

Seeds to be planted indoors / greenhouse

Date planted	Name of plant	Quantity
17/01/2019	Chili	0.5 tray
17/01/2019	Bellpeppers	0.5 tray
18/01/2019	Spinach	1.5 tray
18/01/2019	Artichoke	0.5 tray

Planting Schedule

You can follow our planting schedule below:

Companion planting combinations

Using powerplant we found out the best companion planting combinations for this year:

Combinations	Location for planting

You can view a plan of the mandala garden here - The area is about 600m²

Bed no.	Plant	History	Bed status	Plan
1	Green Manure
2	Green Manure
3	Garlic, Dill, Bell Flowers, Kapuzinerkresse, Marigold, Snapdragon	2018
4	Garlic, Basil, Chamomile	2018
5	Green Manure
6
7	Basil
8	Strawberries, Borage	2017, 2018	Full
9	Thyme
10	Carrots	2018
11	Strawberries	2017	Full
12	Strawberries, mint	2017, 2018	Full
13
14	Strawberries	2017	Full
15
16
17	Garlic (SS),	2018
18	Garlic (SS), Brussel sprouts	2018
19	Brussel sprouts	2018
20	Brussel sprouts	2018
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30	Flowers, Melissa, Borage	2018	Full
31	Rhubarb	Self seeding	Full
32	Wild mushrooms & flowers	2018	Full
33	Green Manure
34	Non-edible flowers, Marigolds	2018	1st 1.5m
35
36	Carrots	2018
37
38
39
40
41
42
43	Jerusalem artichokes	2018	Full	Exp
44	Green Manure
45
46	Roses, red and blue
47	Assorted flowers

Plant	History / Plan
Mint	Self seeding year to year
Lovage	Self seeding year to year
Chives	Self seeding year to year
Thyme	Self seeding year to year
Shallots	Self seeding year to year
Rose bush	Self seeding year to year
Wild grapevine	Self seeding year to year
Coriander
Dill

The area needs to be fenced before further planting is done.

Wall strip

Plant	History / Plan
Marjoram

The area needs a wall rebuilt and fencing before planting can commence.

Square bed

Plant	Location	History / Plan
Garlic	1st row on the left and at the back	2017
Marigolds	1st row at the front	2018
Lovage
Physalis
Parsley
Lemon Balm
Milk Thistle
Chives
Echinacea

Near shower area

Plant	Location	History / Plan
	near cherry tree
	near trailer
	tomato shelter

Harvest Data Logging

The article would be incomplete if we didn't log how much harvest we make during our productive months. Below you can see the graph with a summary of this information.

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The Gardens @Kuckucksmuehle 2019

Edible weeds & Forage

2019