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-===== Mandala Garden Plan 2020 ===== +===== Square foot garden Plan 2020 =====
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-The area is about 600m² +
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-^ Bed no.  ^ Contains:                                                                                       ^ History                 ^ Bed status              ^ Plan                                  ^ Urine Fertilizer  ^ +
-| 1        | Green Manure                                                                                    | Feb'19                  | Ready for planting      | Apply compost                         |                   | +
-| 2        | Mangold                                                                                         | Jul '19                 | Ready for planting      | Apply compost                         |                   | +
-| 3        | Marigold, snapdragon,garlic,bell flowers                                                        | 2018                    | Full                    | reassess in Spring                    |                   | +
-| 4        | Mangold                                                                                         | 2018, Apr'19, May'19    | Ready for planting      |                                       |                   | +
-| 5        | Green Manure, Onions                                                                            | Feb'19                  | Ready for planting      | Apply compost                         |                   | +
-| 6        |                                                                                                 |                         | ready for planting      | Plant group 5 sunny,dan sombra Telmo  |                   | +
-| 7        | Mangold                                                                                         | Apr'19                  | ready for planting      | Plant group 3 sunny Telmo             |                   | +
-| 8        | Strawberries, Borage, Onions                                                                    | 2017, 2018, Apr'19      | Full                    | Weeding                               |                   | +
-| 9        |                                                                                                 |                         | ready for planting      | Group 12, shadow, Telmo               |                   | +
-| 10       | Carrots, Peas                                                                                   | 2018, Apr'19            | ready for planting      | onions, lettuce, kress                |                   | +
-| 11       | Strawberries, Onions                                                                            | 2017, Apr'19            | Full                    |                                       |                   | +
-| 12       | Strawberries, Onions                                                                            | 2017, Apr'19            | Full                    |                                       |                   | +
-| 13       |                                                                                                 |                         | ready for planting      | Kale, Bok Choy                        |                   | +
-| 14       | Strawberries, Onions                                                                            | 2017, Apr'19            |                         | Onions                                |                   | +
-| 15       | Spinach, Brussel sprouts, chard                                                                 | Apr'19                  | ready for planting      | Marjoram                              |                   | +
-| 16       | Mangold, Cauliflower                                                                            | 2018, Apr'19            | ready for planting      | Broccoli, carrots, cabbage, borage    |                   | +
-| 17       | Garlic (SS), Carrots, Mangold, Peas, Radish                                                     | 2018, Apr'19            | ready for planting      | lettuce                               |                   | +
-| 18       | Garlic (SS), Brussel sprouts, Mangold                                                           | 2018                    |                         | Peas, carrots, kohlrabi               |                   | +
-| 19       | [[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guter_Heinrich|Guter Heinrich]]                                 | Feb'19                  | Marked                  | Radish, carrots, cabbage, borage      |                   | +
-| 20       | Brussel sprouts, radish, celery                                                                 | 2018, Apr'19            | ready for planting      |                                       |                   | +
-| 21       | Radish, Lettuce, Wild rucola, Thyme, Bushbeans, Purple beans, Blackroot, brussel sprouts, corn  | Apr'19, May '19         | ready for planting      | Kohlrabi, fast carrots,               |                   | +
-| 22       | Brussel sprouts, French beans, peas                                                             | Apr'19, May '19         | ready for planting      | garlic                                |                   | +
-| 23       | Cucumber, Zukkini, Radish, Mangold, Edible weed                                                 | Feb'19, Apr'19, Jul'19  | Full                    | carrots, cabbage, borage              |                   | +
-| 24       | French beans                                                                                    | Apr'19                  | ready for planting      | Kale, pumpkin                         |                   | +
-| 25       | Brussel sprouts, chard                                                                          | Apr'19                  | Ready for planting      | Spinach, chilli                       |                   | +
-| 26       | Kale, Kohlrabi, radish, winterkresse, peas                                                      | 2018, Apr'19            | Ready for planting      |                                       |                   | +
-| 27       |                                                                                                 |                         | Not planting this year  |                                       |                   | +
-| 28       |                                                                                                 |                         |                         | Peas, kohlrabi, radish                |                   | +
-| 29       | Kale, Kohlrabi, peas                                                                            | 2018, May'19            | Ready for planting      | Radish,                               |                   | +
-| 30       | Flowers, Melissa, Borage                                                                        | 2018                    | Full                    |                                       |                   | +
-| 31       | Rhubarb                                                                                         | Self seeding            | Full                    |                                       |                   | +
-| 32       | Wild mushrooms & flowers                                                                        | 2018                    | Full                    |                                       |                   | +
-| 33       | Square Foot Gardening experiment                     |                   | Full                    |                                       |                   | +
-| 34       | Sunflower, Strawberry, Mangold, Non edible flower                                               | 2018, Apr'19, Jul'19    | Full                    |                                       |                   | +
-| 35       | Celery                                                                                          | Apr'19                  | Ready for planting      | Cabbage                               |                   | +
-| 36       | Carrots, garlic, mangold, Peas                                                                  | 2018, May '19           |                         | lettuce, radish                       |                   | +
-| 37       | Broad beans, Runner beans, Peas, Purple beans                                                   | April 2019              | Ready for planting      | Beans                                 |                   | +
-| 38       |                                                                                                 |                         | Ready for planting      | Pumpkin                               |                   | +
-| 39       | Cucumber                                                                                        |                         | Ready for planting      | basil                                 |                   | +
-| 41       | Beans, cucumber, flowers                                                                        |                         | Ready for planting      |                                       |                   | +
-| 42       | Potatoes, corn                                                                                  | 2018, May'19            | Ready for planting      | Sunflowers, Beans                     |                   | +
-| 43       | Jerusalem artichokes, Potatoes                                                                  | 2018                    | Full                    | Exp                                   |                   | +
-| 44       | Zukkini (3 kinds), Green Manure                                                                 | Feb'19, Jul'19          | Full                    |                                       |                   | +
-| 45       | [[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guter_Heinrich|Guter Heinrich]]                                 | Feb'19                  | Marked                  | Radish, cabbage, cucumber, basil      |                   | +
-| 46       | Cucumber                                                                                        |                         | Ready for planting      | Spinach, Climbing beans               |                   | +
-|          |                                                                                                 |                         |                         |                                       |                   | +
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 ==== Square Foot Gardening - Bed 33 ==== ==== Square Foot Gardening - Bed 33 ====
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-After being inspired by Mel Bartholomew’s ‘Square foot Garden’s’, we’ve started planning for our own. This method is extremely accessible for anyone to try and is perfect for urban spaces, rural projects and it doesn't matter if you’ve been gardening all your life or if your complete new. This is a space conserving, intensive and low maintenance way to grow your vegetables. +After being inspired by Mel Bartholomew’s ‘Square foot Garden’s’, we’ve started planning for our own. This method is extremely accessible for anyone to try and just as easy to implement. It's a project that is perfect for both urban and rural spaces because of it's space conservation and it's intensive gardening / low maintenance nature.
  
-We will be sharing our process, progress, findings and sources here as we go so can have a go too.+We will be sharing our process, progress, findings and sources //here// as we go so you can have a go too.
  
-Why use a square foot garden? In the time where space is becoming limited, and our human footprint is becoming ever larger, the importance of conserving both space and material is vital. We wanted to use a method that:+Why use a square foot garden? In the time where space is becoming limited, and our human footprint is becoming ever larger, the importance of conserving both space and material, but still producing high quality food in an environmentally stable way, is vital. We wanted to use a method that:
  
-1) required only a small space +1) required only a small space. 
-2) would have a good yield+2) would have a good, reliable yield of perennial plants.
 3) be low cost/low maintenance/Low impact on the environment. 3) be low cost/low maintenance/Low impact on the environment.
 +
  
 === Survey === === Survey ===
  
-Deciding where to put our Square foot garden was a matter of finding a flat patch of earth with good sun and where the wind wouldn't be so strong. Luckily the north west and eastern quarter beyond the garden are tree heavy, providing a little cover from high winds+Deciding where to put our Square foot garden was a matter of finding a flat patch of earth with good sun and where the wind wouldn't be so strong. Luckily the north west and eastern quarter beyond the garden is tree heavy, providing a little cover from high winds. Unfortunately this also means that the early morning sun rises behind the tree line, throwing partial shade until mid morning. To optimize the sunlight, and to make sure all the plants are getting their fair share, we planned to put the taller plants such as Turkish rocket, campions, onions and orpine on the North/West side of our square to avoid shading the smaller ones, which are on the South/East side, facing the sun for the majority of the day.
  
-This unfortunately means that the early morning sun rises behind the tree line, throwing partial shade until mid morning. To optimize the sunlight, and to make sure all the plants are getting their fair share, we planned to put the taller plants such as Turkish rocket, campions, onions and orpine on the North/West side of our square to avoid shading the smaller ones, which are on the South/East side, facing the sun for the majority of the day.+We chose a rectangular patch of free ground for the 3x10 garden but whilst measuring we noticed that the ground is on a slight incline. This will mean that, when it comes to building the frame, we will have to take this into account so we can avoid an uneven spread of nutrients, water and drainage 
  
-Square Foot Gardens can real be any dimension you want so find a space and design one that fits in with the garden. We chose a 3x10 Design, long and thin, with room for a trellis system on the North end for climbers. These can be grown outside the box, to make more room for other veg, or inside the box if your space is very tight.+i.e - building one side of our garden slightly higher than the other 
 +    - Raising the base of the frame on the south side. 
 + 
 +The easiest alternative would be to create a raised bed that has no contact with the floor but we since we want the mix of wild weeds and plants as well as to leave behind a healthy mound of soil that is already integrated with the local fauna, this is not an option.
  
 == Client interview == == Client interview ==
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     * an example of companion planting     * an example of companion planting
     * an example of no dig technique     * an example of no dig technique
-    * ... +    * Food production 
-  * Food production+  
   * Accessibility   * Accessibility
-    * easier for people with mobility problems+    * easier for people with mobility issues
     * children are able to have their own little patch to take care of     * children are able to have their own little patch to take care of
-    * ...+    * even those in urban areas can sustain a small garden with this method
  
  
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 === Design === === Design ===
  
-After several sketches and reworking, we decided on our planting layout.+Square Foot Gardens can be any dimension you want so find a space and design one that fits in with the garden. We chose a 3x10 Design, long and thin, with room for a trellis system on the North end for climbers. These can be grown outside the box, to make more room for other veg, or inside the box if your space is very tight.  
 + 
 +Now you can consider what vegetables will be going into your garden. There a few things to factor in before hand however, including: 
 +- Hardiness Zone 
 +  All plants and fungi have a HZ Rating which must be taken into account when choosing what you will be growing. First you will need to find out where you are (where your garden is) on the HZ map and from there you can match plants with the same HZ rating. You can find your HZ here ----> [[https://www.gardenia.net/guides/climate-zones]] 
 +- Soil Quality 
 +  Different plants will require different quality soils. Some are more tolerant of varying soil types while others may have very specific needs. Do some research before hand 
 +- Light Quality 
 +  Again, some plants may be very tolerant when it comes to a lack of sunlight and others may not. This might not determine //what// you plant plant but it may determine //where// certain plants end up living in your final plans. 
 +- Planting in family orientated groups  
 One of the first things we considered was the idea and risk of planting in groups. The plan below is of a garden containing vegetables exclusively from the nightshade family. The problem with planting vegetables from the same family in such close proximity is that those families will be more likely to catch and spread the same diseases and parasites. Because they’re so close together, these diseases or parasites can easily damage the entire harvest.  One of the first things we considered was the idea and risk of planting in groups. The plan below is of a garden containing vegetables exclusively from the nightshade family. The problem with planting vegetables from the same family in such close proximity is that those families will be more likely to catch and spread the same diseases and parasites. Because they’re so close together, these diseases or parasites can easily damage the entire harvest. 
  
-**put your table here**+{{ :kuckucksmuehle:documentation:garden:screenshot_-_nightshadeplan.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
  
-Wanting to avoid this, we have chosen to distance vegetables from the same family from one another.+Wanting to avoid this, we have chosen to distance vegetables from the same family from one another in our first draft plan. 
 +(Example below)
  
-**put your table here**+{{ :kuckucksmuehle:documentation:garden:screenshot_-_sq_ft_garden_plan.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
  
 Although this may seem overly cautious and some might say it’s unnecessary, when trying to conserve materials, seeds and of course the harvest this method of grouping will considerably lower the chances of loosing your crop. It will also, hopefully, reduce maintenance if one of the plants does become infected as you will only have to deal with one square rather than several. Although this may seem overly cautious and some might say it’s unnecessary, when trying to conserve materials, seeds and of course the harvest this method of grouping will considerably lower the chances of loosing your crop. It will also, hopefully, reduce maintenance if one of the plants does become infected as you will only have to deal with one square rather than several.
  
 === Implementation: === === Implementation: ===
 +
 +Our next step is too add up the cost of all our materials. This will include
 +
 +* Wood
 +* Seeds
 +* Compost - use as many different types as you have access to
 +* Vermiculite 
 +* Peat moss
 +
 +
  
  
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