The laborious path to my hammock: a superb broncier in the Sarthe

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But the hay did its job pretty well

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And the potatoes start to find their way

[Moindreffor]

And the potatoes start to find their way

mine have found their way after more than a month and some are still looking, well they are about to find patience

[Adrien (ex-nico239)]

And the potatoes start to find their way

Is it straw or hay?

[VetusLignum]

I think it will be difficult to make vegetables if you only go there once or twice a month. You will find it hard to be reactive if it fails, or to be there at the right time for the harvest.
This could however go for potatoes or Jerusalem artichokes.
But if I were you, I would rather go towards the production of fruits and berries.

It is not impossible that you are obliged to resort to tarpaulin to control the vegetation.

The fact that you have ferns and chestnuts can be a sign of the acidity of the ground.

[fl78960]

And the potatoes start to find their way

Is it straw or hay?

It's hay, big thick. While weeding this afternoon, I came across another plan of potato cheating by pushing on the edge.

[fl78960]

I think it will be difficult to make vegetables if you only go there once or twice a month. You will find it hard to be reactive if it fails, or to be there at the right time for the harvest.
This could however go for potatoes or Jerusalem artichokes.
But if I were you, I would rather go towards the production of fruits and berries.

It is not impossible that you are obliged to resort to tarpaulin to control the vegetation.

The fact that you have ferns and chestnuts can be a sign of the acidity of the ground.

Ah well, yes, that fern, there is!

In terms of reacting in the event of failure, I can pretty well master my credit card code it's a bonus vegetable garden, and a super bonus if it grows effortlessly.

We have some fruit trees, and I planted squash, tomatoes to decorate the evening salad if we sleep on the spot, but nothing serious.

[Adrien (ex-nico239)]

And the potatoes start to find their way

Is it straw or hay?

It's hay, big thick. While weeding this afternoon, I came across another plan of potato cheating by pushing on the edge.

Ah ok it seemed thick to be hay ....

[Moindreffor]

the big positive is that the thick layer of hay controls weeds well, so that opens up possibilities

for tomatoes, for example, favor cherries by offering them something to climb or varieties with determined growth that do not need to be staked

oars also where you can harvest at different stages

no really there is a way to try stuff

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During my previous visit to the field, I had transplanted rickety plants, without any hope.

Finally, after a month of abandonment and a weather not necessarily lenient, the cotilions of cucumber and tomatoes did not give anything, but I still found a zucchini ...

and brussels sprouts ...

Other than that, the earth is already (original) black and lumpy (couscous), I dig by hand, it's pretty awesome.

The less brilliant thing is that when I dig by hand, I fall too often on galleries (barely 5 cm from the surface), I found some mounds of earth, I suspect voles, we will see.

For spontaneous vegetation it is essentially (in order of importance)
cleavers (far far far ahead of all the others)
grasses (still huh!)
ferns (very fun to uproot and sleep ...)
brambles (young shoots are easily torn out, older feet require a little energy)
nettles (I lay them on the foot).



my old anemic mower did not manage to come to the end of such a volume of plants ... there is about 1000 m² outside the vegetable patch to clear I hesitate between a large mower or a brush cutter, but I think the mower will be useful in the longer term for the recurrent maintenance of the land. (reminder it is above all a leisure area with a good half in orchard "incidentally" a vegetable garden).


the cleavers who storm the shed

the boards after cleaning