6. Good Organic Gardening - November-December 2016 AvxHome.in
6. Good Organic Gardening - November-December 2016 AvxHome.in
6. Good Organic Gardening - November-December 2016 AvxHome.in
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Ann & Steve Robertson | GARDENING FOLK<br />
The ma<strong>in</strong> reason<br />
for opt<strong>in</strong>g for raised<br />
beds was the resident<br />
bandicoots that<br />
regularly pilfered<br />
from the exist<strong>in</strong>g<br />
patch. Ann adds that<br />
raised beds are also<br />
k<strong>in</strong>der on the knees —<br />
you don’t have to bend<br />
to harvest or weed.<br />
Raised garden beds can be purchased or you may be able to<br />
source an old water tank and give it a new lease on life<br />
farm <strong>in</strong> Ayr when she was a child, and she<br />
<strong>in</strong>troduced that love of garden<strong>in</strong>g to Steve,<br />
who is <strong>in</strong>strumental <strong>in</strong> the build<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
plant<strong>in</strong>g for many of the garden projects.<br />
The vegie patch, however, is primarily<br />
Ann’s doma<strong>in</strong>. “I really enjoy my vegie<br />
garden and love f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g new seedl<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
that have popped up overnight. It’s very<br />
satisfy<strong>in</strong>g each day to pick fresh vegetables<br />
for our meals,” she says.<br />
Ann advocates a three-bay<br />
compost heap<br />
<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Garden<strong>in</strong>g</strong> | 29
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