The second half tonne of water is in place!
On Saturday, Geoff Tanner met me at the garden with a bike trailer load of wood, a rough tote, some strawberries and chocolate. It was raining but we started to work in the strawbale shed by opening the shutters. By the time we [...]
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the rain barrels: part two
Posted in posts, tagged compost tea, interconnections, rain barrels, sourcing materials, water on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
rainbarrels, part 1: a half-tonne of water
Posted in 1, tagged consultations, donations, interconnections, rain barrels, sourcing materials, workshops on July 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
On Saturday we created a water collection system that will hold a half -tonne of rainwater. (All we need now is the rain.)
So I knew that a garden needs water, and a good rain collection system would be a much loved resource in future. I got a hold of some perfect barrels [...]
updates
Posted in 1, tagged interconnections, soil tests, donations, water, urban agriculture, rain barrels, sourcing materials, Dalhousie University, mulching, soil contamination on July 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the beds are planted, the fence is up, some paths are mulched, the bulletin boards are up, our rainbarrels have arrived, and the university is engaged.
The garden has seen some lovely help in the last week, and is looking well loved for the efforts. Thanks to the transplant donations from Ted Hutton [...]
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