Permaculture and universal energies are available to each and everyone of us. We can sow, plant and grow without the use of chemicals, pesticides etc. and use the universal energies the way our ancestors would have done.

Growing food can be done economically, it need not cost a fortune and can be done on a small or large scale from window boxes to acres, putting it within reach for everybody. So we can nourish our bodies with good healthy clean food.

Here at Gaudin Gardens we believe in the three R's – Recuperate - Re-use - Recycle. The gardens were inexpensive to set up just time and effort plus Mr O just happens to have a mini digger and a quartz crystal pendulum.


Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Poly Tunnel

We invested in a Poly tunnel at the beginning of the year, which stayed in the packaging until April as it was too wet and windy to put it up.  Its 6m x 3m so 18 square meters in total.
Mr O scraped off the ground with the excavator. We then put down some recuperated paper flour sacs and topped it off with 2 year old compost from one of the compost bins.
April 2018
I had grown tomatoes, aubergines melons cucumbers and lettuce from seed which were started off in the warmth of the lounge. I pricked them out and brought them on in the greenhouse. When the plants were big enough I planted them into the poly tunnel.  Everything was left to its own devices, including all the seeds that were lying dormant in the compost, which all started to come to life in the warmth and humidity of the poly tunnel.
June 2018

In June I found time to work in the tunnel pulling out all the weeds and unwanted plants that were springing up everywhere.

June 2018
That was much better, I could see what was what in the tunnel back in June.  The tomatoes, melons and cucumbers all had flowers on them and I was looking forward to a good harvest.

This is the Poly tunnel today
The weeds have taken over the paths so one of my many jobs is to put down straw to suppress them
Cucumbers July 2018
There is an abundance of cucumbers, everyone that visits takes a couple with them when they leave
Melons 2018
Water Melons 2018
A beautiful visitor came into the tunnel a couple of weekends ago.  The swallowtail butterfly stayed long enough for me to quickly go and get my camera and take a few pictures.
Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio machaon
He/She was about 8cm across and stunning.  Its the first time I've had the pleasure of seeing the Swallowtail butterfly - A feast for the eyes

 Mother earth never fails to amaze me, we just need to take time to look and listen to her

" Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better"  -  Albert Einstein

Until next time
Blessings
Vanessa




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