[chairmanphil]

Very interesting -  Thanks 

i'm going round all the farmers and asking if we can take all the rotting willow out of the streams for them to build the back hugel bank! the older the wood the quicker the kultur develops

[chairmanphil]

getting a tonne of top soil tomorrow, if the rain stays off the first 2 beds will be finished saturday.

[deepinthewoods]

i think this is a really interesting method. but have trouble with the nitrogen robbery to start with, how long do you think those logs will take to rot down, i reckon 3 years minimum.

[chairmanphil]

i think this is a really interesting method. but have trouble with the nitrogen robbery to start with, how long do you think those logs will take to rot down, i reckon 3 years minimum.

the wood i am using on these first ones are deciduous Lime which if left damp for anytime just rot away very quickly and the apple wood i have put in is 5 years dead so i am hoping with some queensland blue pumpkins this summer/autumn will knock the lime about a bit! i am getting loads of wood sorted now from the hedgerows and field sides which is nearly all willow. i am going to build this stage over the summer and seal in september and see what we have next year. the main reason i started this is i have about 10 tonne of lime and lime wood chips on my neighbors field which he wants me to move so i thought i would try this and it has just gathered pace from there. i own the land and am there for the foreseeable future so even if it does take time i am ok with that. i started working on the plot in 2008 and have cut down 59 trees which has transformed the site. they were mainly llaylandii or however you spell it. no good for the kultur, but the limes and beech i think will go well and are already well seasoned and a little rotten in places.   

this is what the same site looked like 4 years ago



and 2 days ago



the green house is the point of reference as in the first shot you cannot see the shed!   

[deepinthewoods]

my land is similar, im on the edge of 100acres of woodland, ive cleared loads so far and have a lovely old lime at the end of the plot, i knew it didnt burn but i didnt know it rotted so quick, ta for that.  i do think the more nitrogen supplied the better, loads of chicken manure or something to get it going. the squash should love it

[chairmanphil]

my land is similar, im on the edge of 100acres of woodland, ive cleared loads so far and have a lovely old lime at the end of the plot, i knew it didnt burn but i didnt know it rotted so quick, ta for that.  i do think the more nitrogen supplied the better, loads of chicken manure or something to get it going. the squash should love it

where are ya?

[deepinthewoods]

its on my profile or the member map above i think?

[chairmanphil]

its on my profile or the member map above i think?

roughly?

[deepinthewoods]

near truro cornwall.

[chairmanphil]

near truro cornwall.

i know people in Kelly Brae near Callington, not just down the road eh?

[deepinthewoods]

hes not called pete is he

[chairmanphil]

hes not called pete is he

nah, he is a Frank or a Dorri 

[deepinthewoods]

nah dont know him

[chairmanphil]

get the top soil today, but not going to close the beds without some fresh grass clippings over the top. also it looks like it is going to be wet over the weekend and Oxfordshire clay is not to be under estimated! keep ya all posted! 

[chairmanphil]

soil dumped and very nice it is too! will take some pics tomorrow it was getting a little dark this evening.