Previously we had created some raised garden beds, to try and provide some small amount of produce for our own consumption. These worked to a degree, but were never willing producers. Although lack of production could be attributed to some lack of gardening expertise on our part.
Enter the Wicking Beds. Not comfortable to sleep on but they seem to be good producers so far…a quick ‘google’ will give you the idea, but basically a largish sealed vessel is part filled with gravel, after laying down a weeping hose along the bottom and up one side to allow water to be filled into it. On top of the gravel we placed geo-textile material, then on that filled in the good earth for growing. Fill the water every week or 2, and of course power-feed on a weekly basis. Come summer time we will need to look into a shade option over the beds.
