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Growing organic vegetables on a disused back yard area
This was the sight that greeted me some time ago when I was asked to create a vegetable growing area, for Rotters Community Composting, where upon completion I was to teach disadvantaged and unemployed people from Liverpool. Working hands on with my team and students….you can see the results.
I think there is going to be a little work to be done here!!
This area eventually became a wildflower strip for pollinating bees and insects.
One of two polytunnels set up, now to start with the inside..the growing seasons will soon be here…..
Now we need to make the raised bed growing areas…students helped with theses tasks..
The beds were mainly filled with compost made from waste food and garden waste collected by Rotters and made on their composting site a few miles away, mixed together with my essential additions needed to produce healthy organic fruit and vegetables.
Raised beds on one side with more to be made for the other side, where we grew various fruits.
The whole task was taken on with the help of myself, my colleagues and the students whom were later to be taught by us. It was a great success and thanks to Rotters for the opportunity to help set this scheme up.
If you need help, advice to set up a similar scheme please contact me
email: nurturing-nature@virginmedia.com Phone 01925 452819
I see a productive crop of snapdragons – have the veg all been cropped before you got a picture?
HA! Anthony, the students wanted to grow flowers as well! The veg were harvested before the photos!
Hi there..
I’m a keen veg grower.. I only got into it last year.. I live in a terraced house and theres not much room to grow my own as it’s a shared house..
I’m wondering if you know of any organisations what I can join and grow veg in the Liverpool area?
Any feedback would be much appreciated
thanks
Hi, I lived in a terraced house in Liverpool with no garden too! I suggest you contact Mark at http://www.verticalveg.org.uk who really does cram a lot into his garden, making use of space I never knew existed!! Then you have Liverpool Organic Gardeners and also the National Vegetable Society which you may find useful.HTH cheers George
Hi
You could also try the Landshare website, http://www.landshare.net; also check the Liverpool and local borough’s websites for allotments.
Yes, Nice one Anthony! Cheers George
This kind of house is really helpful to build indoor vegetable garden with little care. The idea is great and the plants can be grown easily in beds.
Well It worked very well! Cheers George
It is very good option to use unwanted backyard area to grow various vegetable plants. I really like your concept.
Thank you Jacob. There was also as trip of wildflower running along the fence in some spare spoil soil with rubble etc., it looked stunning. Wait till you see what we did at a Fire station on a large concrete area!!!!Coming soon!