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@graftandspur Yes, ryegrass will over winter here. So far mustard has been the next hardiest. I was hoping the oats would over winter with the rye but they haven’t.
I grow a diverse cover crop mix from Sept and let their biomass cover the ground and feed the soil biology.
As it’s too warm for Jan some clover and phacelia may start to come through now. The only plants I have growing at the moment are the perennials, teasel, ryegrass and the bulbs. #Zone9a #Allotment #CoverCrops #GreenManures
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@graftandspur Yes, ryegrass will over winter here. So far mustard has been the next hardiest. I was hoping the oats would over winter with the rye but they haven’t.
I grow a diverse cover crop mix from Sept and let their biomass cover the ground and feed the soil biology.
As it’s too warm for Jan some clover and phacelia may start to come through now. The only plants I have growing at the moment are the perennials, teasel, ryegrass and the bulbs. #Zone9a #Allotment #CoverCrops #GreenManures
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@graftandspur Yes, ryegrass will over winter here. So far mustard has been the next hardiest. I was hoping the oats would over winter with the rye but they haven’t.
I grow a diverse cover crop mix from Sept and let their biomass cover the ground and feed the soil biology.
As it’s too warm for Jan some clover and phacelia may start to come through now. The only plants I have growing at the moment are the perennials, teasel, ryegrass and the bulbs. #Zone9a #Allotment #CoverCrops #GreenManures
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@graftandspur Yes, ryegrass will over winter here. So far mustard has been the next hardiest. I was hoping the oats would over winter with the rye but they haven’t.
I grow a diverse cover crop mix from Sept and let their biomass cover the ground and feed the soil biology.
As it’s too warm for Jan some clover and phacelia may start to come through now. The only plants I have growing at the moment are the perennials, teasel, ryegrass and the bulbs. #Zone9a #Allotment #CoverCrops #GreenManures
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@graftandspur Yes the phacelia is a wuss with frost. The green manure mustards are a bit hardier but still shouldn’t last the winter. I had to chop and drop it last Feb/March as we hardly had a hard frost.
I leave the stalks in for the soil life to tuck into until I start prepping the beds.
I normally grow a Chinese or Japanese mustard green for a lovely over winter salad, but didn’t have the seed this year.
The ryegrass as a green manure will reliably survive our winter.#Zone9a #Allotment
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@graftandspur Yes the phacelia is a wuss with frost. The green manure mustards are a bit hardier but still shouldn’t last the winter. I had to chop and drop it last Feb/March as we hardly had a hard frost.
I leave the stalks in for the soil life to tuck into until I start prepping the beds.
I normally grow a Chinese or Japanese mustard green for a lovely over winter salad, but didn’t have the seed this year.
The ryegrass as a green manure will reliably survive our winter.#Zone9a #Allotment
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@graftandspur Yes the phacelia is a wuss with frost. The green manure mustards are a bit hardier but still shouldn’t last the winter. I had to chop and drop it last Feb/March as we hardly had a hard frost.
I leave the stalks in for the soil life to tuck into until I start prepping the beds.
I normally grow a Chinese or Japanese mustard green for a lovely over winter salad, but didn’t have the seed this year.
The ryegrass as a green manure will reliably survive our winter.#Zone9a #Allotment
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Find my review of Reyneke Cornerstone 2015 at
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My no-dig veg beds are finally getting properly established at Woodlands Hall. My soil is beautiful under the cardboard and compost mulch layer...and the Trifolium incarnatum looks gorgeous. Bumbles are very pleased with me too. #regenerative #organic #ukgardens #greenmanure #compostodon #nodig #vegetablegardening
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Leaves off.... petioles still attached to the vine. #Parthenocissustricuspidata #AutumnColour #StormCiaran
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Frost facilitating my one-person leaf appreciation society. All the beautiful shapes and veining in relief #LeavesOnThursday #LeavesEveryDay #Forest #Frost
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Ghostly grasses in one of my planting schemes
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#Hakonechloa
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Christmas Eve treats! 🎄 #Vouvray #ClassicWine #LoireValley #CheninBlanc #WineGeek #Wine
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My no-dig veg beds are finally getting properly established at Woodlands Hall. My soil is beautiful under the cardboard and compost mulch layer...and the Trifolium incarnatum looks gorgeous. Bumbles are very pleased with me too. #regenerative #organic #ukgardens #greenmanure #compostodon #nodig #vegetablegardening
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My no-dig veg beds are finally getting properly established at Woodlands Hall. My soil is beautiful under the cardboard and compost mulch layer...and the Trifolium incarnatum looks gorgeous. Bumbles are very pleased with me too. #regenerative #organic #ukgardens #greenmanure #compostodon #nodig #vegetablegardening
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My no-dig veg beds are finally getting properly established at Woodlands Hall. My soil is beautiful under the cardboard and compost mulch layer...and the Trifolium incarnatum looks gorgeous. Bumbles are very pleased with me too. #regenerative #organic #ukgardens #greenmanure #compostodon #nodig #vegetablegardening
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My no-dig veg beds are finally getting properly established at Woodlands Hall. My soil is beautiful under the cardboard and compost mulch layer...and the Trifolium incarnatum looks gorgeous. Bumbles are very pleased with me too. #regenerative #organic #ukgardens #greenmanure #compostodon #nodig #vegetablegardening
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The mind-blowingly ancient Ronsac oak on the estate at one of my places of work. This tree is so old that it is mentioned in the Domesday book. The whole of the original trunk has decayed, giving rise to three normal sized oak trunks. You can stand in the middle and feel protected by oak spirits... #ThickTrunkTuesday #AncientTrees #Trees #ExtraordinaryTrees #QuercusRobur #EnglishOak #Oak #Quercus
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Some top plant picks from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh today. Free street parking and entry makes this incredibly special place ultra accessible to everybody-not something I'm used to in English equivalent botanic gardens sadly #ScottishGardens #RBGE #RBGEdinburgh #Scotland #Edinburgh
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Lovely squiggly mossy Acer shapes, epiphytic ferns, miniature lakeland landscaping and appropriate deluge precipitation levels at #SizerghCastle #UKGardens #Mosstodon
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Absolutely impeccable crisp, cold weather perfect for appreciating the detail at my unparalleled workplace. So, so beautiful... #Bloomscrolling #TerrificTopiary #UKgardens #Taxodiumdistichum #WoodlandsHall #Shropshire
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These species oak leaves look like decorative paper cutouts. I love how deeply lobed and asymmetrical they are.. little cartoon leaves! #BenthallEstate #Shropshire #FantasticFoliage #Autumn #Leaves #BloomScrolling #UK
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The light yesterday at Woodlands Hall was absolutely sublime, just perfect for soaking up all that autumnal beauty #AutumnColour #FantasticFoliage #UKGardens #GardenersofMastodon #Ginkgobiloba #Acerpalmatum #Taxodiumdistichum #Quercusrobur #Fagussylvatica #BloomScrolling
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First time growing Rainbow Glass Popcorn from Real Seeds. Not the greatest weather for ripening up sunshine hungry crops this year in the UK, but I got a couple of cobs. It's fun, so I'll try my luck again next year and hope for a better summer in 2024. #Bloomscrolling #OrganicVegetables #KitchenGardening #GardenersofMastodon #UKGardens
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Autumnal leafage at Woodlands Hall, just before everything was monsooned in the strong winds this afternoon...
#Taxodiumdistichum #Rhustyphinus #Acerpalmatum #Tulipferaliriodendron #Bloomscrolling #Florespondence #UKGardens -
Wild autumnal happenings at Woodlands Hall... Acer palmatum 'Linearilobum', a very satisfying but as yet unidentified Acer palmatum in a pleasing tangerine shade (any suggestions welcome) Ginkgo biloba and Acer palmatum Sango-Kaku syn. Senkaki #Autumn #AutumnColour #FantasticFoliage #Bloomscrolling #GardenersofMastadon #UKGardens
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Autumn colour starting at our pocket sized arboretum at Woodlands Hall
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Leaves off.... petioles still attached to the vine. #Parthenocissustricuspidata #AutumnColour #StormCiaran
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Leaves off.... petioles still attached to the vine. #Parthenocissustricuspidata #AutumnColour #StormCiaran
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Leaves off.... petioles still attached to the vine. #Parthenocissustricuspidata #AutumnColour #StormCiaran