Strawberry Gutter Gardens

After working  extending the gardens all weekend we had realised that we were not using all of the available space that we could so after doing some research decided on gutter gardens on a blank wall.
So yesterday Andy visited the local salvage yard and bought two recycled gutters to create some and here are the first two gardens.



They have been cut up into suitable lengths, had holes drilled in the bottom and ends attached, before being attached to the wall.



We then lined them with mulch and mushroom compost and planted strawberries and chives. They will be included in the extended water system soon and we hope that they are successful. Meanwhile we still have three lengths and so will be trialing those in other locations which also have bare wall. I think they look great and am so pleased we were able to use salvaged items and wasted space.

Gardening Today

The area beside the rainwater tank was just sand which our dog kept digging up and made it awkward to get the water from the tank.  So we leveled out the area and then used recycled items from around the yard to build steps, a path and a garden edge.

This included using recycled bricks, pavers, wood and concrete edging   as well as breakimg up broken pavers to make a rubble for around the edges. We are really happy with the impact and how much easier it is to now use the tank.

Another bonus was that as we cleared out a nearby  area we harvested 11 kilos of sweet potatoes, what a find!

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