Grober Green

Setting up Straw Bale and Square foot garden at Mini Lakes Community near Aberfoyle, Guelph.

18th May : Square foot Garden

Composition 1/3 sheep 1/3 peat moss 1/3 vermiculite

Planted:

• Green Beans,  2 foot square, 8 per square = 32 seeds
• Beets, 2 x 2 foot square, 16 per  square = 64 seeds
• Radishes, 2 foot square, 16 per square = 64 seeds
• Tomatoes, 2 foot square , 1 per square = 4 seeds
• Cucumbers, 2 foot square,  2 per square  = 8 seeds
• Spinach, 2 X 2 foot square, 9 per square = 36 seeds

18th May: Straw Bale Garden

6 straws bales soaked with digestate.

As these were planted from soil mix on top of straw bale
Do not need this if planting from seedlings.

planted:

• green beans, 2 bales, row of 6 seeds
• yellow beans, 2 bales, row of  6 seeds
• tomatoes, 1 bale,  row of  5  seeds
• peppers, 1bale, row of 5 seeds

3 straw bales soaked with water

These are being used as a control to assess growth of bales soaked with digestate and those with nothing except water
not planted yet: