May 09, 2019 at 11:02AM

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I was just mulching this bed today and realized, there’s a lot going on here! 1. 18 Brussels sprout plants in a 12’x3’ bed. Actually the frilly leaved ones further away are kale sprouts (kalettes), a cross bywn kale and br sprouts. Plus a few lettuce which will be grown and eaten before the sprouts need the space-in fact I could have fitted in more than the three I did. 2. Drip irrigation, 2 kinds. On the left is drip pipe, half inch poly pipe with drippers built in every 1 ft. On the right, 1/4” soaker hose. 3. Slug defence: copper flashing in a ring round the lettuce 4. Cabbage root maggot defence: each brassica plant has a square of thick landscape fabric around the stem, weighed down by stones. This mostly stops the fly from laying the eggs that become root maggots. (Not the same as cabbage butterflies) 5. Grass clipping mulch from our lovely neighbors (we don’t have mowable grass) to keep weeds down and moisture in. 6. Bed was top dressed with the used soil from the trays I grew microgreens in over the winter. Pros: adds organic matter and some nutrients to the soil. Cons: any microgreens seed that didn’t sprout first time round, is sprouting now 😂 . . #Greenthumb #instagarden #gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #urbangardening #gardenideas #instagardening #organicgardener #urbangardens #bcgardener #organicgardens #urbangardeners #urbanorganicgardening #gardenhomestead #urbanhomestead #homesteadgardens #backyardhomestead #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #vegetablegardens #compost #composting #newgardener #gardening101 #gardeningknowhow #kalettes #brusselssprouts #lettuce