No Dig, Wicking Bed Gardens: Is This Possible?
Is it possible to have a no dig, wicking bed garden? Wicking beds are effective when soil is used for planting and work only at a depth of 600 cm: http://www.easygrowvegetables.com/pdf/Wicking%20beds.pdf My beds are 1,000 cm high. In addition, no dig gardens don't use a soil base. How are these apparent contradictions to be overcome in a wicking, no dig garden bed? This is an important question for me this is what I'm doing at Sustainability Street Phillip Bay and have not yet found a satisfactory answer. :-)
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A few 'wicked bed' resources for you to investigate (if you haven't already?)
http://milkwood.net/2010/05/11/how_to_make_a_wicking_bed/
http://www.sgaonline.org.au/?p=3526
http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/costa/tab-listings/detail/i//article/6172/Wicking-Garden-Beds
We're installaing a wicking bed with Permaculture East at Barrett House, 10-1pm on 29 June 2011 come along..
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