Bottom layer consists of sticks and other larger pieces of vegetation, like these cauliflower stalks.
Then a layer of straw or some other browns.
Followed by a layer of greens. Greens are food scrapes, grass clippings...
A thin layer of soil.
The next was a layer of mixed straw and chicken manure. I didn't get a good photo of the final pile.
We discussed seeds, planting seeds, transplanting seedlings and planting seedlings in to the garden.
This is a set of spacing sticks that someone made for our teacher. In biointensive gardening it is important to space plants properly in order to create a living mulch. The living mulch will help ensure the correct environment for the plants by keeping in moisture and shading out weeds.
It's a 4 inch spacing for parsnips.
I'm taking a class from Common Ground in Palo Alto on Edible gardening. There are 5 classes that take place over 5 months. This is the demonstration garden on week 2.
We started the class at the store/classroom and then went to the garden to see a double-digging demonstration.
Photo of the cold frame with flats of oats, beets and jerulseum artichokes. There are lots of great classes to take at Common Ground, take a look at the upcoming class list.
