Artist's Impression of Seed Savers Plot

Lorna and I managed to get to the garden today and begin to remove some of the blue metal from the central part of the plot. I would guess that it was put around the bed to try and prevent the Kikuyu grass from entering the beds. It didn't work though. Which is why we are looking at having to maintain a small trench around the plot to prevent further grass getting in while we eliminate the grass that will inevitably begin to pop up as we get more and more rainfall.

The Kikuyu is everywhere as you will see in the photo in the post below, and although it has died down somewhat over the summer period it will keep coming back as it is in most of the bordering gardens and along the fence line. So it will take some on-going maintenance but will be worthwhile if it prevents it getting established like it has done over the last few months.

The initial concept for the garden is to establish something of a food forest in the background with garden beds for seed raising varieties in the foreground. Over time the large pile of grass and garden stuff will break down and we can hopefully make the composting area a little smaller and compact - and more efficient. The removal of the blue metal stone will mean we can rotary hoe the area from time to time and the foreground area can be flexible depending on the crops and varieties we want to gather seed from or conserve.

So, please begin to keep in mind that within hopefully the next few months we will be chasing various fruiting plants for the beginning of the food forest. If you have plants that can be propagated during autumn for an eventual home in the plot then that would be great. If you come across any plants that require a new home and that you think would do well in the food forest, please let us know through the Facebook page. It is hoped that in time the back fence will be hidden by the growing trees and shrubs.

We will also be requiring a sign if anyone is willing to create one or knows someone that can do a fine job of sign-writing. If anyone is willing to contribute to this mini-project in some way could you please email me at rcseedsavers@gmail.com and I can forward the relevant details required.