What can you do
If you have a big plot, 100 km far from your home…
…and no time, electricity or agricultural machines?
You grow weeds!!!
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Garlic is really easy to grow on a plot like this as long as you can keep it watered.
Garlic grows well under a thick layer of mulch like straw or hay, which kills the weeds but not the garlic.
It takes a bit of work to plant it all, and then again to harvest it, but in between you don’t have to pay much attention to it (just give it water).
When you are done growing the garlic, it leaves the ground free of weeds.
I grow 1500 garlic plants on about 50m2, with 15 bales of straw. You could, for example, use 5m2 and 2 bales of straw to grow about 150 garlic plants.
Hi, I just wanted to let you know I’ve really enjoyed reading your blog. Great photos too! Your English and grammar are very good. I deeply agree with things you have said about our next generations only knowing food from the supermarket. I recently read a kids gardening book from more than 100 years ago, the “projects” required many skills that are no longer present today. Like basket weaving, which the book stated would be a simple project for the girls to do during evenings in the Winter.
Mary, this is a beautiful blog, and what dedication you have to accept the challenge of having a garden plot so far from home to take responsibility for.
I’m delighted with your observations *and* your English. I look forward to visiting often and I wish you regular rains, with warm sun in between to cradle your plants in between visits.
Could you lay down some plastic sheeting or newspapers to smother/slow down the weeds in between your plantings? Don’t forget a few flower seeds to attract those pollinators and to welcome you on each return!
Best wishes to you…may the universe bless your efforts.
If you can cover an area of weeds with something thick, like old woollen carpet, or carpet underlay or lots of thick newspaper and then straw, soon you will have some chance of growing some food in that space. I do this at my place. In the autumn you will be able to cut holes in the carpet or newspaper and plants things like artichokes or other strong plants. Gradually you can make the area bigger as you have the time.
Hi Mary. I’ve tagged you on my blog. I will leave it up to you whether you wish to tag anyone else.
@Patrick We grew onions and potatoes some years, but I have in my mind to grow garlic also.
The plot is about 1 acre (4.300 m²) but the half have olive trees, figs and some other trees.
@Lzyjo welcome and thank you! I know about my grammar problems but you’re so sweet.
The modern years kill the power of agricultural knowledge and this is sad for new generations.We lost many things and old wisdom.
@Kate I never try to make something like this and I know it’s good. But I don’t live there and the plot has the forest near. Two years before we had a big fire and this is the only part of forest in the area now. (In this photo you can see how close the fire was when the wind stops at last) I try to have clean the plot from things who burned easily. Last year we lost many forest acres from fire in Greece.
Thank you for visiting my new blog!
@easygardener thank you! I don’t know many garden bloggers this moment but i will try to participate.
@Greg my family buy this plot when I was child. I went there for first time when I was 8 or 9, I don’t remember exactly, but I remember that it was like a blackberry forest. So big blackberries. We live in city and it’s difficult to go there often. My parents planted the trees the past years and now it’s my turn to do something with this land.
I think this year, is the experiment year for me.
Thank you for your advises and wishes!
Your plot looks beautiful. Have you thought of planting olive trees on it? They would not need much attention once the had settled in. Maybe you have some already. I’m interested that you mention the loss of wisdom from older generations, which I feel is happening everywhere. Look for the old people and ask them soon! Good luck with the blog and with the plot. I’ll follow it with a lot of interest as I am gardening in a similar climate in southern France.
Sorry, I’ve just seen that you already have olive trees!
@chaiselongue welcome to Gaia’s Hope and thank you!
We have 60 olive trees there and they dont’t need much attention any more (we don’t use pesticides or other chemicals). But I must learn many things about the diseases which affecting olive-trees, I’m city girl. The area has many plots with olive trees.
I ‘m sure that you can grow delicious vegetables in southern France, I will visit your blog for sure.