How To Create A Plot Or Planter

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04:51:00

Year of Production: 

2015

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Organic Edible Garden
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As a simple technology which can easily be adaptd by th farmers, creating a plot or a planter in the garden maintains the quality of the yield. Because raising of the soils or beds prevents compaction, a farmer should equally prevent other waste into the garden by making plots using concrete posts and the beds made ore of 200mm of height above the ground because the tsller the bed, the easier to dry during summer.

Field preparation

As crushed gravel around bed is ideal to stop slugs from bed and also warms during day to raise heat at night, also crushed shell when put around raised bed reflects light to the plants. Use materials available to make raised beds.
Similarly, align the bed with polythene to stop chemicals leaching and make beds or too wide and put pegs in corners to keep it square and to stop moving. Irrigate plants in morning for growth and evenng to revive plants and finally put bed to 6 hours sun shine daily for optimum growth.
Sequence from Sequence to Description
00:0000:36Raise soil to prevent compaction.
00:3701:08Prevent other waste from garden.
01:0901:29Make beds above the ground.
01:3001:52Put crushed gravels and crushed shells around the bed.
01:5302:13Use materials available to make raised bed.
02:1402:19Align bed with polythene to stop chemical leaching.
02:2003:14Make beds not too wide and put pegs in corners.
03:1503:38Irrigate plants in morning and evening.
03:3904:18The bed needs 6 hours sunshine daily.
04:1904:51Summary

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