Tip 1
Double-decker harvest
Vegetables need no longer stand stiffly in
straight rows. Celery and lettuce, leeks and
cabbage are also at their ease when arranged in a circle around the trunk of a fruit tree.
When vegetables grow beneath trees…
an organic gardener must be nearby
Tip 2
Grow vines on wire mesh
silos
Wire mesh silos are ill-suited for proper
composting. In the middle they are
often too damp, leading to rot and disturbing smells. On the other hand the fringes often remain dry. Hanging a plastic bag inside does not prevent dryness.
This is how it’s done:
Fill wire mesh up to about ¼ with compost.
Plant tomatoes on the outside and regularly
fasten the plants. Placing tomato plants close
together makes the tomatoes ripen faster and consequently protects them against fungal diseases such as tomato rot.
Using compost from the Thermo-Composter®
In addition to spreading compost on flowerbeds
and borders to cover the ground and nourish your crops,
we will show you two intriguing applications of mulch
compost.
Before
Decomposition within the
wire mesh is far from ideal.
Scattered rubbish also attracts snails and mice.
After
By contrast, the discarded compost grid is very useful as a climbing aid for tomato plants or flowers.