Mulch madness

[supersprout]

Right, two splashes of rain in six weeks and none forecast for the rest of the month.
Do NOT want to water the plot - nor have plants expiring :'(
Answer (I hope) - mulch, mulch, mulch. It's got to the stage where I can't bear to see a scrap of bare earth on the plot! Some mulching efforts to date :)

New plot acquired in December, squash through black plastic (straw paths):


Scorzonera and other winter roots, leaves from last year, and an old shower curtain keeping bare soil moist waiting for salsify plugs to go in shortly:


Newly planted out leeks, leaves again:


Bean bed, spent hops and a few leaves:


Beans, tomatoes and jerusalem artichokes in straw:


Good news - the council have just delivered a pile of wood chippings. I'll put these on the paths to bring them up to the level of the beds to minimise evaporation from the sides and ends, then re-cover with straw. That should show this pesky weather ::)

[supersprout]

[Robert_Brenchley]

I don't have any pics, but I go mad with it as well when I have beds empty; the only exception is when I'm planning to put in small seeds. I put on 11 barrowloads of grass cutting yesterday, and I've still got a load more to put on where I lifted the rest of the onions.

[supersprout]

It was one of your pictures that first gave me the idea Robert - remember this? ;D
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,18554.0