{"id":2534,"date":"2024-07-26T08:37:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T00:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merribeeorganicfarm.net.au\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:09:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T03:09:03","slug":"when-you-follow-soil-health-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merribeeorganicfarm.net.au\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/when-you-follow-soil-health-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"When you follow soil health principles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Expect results. In late march we made wicking beds out of 2 ex olive drums, filled them with a foot of good compost and planted them with tiny seedlings. 6 weeks later we were harvesting salads and beets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blessed with some rain in May after literally 7 months without a drop. 2 weeks later this was the growth looking towards the house from the west boundary fence. I turned 180 degrees , looking west over the fence , for context. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s the crew on the same day in another location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They’ve come though the drought quite well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was the same comparison a few years back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 2020 from the same location <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And looking over the eastern boundary fence November 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And at our flat grazing block near the sea, in the same week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what are the 5 soil health principles?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Never bare the soil. Keep the soil covered <\/strong>with living plants or mulch, all the time. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Minimal disturbance ( to the soil cover ) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Livestock <\/strong>Integration in the operation .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The more Diversity <\/strong>of Plants and Animals the better <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. At least one green species all year round ( find a very drought tolerant plant and grow it. ) <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    We will be running a workshop in August 2024. Please email merribeefarmacy@gmail.com to get on the invite list, or make contact through Bee Winfield on face book \/messenger and register your interest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Expect results. In late march we made wicking beds out of 2 ex olive drums, filled them with a foot of good compost and planted them with tiny seedlings. 6 weeks later we were harvesting salads and beets. Blessed with some rain in May after literally 7 months without a drop. 2 weeks later this… <\/p>\n

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