New garden, old(-ish) gardener

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  1. Pedro61

    Pedro61 Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi,

    We moved to Somerset earlier this year and the garden consists of mostly grass, horsetail in the hedges and a few mature trees. I've built some raised beds for veg & fruit over the summer, and installed a 35ft*14ft polytunnel to extend the growing season. My interest is growing fruit & veg, the other half is more into flowers etc.
     
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      Good afternoon @Pedro61 my friend and a warm welcome to Gardeners Corner:smile:

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      Welcome to the corner...show is pics...please.
       
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      Hello @Pedro61 :sign0016: to the corner, it`s good to have you on board :)
       
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      Welcome to Gardeners Corner Pedro61. :)
       
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      Welcome to GC :dbgrtmb:
       
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      Thanks for the welcomes.

      Will try to take some photos of inside the PT - have some salad crops, herbs, pak choi, peas (for early crop next spring), strawberries and starting to play around with DIY/cheap aquaponics.

      I've visited Charles Dowding's garden a few times and am planning to go "no dig" - had three dumpy bags of compost/soil conditioner delivered this week.
       
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        Welcome from me also.
         
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