Clearing and preparing the space for the green curtain and gardening experimant space!
I was recently asked by a good Japanese friend of mine to re-design her roof garden she had built some ten years in the view of creating a tree and flower space above her new apartment building.
The plan is to transform at least half of it into a vegetable and fruit tree garden.
I may not talk about the many reasons behind this project as this is part of a confidential venture, but I can at least describe my work as a journal.
I certainly hope to share views with like-minded souls in Japan and abroad!
February 20th, 2013
We worked for no less than 4 hours today!
We first checked the pots and wooden boards on the right in front of the garden where we are going to make a green curtain with peas, goya/bitter melon and cucumber to hide the unwelcome landscape beyond.
Most of the work consisted of breaking down the hedges we had pulled out last time and put them in plastic bags for disposal. We must have filled more than a dozen of 50 l. bags!
One of the potted trees to be re-planted in the left T-shaped tree raised garden.
We started moving trees in pots to different parts of the garden to clear up the space in front of the green curtain where we will conduct future experiments.
As it grows really big during the rainy season we shall leave the potted hydrngea/ajisai/ in that corner behind the pool to hide the watering mains.
We will leave this potted jeasmine tree by the pool.
The raspberry tree.
We shall re-plant the berry trees on Sunday, but I will have to buy some peat moss and organic fertilizer first.
The blueberry trees.
The blackcurrant tree will be planted by the wooden bridge. I’m thinking of binding it along the guard rail.
We agreed to add some herbs in containers in the herb garden and in front of the green curtain.
Some vegetables like leeks might to be planted in containers to placed between the raised beds.
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NYCFARMER’S BLOG
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My Botanical Garden by Tamara
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Leaf and Twig
Ekostories by Jack Yuen
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Tags: Agriculture, Ecology, Environment, Garden, Gardening, Japan, Japan Culture, Roof Garden, Shizuoka
February 24, 2013 at 10:32 pm |
What a fascinating project! I wish I had a roof of my building just for me. It would certainly change from my tiny balcony where I can grow only herbs… I am impatient to see the progress! Good luck!
February 25, 2013 at 12:12 am |
Since I’m paid to do it all year you can expect regular reports and pictures! LOL