The plot thickens

This week is all about preparing the soil. The plots had been ploughed several weeks ago and are ready to be tilled. The benefits of this are it provides more oxygen, water drainage and makes it easier for roots to penetrate the soil. 

The other reason to till the soil is to incorporate organic matter such as compost or manure to help improve the quality. As we learnt in our class this week, the ideal fertiliser is good old manure and it is plentiful supply thanks to the Young's herd of organic cows at Castlefarm. So we spent the weekend shovelling shit!