Hey, we’re hoping to turn our little corner of the world (125m2) from lawn to a permaculture haven over the next few years. Hardiness zone 9, North UK.
We’ve read a bunch and come up with the following plan for our land. I’d appreciate alternative viewpoints and opinions before we plan to plant our fruit trees this winter.
The land:
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100m2 main area
- medium slope from north to south
- Tall (3m) hedges and mature trees to E and S
- 1m tall fence on neighbours boundary to N
- North half gets full sun
- South half gets partial sun/shade
- Relitavely wind sheltered
- Ground feels quite hard and dry, hedges potentially taking a lot of water out the lawn.
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Small 13m2 central area
- Fine lawn
- Flat
- Full sun
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Small 8m2 western area
- Full shade
- Flat
The plan:
- 100m2 area -Two zones
- Zone 1 kitchen garden section in the north half, with a 8′ x 12′ polytunnel, three 4′ x 6′ raised beds and one 2.5′ x 8′ raised bed with a trellis against the fence
- Zone 2 mini orchard in the South half. Plan to plant 4 x fruit trees on dwarfing M26 rootstocks. Plan to eventually house a chicken coop at the very bottom, with the whole orchard zone being fenced off to act as a free range area. The slope of the garden should mean that the trees don’t obscure the sun into the Northern half, which is the sunnier part of the garden anyway.
-13m2 area – No plans as of yet, open to opionions – likely suitable for some narrow raised beds
-western 8m2 area – Compost area. – Annoyingly far away from veg zone but the full shade means that it’s the best place for it to maximise growing space imo
Other plans: IBCs as water storage. Small wildlife pond near polytunnel
Questions:
Should we get a bigger polytunnel? Everyone always says this but I think any bigger would take over the garden.
Opinions on getting ducks instead of chickens? Do we have enough roaming space for ducks?
What layout/use would you suggest for the small 13m2 area?
Thanks in advance
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