How much will it all cost?
One-off sixty-minute consultation: $50
Standard hourly rate: $30
Written report and sketch plan: $75
Classes: $100 (or by arrangement)
If you are setting up your vegie garden from scratch, here's how it might work:
2. Construction of your no-dig vegie patch: you can organise this or we can work suggest a
contractor.
4. Follow up visit(s) if needed eg to prepare the bed for, and plant out, the next season's crops. Or
ongoing assistance and mentoring if that is what you need.
All payments must be made on the day of service.
Probably the most important part of this process is you learning how to set up your garden bed: how to
select the right plants for the season, how to plant them out and how to manage your new vegie plot.
Vegie gardens can be made without frames but the
filling will tend to spill and spread as the birds scratch
around the edges. Some sort of frame is more
practical.
A timber frame looks good, but other materials can be
used:
Logs that you have lying around will make a solid
edging. Thick ones are best, or ones that can be
stacked to make an edge 300mm - 400mm in height.
Bricks can be used to make an edging although if
you want a professional finish with the bricks
properly laid and mortared, you should engage an
experienced bricklayer for this part of the job.
A cheap option is 300mm plastic root barrier. It will
flop a bit, even with supporting stakes, but if cheap is
what you need, and appearance is less important,
root barrier is fine.
You may have other materials that could do the job
of framing your vegetable bed: ask us about these.