Keyhole gardens

In preparation for going to South Africa, I decided to have a go at creating a keyhole garden...



First, I needed to mark out the area

Second, fence it off - I have used a fancy fence, but old stones

and sticks would work. Then I have created a central wire-mesh

holder for the manure...

Third - add some drainage

Fourth, add the cows manure that acts as a fertiliser

Fith, add compost and top soil and then you are ready to plant

The idea is that you keep adding manure, uncooked food, etc to the centre cage

which then rots down providing nutrients to the plants.