Kikuyu paddock transformation
A terraced orchard garden in Waipu.
Where: Waipu hills on Walters Rd
Size: 2 acres
Soil and climate: Wet heavy clay. windy from the south and east.
Aspect: East facing slope
Pests and weeds: kikuyu, possums and rabbits
Once a kikuyu paddock, excavation with digger to terrace the whole paddock into a journey of garden beds leading down to a wet area where we build a pond. The soil from pond used to mound fruit tree positions and water from pond to irrigate the whole garden. pumped to a header tank on the hill then gravity from there.