Wood chip mulch on top of bare soil in the forest garden
Approx time & money estimates for different forest garden jobs, per 100m²
Estimate per 100m²
- Assume clearing grass land
- 1 tonne bark or wood chip mulch, £35 per tonne
- Approx 400 plants (3-5 per m²)
- Approx 250g White Mustard seed temp ground cover plant
Ground preparation
Sheet mulch
- Sheet mulch per 100m² (2m x 50m) £40
- Metal pegs x50 £10
| Job | Time |
|---|---|
| Mow | 3 hr |
| Lay sheet mulch | 3 hr |
| Leave | 2-3 mth |
| Lift sheet mulch | 3 hr |
| Lay bark | 6 hr |
| Plant ground cover | 4 hr |
| Sow temp cover | 1 hr |
| Total | 20 hr |
Scraping
- Mini-digger 1 day hire £100
- Digger drive 1 day £100
- Diesel £20
Only cost effective for half hectare site, ⅓ of which scraped ie 1500 m².
| Job | Time |
|---|---|
| Mow | 3 hr |
| Digger scrape | 4 hr |
| Lay bark | 6 hr |
| Plant ground cover | 4 hr |
| Sow temp cover | 1 hr |
| Total | 20 hr |
Area of 1500m²
- 15 tonne bark £525
- 6,000 ground cover plants