Adventures in growing our own food, raising livestock and beekeeping on less than one acre
Having had a couple of years out of the smallholding it took me a while to find where I’d left everything. After rooting around in the greenhouse for a while however I found a windowsill propagator, some seed trays and a bag of vermiculite.
I’ve read a lot over the years about “no dig” techniques where you simply mulch each year adding nutrients as you go. Whilst I like the sound of this in theory I can’t really see how it would work on our land.
UKs horticultural sector worth £1.4BN could be wiped out by shutdown in weeks
‘Jack of all trades and master o’none’ was one of my dad’s sayings when I was growing up. I remember him saying it quite often but can’t for the life of me remember in what context. Anyway it could certainly apply to me when it comes to dry stone walling.
This was a hedge we never really wanted but became a necessity
As the weather warms up and the bees become more active the monthly ‘what to do’ page is especially welcome.
Has everyone got trays of seed potatoes chitting (sprouting) on window sills around the house or is it just me? I’ve currently got first earlies, second earlies and maincrop in plastic egg trays getting ready for planting. The process of … Continued
a couple of hours work and £39.00
What a joy! In the brief respite between the seemingly constant wind and rain of the last few weeks my pots of daffodils have flowered. Of course this totally expected event that happens every year we plant them should come … Continued
Wildlife.net Following a meeting at the Royal Geographical Society in London, United Kingdom the Earthwatch Institute declared bees the most important living beings on this Planet, however, according to wildlife experts & scientists many bees have joined the long list of Endangered species 🐝 With so much about … Continued