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Yearly Archives: 2016
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Making the Most of Good Weather
Catching up with the jobs whilst the weather is fair. Recovering paths between the raised beds, new load of pallets and tomatoes galore
Turning the Compost Heap
Turning the compost heap is important to the bin method of making compost. It's basically a three stage process resulting in nutrient rich, soil enhancer.
Fixing a Wheelbarrow Tyre
Fixing a wheelbarrow tyre, replacing the inner tube and restart parties where people are helped to repair broken appliances and pick up new skills as well.
Autumn Arrives
A trip to Llandudno and the Great Orme with some thoughts about Autumn and the astronomical cycle of the year.
Tomatoes, Paths & Free Wild Potatoes
The tomatoes are ripening slowly, weeding the woodchip paths and why I use them and quite a crop of free potatoes from a traveller left behind last year.
Weather Moans
Moaning about the weather, too hot and too cold in the same week. Plus the half hour job that took over six hours and that was with help from neighbours
Cucumber Powdery Mildew, Green Tomatoes
Encouraging the tomatoes to ripen up and treating the cucumber for powdery mildew with a dilute milk solution. More mowing, mulching and weeding.
Preparing for Winter, Tomato Flood
Preparing for winter already, the tomatoes finally ripen as do the peppers and Val's refilling the store cupboard with jams and chutneys.
Poultry Website Upgrade Finished!
Finished upgrading the Poultry Pages web site. Nearly 100 new pages added and old pages reviewed and updated.
Recovering & Catching Up
Recovering from the cold, stopping tomatoes, turning blackcurrants into jelly and the joys of composting.
Illness, Injury & Hunting Bugs
We've both been ill, the cat's injury had a major setback and I've come across a really good idea to help gardeners with pests and disease like the farmers.
Poultry, Injured Cats & Produce as Sweets
Working hard on the web site. Badly injured cat but grandson happy eating the produce as it arrives so must be doing something right!
3 Fine Days & a Thunderstorm
Brilliant weather but too hot to do much in the afternoon. Great fruit harvest to come and benefits of mulching with grass clippings.
Roses, Field Maintenance, Slugs & Snails
Planting roses with my grandson, looking after the fields and the ongoing battle with slugs and snails plus a tip for keeping the slugs away.
Where now for Gardeners & Growers?
Following the vote to exit from the EU, some thoughts on what this might mean for British gardeners and growers.
Snails, Sciatica & Storms Plus New on Site
A host of slugs and snails in the rain, incredible thunderstorms with hail and floods, repaired the Merry Tiller and new on the web site
Mowing & Sneezing – Hayfever Strikes Hard + Sheep!
Trying to mow when the grass pollen has me sneezing and we've got texel sheep in the fields who I hope won't get into the garden.
Some Jobs Go Smoothly – Others Not So Much!
Some time back I got a little playhouse for my Grandson. It was promptly delivered to their house in good order which was where things started to go wrong.
Aminopyralid Herbicide in Manure Problem is Back
Aminopyralid is a persistent, selective herbicide that has caused gardeners problems. Crops have been lost and plots taken out of production for a year.
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