Clearing Ground with Late Potatoes
Clearing a new patch of ground by planting a strong growing potato that will shade out any weed growth before it can establish itself - in theory!
Yearly Archives: 2016
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Glorious Weather – Replanted Border
Glorious weather so re-planted a border, potatoes from a year old seed potato and the currants and berries are coming along well.
Mowing the Field – with help!
Mowing the field is a big job, lucky for me my grandson was around to help. Staking windbreak trees as they have blown over in the wind
New Site Style – I Need Your Help!
New web site goes live and I need your input as to what you think of it and any bug reports welcome
Sunshine, Spuds & Broad Beans
Weather switched from winter to summer, planting beans and grandson working hard carrying compost.
Bad Weather, Cold & Carbon Dioxide Benefit
Rotten weather, rotten cold - doesn't encourage going out on the plot. Discovered a hidden benefit to climate change on the BBC web site.
Carrots, Parsnips & Greenhouse
Since the weather has decided to be kind, I've been catching up with the plots and sowing. The greenhouse is proving useful too.
Finishing Sheep Defence, Potatoes, Onions, Leeks & Beans
Finishing the sheep defence wall, potatoes in bags doing well. Onions, Leeks and Broad Beans growing well too.
The Secret of Welsh Farming & Growing
A revolutionary new approach to farming and gardening. It explains so much, yet is essentially simple. The Secret of Welsh Farming
More Onions, Leeks, Beans & Snow!
What happened to spring? We've got snow. Grandson helped plant onion sets out. Leeks and beans in the greenhouse
Shallots, Onion Sets & Special Offer from Medwyn
Planting out my shallots and onion sets, visit to Medwyn's in Anglesey and a special offer on Onion Sets - but be quick!
Bad Sheep & We’ve Got The Power
Spending a fortune on keeping the sheep out because of delinquent farmers and we've finally got power near to the greenhouse.
Happy Equinox! – Lambs & Leeks
Officially spring as the days get longer than the nights, the lambs are arriving and the last of the leeks are being used up before they go over.
Finally Spring is Here! Ash + Compost for Currents, Trees in Pots
The weather changed so outside preparing the current bushes with ash and compost for a productive year. More trees for planting, potting up the small Rowans
Growing Potatoes in Bags in the Greenhouse
Starting some really early potatoes off in the greenhouse in bags. Planned on 2 but ended up with 5 bags.
More Spuds and Chitting Potatoes
Setting out the potatoes to chit in the potting shed and an experiment with the seed potato that got away last year.
One Job Creates Another, Help from the Grandson
A tidy shed saves time, the grandson helps out again and one job creates another
Planting Italian Alder – Alnus Cordata
A surprise gift from the neighbours of windbreak trees planted out with help from son-in-law and grandson. One day they will be a windbreak.
Viable Self-Sufficiency
I'm asking for your help to get a new book published on self-sufficiency and explaining why I think it will be valuable.
Sarpo Seed Potatoes Arrive
My Sarpo seed potatoes have arrived – I've a trial pack giving me 8 tubers each of Blue Danube, Kifli and Axona along with 5 kilos of Mira. I'm going to grow the trial pack potatoes like the show growers do,
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