I harvested all the garlic in July, since then it has been laid out on racks and dried to a perfect ‘rustle’ but there’s plenty left and it needs to be stored. I’ve decided to have a go at plaiting it. I think the bulbs look visually appealing hanging in a plait and it’s a useful way to [...]
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Make a Garlic Plait
Posted by Karen on September 1, 2011
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Make Veg Frames for Raised Beds
I mainly use raised beds to grow fruit and vegetables in my garden, for the last 2 years I’ve been using what I call ‘veg frames’, to prevent my seeds, seedlings and onion sets being disturbed by cats, birds and rodents, giving them protection during the vulnerable early weeks of growing. The frames sit on top of my raised beds allowing essential light, water and air [...]
Posted by Karen on April 13, 2011
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The Plot Thickens – Bring on the Digger!
Don’t turn your back on freshly dug earth…… It could turn into this nightmare…… We took our eye off the ball with the remainder of the plot and look……. a jungle! Drowning in a sea of bindweed and other annoying weeds, our orchard area was looking bad, very bad indeed. Fear not, the weeds have [...]
Posted by Karen on August 1, 2009
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Chicken Run DIY in Photos
One of our chicken runs got a DIY make over yesterday. The extension took less than no time with my brother and dad on hand to build the panels and fix them onto the back of the run to open it up further. This now makes it near enough as large as our other chicken run. [...]
Posted by Karen on June 15, 2009
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Preparations for the New Hens
Its here! Today is the day we collect another 4 hens. They will be among 140 hens being rescued by Free At Last hen rescue. We are expecting ‘hand bags at dawn’ type behaviour from our existing flock, so it is sensible, we feel, to house the new hens separately for the time being. The new [...]
Posted by Karen on February 22, 2009
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Jobs For Winter and Wildlife
Brrr sure is chilly outside and the weather report predicts heavy snow fall which is going to make it tougher for wild birds and other wildlife to find food. One of the first tasks we took on in our garden since move in day was provide the wild birds with feeders of seeds and nuts, fat balls and drinking water. The previous owners [...]
Posted by Karen on December 4, 2008
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Wet Weekend
Most of our time spent in the garden smallholding this weekend was finding ingenious ways of keeping the chickens dry and out of the high winds due to the lashing from the great British weather. The chicken’s enclosure is 6ft high and although it has a wire mesh roof, it does not have roofing sheets. This is one project that [...]
Posted by Karen on October 5, 2008
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