Dear Readers, In this post I would like to take you step by step through the new addition to the garden: a composter built from old wooden pallets. We needed to build something to hold the completed compost from the tumbling barrel composter since we are starting to churn … [Read more...] about How To Build A Compost Bin From Pallets
Growing Zucchini (Courgette) In Containers
Dear Readers. I want to talk today about growing zucchini (aka courgettes for all of the Brits) in pots and containers. … [Read more...] about Growing Zucchini (Courgette) In Containers
Biodynamic Gardening – How We’re Doing It
Dear Readers, The nice thing about gardening is there is freedom to experiment; if you don’t like a particular technique, you can find another. This is how we have come to biodynamic gardening, some things work for us, some don’t and we have to experiment and try new things … [Read more...] about Biodynamic Gardening – How We’re Doing It
Radish Harvest
Dear Readers, Between the rain showers and thunderstorms we have been able to harvest our first radishes of the season between all three vegetable gardens and we had some quite surprising results so far. … [Read more...] about Radish Harvest
Gardening Hand Tools
Dear Readers, I want to talk about gardening hand tools today. I'm fairly traditional when it comes to gardening and I like certain hand tools when I tend to my garden; I have my trowel, a hand cultivator and secateurs (hand-held pruners). … [Read more...] about Gardening Hand Tools
What Are We Growing: The Comprehensive List
Dear Readers, We wanted to share what plants we are growing in our garden in today's post so here we go for one comprehensive list of what we are growing. … [Read more...] about What Are We Growing: The Comprehensive List
Biodynamic Garden and No-Dig Organic Garden Updates
Dear Readers, It has been a couple of months since we built the bed for the biodynamic and no-dig organic gardens and I wanted to share with you how the growth has compared between the two since planting up. … [Read more...] about Biodynamic Garden and No-Dig Organic Garden Updates
Plant of the Month: How To Grow Lettuce and Salad leaves
This month our plant of the month is lettuce and salad leaves since we have lots of tasty leaves coming up in the biodynamic plot, the no-dig organic plot and in the traditional garden which JimJim looks after. … [Read more...] about Plant of the Month: How To Grow Lettuce and Salad leaves
Hay bale Garden Update
Dear Readers, Following the previous post on growing in hay bales, I wanted to give you an update on the progress so far and share some problems you may run into and how to tackle them. … [Read more...] about Hay bale Garden Update
Summer Fruit Liquor
Dear Readers, To celebrate the bounty of summer fruits we are preserving some in vodka to made boozy fruit for ice cream and make sublime summer fruit liquor to have neat on a cold winter's day to remind us of summer days or to mix with lemonade or champagne for a summery … [Read more...] about Summer Fruit Liquor
