What a busy month it has been. It’s gone from freezing cold to roasting hot. We have very nearly finished the roof on the veg garden side of the mill building. The small poly tunnel is set up for the summer use of growing tomato plants. And 90% of the big poly tunnel is plantedContinue reading “Achies update- end of May”
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Plant Tetris
We are rapidly heading to one of my favourite times of year. With about a month to go until our last frost date the poly tunnels are filling up with baby plants that still need some protection from the colder days and still cold nights. So the plant Tetris begins. I remember the game fromContinue reading “Plant Tetris”
Veg bed update
As we are still battling with the wind and rain there has been no chance of us topping the large conifers behind the big poly tunnel. It is also preventing us checking on the bees. Let’s hope the wind will finally drop tomorrow. The weather has meant that we can crack on with building theContinue reading “Veg bed update”
Am I mad?
There are days I ask myself if I am more than a little bit mad. Today was one of those days. The weather here has been horrible, torrential rain and blowing a gale. Dispute that veg beds are not going to build themselves, so dressed up in my padded boilersuit I braved the elements. TheContinue reading “Am I mad?”
That’s not a veg bed, it’s a pond.
After a couple of years battling with very soggy starts and ends of the growing season, which just batter my veg plants, I decided to build raised beds. I started last year in the large poly tunnel with lovely gravel pathways. This has transformed the swamp into a beautiful growing area. So now to moveContinue reading “That’s not a veg bed, it’s a pond.”
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