The Veg Patch

Things are looking good in the veg patch, we have several varieties of potato growing, lots of beans climbing up bamboo poles in new beds, a very full onion bed, broccoli on the way and a polytunnel full of veg. It has been a great to have the polly-tunnel properly...

April 3-7 Spring Prep

Busy in the lean-to getting lots of small plants potted up and more seeds planted. The polly tunnel beds and getting filled in, we have 6 rows of carrots in the first bed as you walk in. It is the only bed in the polly tunnel that is double the height and it is filled...

Tree Planting Party 24th March

Our first ever tree planting party was a success! Not long after the first arrivals got stuck in with the planting we had a quick hail shower and then the clouds cleared and more people showed up. We weren’t sure if people would just want to plant a few and be...

February 15th New Mini-Hedge

    The beds around the front of the house take a real beating in the wind and lately the wind has been wild! As an experiment I have decided to plant a low hedge around the bed under the front window to see if this will help protect the young plants as they...