plants
-
A few updates!!
Things are starting to grow in the Polytunnel and the fruit cage has a heap of green strawberries!! James has built the majority of the first long raised beds!! Just awaiting delivery of the blocks for the rest of this bed and the second now!! But we could wait and started to plant!!! Beans this…
-
All around the holding….
So….. deep breath and here goes….. Back at the end of April…. the Polytunnel finally had its skin put on!! We almost immediately started planting and moving some of the seed across that we had started in the house off into the tunnel…. Spring finally arrived after the seemingly relentless winter!! The small boy found…
-
Planting planting and more planting
So now the Polytunnel has been skinned we have been able to get in and plant!! So far now we have planted mangetout, beans, beetroot, carrots, spinach, leeks, rocket, spring onions and salads…. Then James has moved our two new grapevines into the corners, one red one white… He has also moved all the baby…
-
Farm update
Soooo in lieu of a podcast which I may not have time to do or enough content for, for a few weeks…. here is the farm update for recent weeks!!! Sooo…. back at the end of March on his due date we became a family of four when baby Mathew put in an appearance!! All…
-
Busy weeks!!
So the past two weeks have been filled with visitors and LOTS of outside work….. not much time for crafting except in between visitors and knitting of an evening!! We started with a few days with my sister and niece and nephew!! Someone was very pleased with his visitors!! And we had wall building round…
-
Rockery!
I have started to clear and plant the rockery around the septic tank!!! its filled with chunks of concrete and all sorts of spoil, but I am slowly adding slates, rearranging, planting and weeding….. So far I have done about a quarter…. Need more plants me thinks!
-
Bits and Bobs!
Some more bits from the Summer at the Farm! James and Sookie after a hard days work! Zzzzzzz The Final window is pointed in Thanks Geoff!!!!!! So we can finally do a full house photo, no stickers on the windows!! The lavender in the wall has gone mad this year and we have marigolds in…
-
More gardening!
My Sister, Brother in Law and their small people came to camp in August. Brother in law helped chain saw up trees and generally got to play with boys toys with James, but the small people (who jumped from the car on their arrival with buckets and spades ready to dig), Mouse (my sister) and…
-
Gardening!
A while ago we built the first bed in the garden for flowers! James’s Mum has helped out immensely and has given us a variety of plants and planted them up for us! Thank you Julia it looks fantastic!! Now i just need to get my rambling roses to cover the wall with blooms!!!
-
Plant life in the field and woodland
We had a wander through the fields and woods to see what plant life had appeared the other weekend!! So….. We have bluebells, sorrell, red campion, more celandines, and……. Any helpers?!