Raspberry bed was weeded today, the peas were strung up and the first tomato plants put in the ground outside. We also started preparing another bed where all the beans will go, weeds removed, soil turned just needs levelling and tilling. Bad news is the Colorado beetles have shown themselves early ...

How is the artwork progressing?

How dedicated. I'm surprised you have the energy and concentration at that time. Just as I got Monteverdi hammered into my head I've got to stop singing it over the kitchen sink and try to learn this and this and more. I can happily noodle variations on Go Down Moses - just not the ones Tippet wrot...

Biggest issue at present is with the warm weather and light evenings we are working later so it is gone 10 at night before sitting down and getting some practice in. This obviously means less time to learn, still 15/20 minutes is better than none at all. have you considered early morning instead of...

So, Lesson 10 completed though I need to find some finger speed, happy at @ 60/70 bpm but things go a bit haywire when up to @ 120/130 bpm but practice, practice, practice and I will get there eventually. Biggest issue at present is with the warm weather and light evenings we are working later so it...

Lack of moisture is hardly a problem here!!! All our road edges are running streams. Not particularly dry last summer either. Ahhhhh, the good old English weather, I tend to forget about it whilst dealing with ours. Look on the bright side, Spring is here and Summer will soon follow. Get your bucke...

Mo wrote: ↑12 Apr 2024, 08:52 My rhubarb is very spindly this year. Maybe it needs dividing, I'll have to google.

We had the same problem previously and it was down to not enough moisture and nutrients. We added plenty of compost around the plant bases and recovery slowly begun.

Sounds like an uncomfortable position to caught in the middle of Spreckly, it makes me glad we have no direct neighbour's. Today we pulled another load of rhubarb then set to weeding around the rhubarb, the garlic bed and both strawberry beds. The geese and ducks thoroughly enjoyed tucking into the ...

Made our first "hard" goat cheese today, nice texture but very mild. We will play about and place half of it in brine tomorrow. We have also made a "soft" cheese tonight which has to sit until the morning before we finish of the making process. Our aim to make another cheese which will "age" once we...

Today, we cleared another bed and planted it up with onions, it took all afternoon but that is another task done. Tomorrow will be spent weeding, they seem to be growing extremely well this year........unfortunately.

The last aubergines we grew were "purple fingers" or "little fingers"? something along them lines and they had a lovely taste to them. Not sure what variety went in this year I have lost the packet, still all the more fun when/if they start to grow

Even better news, the female stork has returned and both storks are happily in their nest, flying over our garden several times a day as they repair/rebuild their nest. Fingers crossed for another successful hatching this year.

Gave all the goats their last injections today, the new additions are now out of quarantine and adjusting to their new surroundings and the other goats. Constant supervision at present to ensure there are no major issues when all together, especially with the young kids. Started trimming all the new...

Well, it is not lost! It is here with me at present though my partner wants it back swiftly! The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies The Healing Power of Plant Medicine by Nicole Apelian and Claude Davis Finally received this book today which I have been wanting to purchase for a while. We have attempted t...

So today I completed the new herb set up, we now have two long rows with a lot more space to start planting some extra herbs. Also, we sowed all the beetroot and aubergine seeds. Nice warm spell here at present that will hopefully stay with us for a while.