Monthly Archives: February 2024

Wot no swimming?

Posted on February 19, 2024 by james

Well, no 🙁 My local swimming pool is having a huge amount of work done to make the building more efficient in terms of energy use. I believe that includes entirely replacing the roof. Whilst some of the smaller spaces … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 19th June 2022: My first ever box joint

Posted on February 19, 2024 by james

I must post about my table saw at some point… Anyhow, I want to start making more of my own beekeeping kit — ideally as much as possible, and whilst box joints aren’t required they’re a neat way to join … Continue reading →

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I’ll just leave this here…

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

Written as part of a discussion online this evening about cats not catching mice… Our cats are really quite good at catching mice. Then bringing them into the house and releasing them. Literally five minutes ago I heard a cat … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 19th June 2022: Peas and broad beans

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

Straight out of the plot and ready for the pan, podded broad beans and sugar snap peas. Couldn’t get fresher 🙂

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PSB at last!

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

My winter brassicas have struggled this season and the PSB is no exception. It has been astonishingly late compared with last Winter when we were eating it in November. Today however there was enough for all five of us to … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 18th February 2024

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

The main goal today was to get the strawberries planted out, which was a bit of a challenge given how much rain had fallen overnight. The ground is absolutely sodden, which was a real shame given that it has been … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 12th June 2022: Compost — it’s hot stuff!

Posted on February 17, 2024 by james

No, really. These are from two of my compost heaps, one of which had been sitting for a month with nothing added because it was full. As far as I recall the temperature in the second photo had peaked whilst … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th February 2024

Posted on February 17, 2024 by james

I got up early (for me) this morning and visited a friend who had offered me a load of waste cardboard when I mentioned last night that I’d run out whilst making some new beds in the veg plot. That … Continue reading →

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Bee socks!

Posted on February 17, 2024 by james

I shall certainly wear these whilst beekeeping as it’s generally only when I’m wearing boots that I wear socks at all, clogs or Croc-alikes (as slippers) being my usual choice of footwear.

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Memory Lane, 12th June 2022: Another couple of bait hives

Posted on February 16, 2024 by james

I set these two up in my home apiary, a little distance from the existing hives. One is a standard poly brood box. The other is a pair of poly supers with standard national brood frames inside. They have both … Continue reading →

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