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It’s ok if it’s not in the red, right?
This is not one of Trump’s hands
It is a normal human adult male hand. So pretty much completely the opposite 😀
For candles?
My wife had a load of burnt-out candles in glass pots, but rather than throw them away it struck me that I might be able to use them to keep frost off the greenhouse on cold nights. All I needed … Continue reading
My take on the “polycrub”
I came across the polycrub concept a few years back. It’s not hard to find examples on the interwebs, but simply put it’s a very robust and better insulated version of a polytunnel, originally developed for use on Shetland as … Continue reading
These are not just logs…
These are freshly-cut logs waiting to be impregnated with mushroom spawn. My first “vegetable”-growing experiment for this year. I have dowel spawn on order for Shiitake and Summer Oyster mushrooms which should arrive later this week. I can’t wait to … Continue reading
Seeds are arriving
Our New Year’s Eve post saw the arrival of the majority of the seeds for vegetables that I want to grow this year. As my vegetable plot expands (pretty much every year, it seems 🙂 I’m finding that I need … Continue reading
What is it with weeds this year?
Last weekend I finished weeding the veggie plot beds (though the strawberry, raspberry and flower beds still need doing) for the fourth time this year. And there were so many! My compost bins are about 5′ (1.5m) square and I … Continue reading
Memory Lane, August 2023: Cabbage for everyone
Later in the year I picked an even heavier one, but at the time this was a record for me…
Memory Lane, 28th August 2023: Huge tomatoes!
These are all Amish Paste. Not the largest I’ve ever grown, but certainly right up there.
Memory Lane, 26th August 2023: Tunnel of love apples
Not yet ripe, but looking promising 😀