Sunday earth plastering crew
Today we were pleased to welcome old friends and new – the Freckle magazine crew of Lynn, Hannah and Mick, with Andrew and Liam. Together we earth plastered the last of the walls, and gained some mountains and geese, as well as applying some finish coat plaster...
What to do in winter
This is the time of year when despite our recent obsession with all things solar, we need to get outside and start to prepare for the year ahead. All the the veg beds that don’t have anything in them need dressing with manure – both outside, and in the...
Getting to grips with the garden
Our intrepid wwoof volunteers Samantha and Irene from Italy have arrived, and are getting to grips with our vegetable beds, which after a spell of very dry and then very wet weather, were growing increasingly full of weeds. Happily they have now tamed the...
Making raised (lazy) beds
Today we created a simple raised ‘lazy’ bed, although why they are called that I’ve no idea – making them is strenuous enough. The first step is to mark out and then turn over all the sod on your bed area. At this stage the bed is pretty flat...