Birdy: Business as Usual
Paul Myerscough provides a live link to a bird box camera.
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Garden
Composting Woodchip – it works!
Wood chips from trimmings around the garden can by turned into quite compost. Here’s how to go about it.
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Plant Quiz! What is it? (i)
Paul Myerscough finds a plant with bright yellow flowers taking over one of his garden beds. What is it?
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‘Tis the season of the Nettle! Time for Nettle Bread
Baking bread can follow the seasons too! Here we show how to incorporate nutrient-rich nettle into this bread for the new Spring season.
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Double-bubble – Preparing the greenhouse for winter
Paul Myerscough gives some tips for preparing the greenhouse for a frosty winter.
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A Busy Night at the Compost Heap
A visit to a local organic farm last winter taught me that you can compost woodchip. According to Ian Tollhurst you just spread it on the ground and turn it every 3-6 months and within two years you have compost which is good enough for potting out seeds. Thinning the trees to allow more light
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Gather up Them ‘Erbs
Everything is growing like crazy. Oregano sprouting up all over the place. Rosemary waving in the wind. Chives clumping here and there, not to mention a bit of sage and thyme. Gather up a handful or, rather, and armful and add it to your favorite bread recipe. Four loaves here made with a sourdough starter
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Deer don’t do plums
After Badgers and then foxes trying to shake the plums down from the tree I expected the deer to do the same. But apparantly deer don’t do plums!
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