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Are things a bit late this year?
Its a question asked quite frequently when it comes to gardening or the flora and fauna of the countryside but for me I can’t say I can always provide evidence to support my answer. Ok I know the date...
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Winter pruning of blackcurrants
A well managed blackcurrant bush can provide quite a harvest in the year with more than enough to meet the need of the kitchen and very often surplus to freeze for the winter months. If left to their...
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Recognise these characters?
I get sent quite a few bits of poultry paraphernalia from kit, to houses, dietary supplements to books as I’m always more than happy to give things a field trial on my own flocks. I’ll always give the...
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Two Years Later…
I’ve just noticed that it’s almost 2 years to the day since I started this blog of random ramblings about poultry (in particular chickens) and gardening projects. Back when I started I recall saying at...
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Dew jewels – an October morning
Sometimes the light and conditions are so inviting first thing in the morning that you can’t help but reach for the camera… I did precisely that earlier, albeit briefly. The October autumn morning...
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Sprouting seeds – for people & poultry!
As the end of the main harvesting is over and the year draws to a close I’ve usually already started to think about next year and what to grow. The seed catalogues are already starting to look a bit...
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Natural Garden Pest Control Infographic
The folks at Integrity Search Ltd sent me this handy little infogrpahic over the other day so I figured I’d share. 12 common UK garden pests and how to control them without resorting to chemical...
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Hay fever infographic – which trees make us sneeze? – The Guardian
As one of the 25% who does suffer with hay fever I found this rather handy…. unlike suffering with hay fever and running plant business is. Hay fever infographic – which trees make us sneeze? | Society...
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As Spring Approaches….
“‘Now that the growing season has started are there any ornamental plants I can grow that my chickens can benefit from?” There are a number of garden ornamentals that make great grain and seed...
View ArticlePlant Listings – RHS Plant Finders
As part of our preparations for appearing in next years RHS plant finders directory, we’ve been updating our plant listings. Take a look here to see what we have on offer. Hopefully in the near future...
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