Sat 19 Apr (11m ago)

This week I attempted round two of the tarp rain catcher, this time with a friend. I bought some taller stakes so the tarp can be held higher up. We dug it into the ground about 30cm, and piled rocks around it to secure it. I used tent pegs with string to

Sat 12 Apr (11m ago)

The sun graced us again this week. For some reason, I went on a rabbit-hole-tangent that led me to recreate our calendar. Hold the eye rolls while I explain…  The exact history is not super clear to me, but our Gregorian “solar” calendar was made by a Po

Sat 05 Apr (11m ago)

What’s happened to England to make the weather this consistently good? No sign of it turning yet. Who needs a summer holiday in France or Spain with this weather? I went to my field first thing on Monday before the jet lag had time to react.

Sat 29 Mar (12m ago)

I’ve just got back from holidays, having had a lot of chill time, a little bit of knitting and lots of planning and thinking. My mittens are done, and I had enough spare yarn to make a headband to go with it. It’s not my best project; the second mitten is

Sat 15 Mar (12m ago)

I spent one day on the field this week spreading out more mulch, around my garlic this time and in the hedge line. The mulch pile is now gone and I’ve spread the leftovers neatly in situ, which will become a potential car parking space. I also bought an a

Sat 08 Mar (12m ago)

I was back in business this week. Sickness is gone, energy is back, and I made three visits to the field. The garlic is now about 10cm high, and the onions are sprouting. I should mulch around the garlic to protect them a bit.

Sat 01 Mar (13m ago)

I paid the price for the “hard work in the field” two weeks ago. I’ve been ill with flu and a cough for almost two weeks, but it’s finally on its way out. I haven’t been that much progress on projects while I’ve been ill and on holiday . Next week I’ll ho

Sat 15 Feb (13m ago)

Last week I had some awesome progress on the field. First I installed the stake storage; I positioned it a bit further down the field rather than next to my other storage boxes. The locals and the council are reasonably opinionated about what you put on t