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Category Archives: Chickens
What to do with 175 tomato plants?
See. the packet of seed was 2 years old this year – and that’s my rule to avoid non-germination disappointment. 2 years and then chuck them away. So, I thought, may as well sow them all. Then I sat down … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Organic gardening, Vegetables
Tagged April, brussel sprouts, brussels, chooks, flowers, greenhouse, kale, monthly jobs in the garden, onion, onions, potato, potatoes, seed sowing, seeds, shallot, shallots, sprouts, spud, spuds, tomato, tomatoes
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Spring cleaning (and tidying)
First of all to write about what I’ve just done because I’m dead pleased with it! I’m not very good at pruning my ornamentals – never know when to do what. So unless Monty tells me on a Friday night, … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Hedges, Herbs, Organic gardening, Ornamentals, Ponds, Sheds and workspaces, Spring Equinox
Tagged chooks, courtyard, drives and entrances, hedging, March, monthly jobs in the garden, ornamental gardening, pond, poultry, pruning, sheds, Trees, wildlife
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Great Garden Plans 2012
Early in 2012, we decided to put the veg beds under cover in order to concentrate on a few projects – like getting the back garden and courtyard sorted. But then, when we thought about it, there were loads of … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Fruit, Ornamentals, Planning, Ponds, Sheds and workspaces, Vegetables
Tagged chooks, courtyard, garden planning, ornamental gardening, pond, poultry, sheds, Trees, water gardening, water gardens
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Getting back into it
Wow – I remembered the username and password to get back on here. Amazing! Well, things didn’t go as planned this summer – we realised quite early on that our kids needed lots of support through a tough exam year … Continue reading
Raising chickens for meat
Can’t remember if I mentioned it or not, but we were experimenting with raising chickens for meat. I decided last winter that I wanted some Light Sussex to breed and raise for meat – these rare breeds are pretty and … Continue reading
Herb gardens old and new
Actually, before I launch into talking about my new and old herb garden, the main news this month is that I have new chickens. The idea is to breed meat birds from them – I’ll keep you posted with how … Continue reading
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