Oh joy, the greenhouse soil has hit 15 degrees. This means she’s ready to germinate beans (there’ll be green beans for christmas!) For such a cheap and simple tool a soil thermometer makes a major difference. In order to sprout, seeds all have a sweet spot for a particular degree of warmth. For example beans […]
The easiest wormfarm ever!
By | LastUpdated November 25, 2023
A wormfarm in the ground – almost too simple to be true! No plastic, no complicated management; just nature unfolding (and the joy of finding yet another effective shortcut to ease your life). Trenching foodscraps direct in your soil is a really easy way to recycle foodscraps in those times when the wormfarm is full, […]
How to grow garlic
By | LastUpdated November 2, 2023
Once upon a time, garlic was planted on the shortest day and harvested on the longest – how I loved that tradition! But life is change and now we plant as early as poss to get bulbs to a good size before rust, a fungal disease, hits. Plant garlic anytime from May through August. Spread […]
Shelter from the Storm
By | LastUpdated April 25, 2022
Shelter makes our land energy efficient. Without shelter vegetables and animals produce less, bees hate the wind so our fruit trees don’t get pollinated, blossoms and fruit get blown off. If we don’t protect ourselves – we use more energy to produce less, simple as that. Before we can create good shelter, we must understand […]
