Weather, sheep and time have taken their toll on the drystone dyke that separates our croft from the neighbouring farm, with several large sections collapsing over the past winter. With an unexpectedly sunny day today, we decided to make the most of it and repair a section of dyke.
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Tag Archives: Smallholding
Anyone for horseradish?
10 May, 2012
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I spent most of the day working outside in rain, sleet, wind and cold. Not surprisingly, by late afternoon I found myself thinking of warming food. I looked down and realised I was right next to the horseradish bed. Excellent. I dug up a large handful of roots to be processed and bottled. I’ll set [...]
Read more Delilah is lame
7 May, 2012
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While feeding Delilah, one of our Berkshire sows, and her litter last night I noticed she was limping slightly on her right front leg. I checked her over as she was eating, discovering she was slightly tender around the knee joint. There was no obvious inflammation so I left her to eat and made a [...]
Read more Mantled with snow
5 May, 2012
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As I walked through to the back door at 6am, I noticed the house felt appreciably colder than it has for the past few mornings so I wasn’t surprised when I looked out the window and saw a light dusting of snow on the ground. When I went up the hill to feed the pigs [...]
Read more Easy mulching
3 May, 2012
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I maintain a thick mulch of grass clippings, sawdust and woodchips beneath our spruce trees to keep the weeds, particularly nettles, at bay. It keeps the space open for the chickens—and for us when we need to catch the birds or find their eggs. The mulch also provides a good habitat for all manner of [...]
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