Tag Archives: composting

Round the garden in 80 days #66

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Helen

When I moved a purple sprouting broccoli bush from one location to another last autumn, it had been more wishful thinking than expectation that motivated me. However, I am pleased to report that fully grown PSB plants are amenable to … Continue reading →

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Round the garden in 80 days #51

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Helen

Fortunately, the local electrics shop was able to save the kitchen radio. The lead had come loose from the plug over Christmas and I’d been unsure whether a replacement lead and plug could be found. Little did I know that … Continue reading →

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Round the garden in 80 days #39

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Helen

I’d had grand plans for today but hadn’t factored in the rain. However, after I’d been out to collect a brush on a retractable pole from a fellow Freegler on the other side of the village I decided to do … Continue reading →

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Not used for a year

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Helen

How often do you do a job and then wish you’d done it differently? In my case, the Green Johanna has turned out to be in the wrong place. First, I damaged to top growth of the hazel next to … Continue reading →

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ShareWaste

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Helen

Through Leeds Rotters Composting Champions, I have come across a nationwide scheme to help build soil and grow food. This scheme, ShareWaste, brings together people who have food waste to donate and people who would love to compost it. The … Continue reading →

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Convalescence activities

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Helen

It’s not often I spend a day reading but yesterday I threw in the towel and learned a lot from the Internet (novels I can only read in paper form). On my metaphorical travels, I came across legal information pertaining … Continue reading →

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Impossible not to dig

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Helen

When I first learned about the no-dig technique, I wasn’t ready to take it on board. Then I moved up a notch and with my hugel beds in situ, there is little chance of my being able to dig approximately … Continue reading →

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The bokashi bin

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Helen

It being my birthday today, it’s been pretty awesome one way or another. Not least, when I got home there were two notifications that I had parcels waiting for me. One was at a neighbour’s, free wild flower seeds for … Continue reading →

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Got my view back!

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Helen

Well, the compost bin is almost full now! Earlier on today, I noticed that some of the flowers on the florence fennel had shrivelled and died. It therefore seemed unlikely that there would be any of the hoped-for seeds forthcoming. … Continue reading →

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An hour in the hail

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Helen

Turning the compost heap is not my favourite job. Is it yours? So, there was a lot of procrastinating this evening. The upshot was that just after I had stepped out I heard a clap of thunder. Then the hail … Continue reading →

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