Tag Archives: hugelculture

Careful with those buds!

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Helen

My obsession with the hazel trees continues…. I’ve been working from home today and, when the virus check slowed the computer down to the extent I could’ve scroll down any of the documents I was using, I decided it was … Continue reading →

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With a hardened heart…

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Helen

I pulled a load of poppies earlier today. Every year, I say I am going to stop the poppies from dominating the landscape and plant some beans instead. Then I let one of my favourite flowers have its way. Until … Continue reading →

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Decision: rotten not pungent

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Helen

After I built a mini hugelbed by the backdoor I planted the wild garlic I’d dug up from its original bed. In the interim, it had been in a pot which became waterlogged and there was a veritable stench. As … Continue reading →

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A hole and a wall

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Helen

Suddenly, I feel the pressure is on to get jobs in the garden done. One of these was to use up the rest of the latest bokashi to add fertility to the new rhubarb bed, after it was lifted last … Continue reading →

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The last hugelbed

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Helen

With a new bokashi bin ready and a spring-like day, there has been no better opportunity to enjoy some time in the garden. Another of those long-awaited days arrived this morning, when I could put my back into the next … Continue reading →

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Frozen ground

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Helen

In my school geography class I learned that frost was good for killing germs in the soil. Now, I don’t know if that is an issue in my garden but whether or not I will be able to do my … Continue reading →

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The antidote to transcribing

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Helen

It probably was a good move to work from home today, considering how much concentration is needed for transcribing a discussion. At work itself, I normally have to snatch a few minutes here and there – and then I can’t … Continue reading →

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Never too much soil

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Helen

I’m now keeping my fingers crossed that the rat which has conveniently turned my compost heap doesn’t take a fancy to the bed I have constructed by the back door. Last year, the ill-fated hugel bed I built about this … Continue reading →

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Ready for the weekend

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Helen

Over the last few days, I’ve been preparing the stretch on the patio which was being used as a repository for miscellaneous objects looking for a better home. Thus, I moved the aforementioned in order to get the ball rolling … Continue reading →

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Early morning pruning

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Helen

I’ve been trying to get into a better sleep routine – summer mucks things up with it still being light at my normal bedtime but there is no excuse now! Anyway, going to bed earlier means I can get up … Continue reading →

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