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pallets
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Shifted 3 very heavy pallets from friends house up hill to garden, with help of very kind husband!! Saw more pallets already there- a mini-community beginning. let the compost making begin!
Shed talk
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The shed may be small bit it is impressive! we now have hooks for hanging up tools – everything in its place. even have shelves…..for jars of nails ….and things….. Position is ideal, under the trees by the allotment. Next – compost bins! More tea 🙂
Prune or not to prune
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Read a book today about apple tree growing – Didn’t know ‘Orchardeering’ was a word! Also didn’t know that the science of apple growing is called ‘pomology’. Brilliant! Must be very careful about pruning these trees. Takes 3 years to do it properly. get it wrong and we could prevent fruiting for at least 3 […]
saturday
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wild weather. one minute sunny , next torrential rain. thunder rolls. rainbow. arrive in hailstorm. cold and wet. The shed improvements take place – dry in there! Polytunnel gets cleared a bit more. What do we keep and what do we dig up? the fennel smells nice. leave it for now. prune back the little […]
Trago Mills
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Spending lots of time in here of late! Spending the money is hard, have to make it work for us. Buy the essentials and an enamel tea pot and mugs – tea seems to be such an important part of the day.
Trees, trees, trees
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Found some trees today, ok, so not the obviously massive ones that line the ‘tall trees’ garden at Boot Up! But still just as remarkable in my eyes…I am a total self confessed tree lover/occasional hugger! So on Thursday afternoon, a small Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) was found in the middle of the pathway, it had […]
Funding Applications :(
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Spent many hours this week making funding applications. Worked ’til midnight to meet a deadline. If we get it, we will have money towards an eco-building. Have had to go back to the drawing board on it as it was returned as not eligible. Re-wrote it, and engaged support for elsewhere – lets hope its […]