BroadforkForVictory

#NoDig #allotment holder in the UK #Zone9a Looking to boost biodiversity above and below ground. Learning from #permaculture, #RegenAg , #KoreanNaturalFarming and #Biodynamic farming. I make many types of #Compost vermicast, bokashi, JohnsonSu, IMO. Build #SoilHealth, grow healthy plants, harvest nutritious food. Boxer dog owner, anxiety sufferer, vegetarian. Loves sci-fi, Test cricket. Hates billionaires and governments. Concerned for our climate.

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2024-09-09 18:16:15

It was dry for a change so I made a start on prepping some of the allotment beds for next year.
#NoDig #Compost #Compostodon #Mulch #GreenManures #CoverCrops #NoBareSoil #SoilHealth #Gardening #Allotment
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2024-09-09 17:19:45

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@npub1ads…sg7a Nice to see you again. Those are some weird looking beans.

2024-08-26 15:32:39

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@npub1v5a…5yax It’s a great sight seeing dogs out together. You have a happy little pack.

2024-08-19 17:32:41

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@npub1v5a…5yax Sorry, I’ve no idea either.

2024-07-28 22:11:06

Today I put myself down on a waiting list for a plot on another allotment site. This year’s been a battle against a lot of things but it has worn me down.
I will keep my current plot but the other site feels more me. The sites are only a couple of streets away from each other.
A lot of work goes in to keeping allotment sites going, please don’t take the volunteers who help run your site for granted where you are.
If they ask for help and you are able to do so, please do. They will appreciate your efforts. #Allotment

2024-07-25 09:51:26

Back to being bonkers. #DogsOfMastodon
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2024-07-23 21:21:04

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@npub1v5a…5yax Poor lad, such attachments are cruelly broken. He has a kind heart.

2024-07-23 20:46:43

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@npub1v5a…5yax Sorry to hear, everything crossed for him and his pet.

2024-07-22 20:46:05

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@npub1v5a…5yax Happy dogs!

2024-07-22 20:15:13

Two different beetles found in the compost heap today. (Identification by and information in alt text provided by Picture Insect app). #SoilBiology #Beetles #Biodiversity
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2024-07-20 19:17:33

He is relieved to be home but zonked out with painkillers for a gastrointestinal issue and he’s now asleep. I hope he has a really good night’s sleep. #DogsOfMastodon
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2024-07-20 10:56:39

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Just spoken to the vet. Second opinion is Ernie’s prostate is not enlarged and the problem is now thought to be gastrointestinal. No op needed. He’s eating well and they’ll keep him under observation. We have an appointment booked for 6pm and all being well will be able to bring him home this evening. #DogsOfMastodon

2024-07-20 00:24:41

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@npub1eav…g6f3 He won’t have much say in that. He will give them a friendly kiss anyway, he’s such a kind soul.

2024-07-12 19:15:34

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@npub1a72…ze5k For something different, rhubarb tastes great in a curry.

2024-06-12 08:54:56

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@npub1v5a…5yax That’s a fantastic news item and some amazing research. I totally agree! now we are aware of it we need to protect it at all costs. #Pollinators #Nature

2024-05-24 08:11:46

The last of the eight month old clamped carrots.#NoDig #Gardening #GrownForagedHarvested
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2024-05-10 03:26:21

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I always find it ridiculously satisfying seeing the temperature rise when making hot compost. I’ll keep an eye on it over the next two to three weeks, turning when it needs to be turned.

2024-05-09 22:03:19

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This is the compost pile’s temperature 48 hours after building the pile. #Compost #Compostodon #Mulch #NoDig #GreenManure #ICAW2024
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2024-04-07 19:19:45

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Thanks, it’s been slow progress but progress nonetheless.

2024-04-07 05:01:10

The communal compost pile had another turn and the newest pile of mainly grass clippings and sawdust is gradually building up.
#Compost #Compostodon #Gardening
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2024-04-03 19:46:58

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Let’s hope so.

2024-03-25 19:37:14

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@npub1se6…cmph That doesn’t sound good, at all. At least the clippings can be put to use on the compost or as mulch if people are savvy enough to do so.

2024-03-23 22:06:11

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Nice! 😋 Eating the tastes of 2020 in spring 2024. You are truly fermenting and preserving champions.

2024-03-23 21:43:00

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I’m looking forward to doing some work on my own plot tomorrow.

2024-03-23 20:38:37

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Turned the hot compost pile from inside to out, outside to in. Wrapped in its covering to help keep the warmth in on a blustery day. Turning the pile during a brief hail storm wasn’t part of the plan today.
Hopefully this will again heat to above 55°C and stay there for three days to kill off the pathogens and weed seeds that were on the cooler outside of the pile previously.
#Compost #Compostodon #Gardening #Allotment
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2024-03-22 19:46:52

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@npub1eav…g6f3 That sounds really good. I’ll have to try those at some point. Thanks! @npub1w88…zdnx

2024-03-22 07:08:02

Perhaps some fossil fuel execs will be held to account for their willful destruction of the planet for profit, after all?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/21/fossil-fuel-companies-homicide-climate-deaths-lawsuit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#ClimateDiary #KeepItInTheGround #ClimateCatastrophe

2024-03-20 21:41:38

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@npub1eav…g6f3 It is but it’s in the near future and nothing compared to what’s happening right now in many parts of the world.

2024-03-20 16:08:10

A box of green veg pickings from the plot, for soup, steaming and salad.
Turkish rocket is similar to cabbage, sorrel is spinach like. Both are perennials and help to fill the hungry gap at this time of year.
I added some dandelion, wild garlic, land cress and spring onions to this little haul.
#GrownForagedHarvested #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #Allotment
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2024-03-20 15:56:35

A fellow plot holder donated a nice new waterproof coat for the compost heap to wear on Monday.
I also picked up some bags of sawdust free of charge from the local wood reclamation place.
The heap is getting up to temperature now. Fingers crossed 🤞tomorrow it will register above 55°C and stay there for three days when it will be turned again, outside to inside to repeat the heating up process.
#Compost #Compostodon #Gardening #Allotment
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2024-03-20 07:41:51

Sobering article of what the UK is heading towards without mitigating against the impending climate catastrophe.
#ClimateDiary
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/19/summer-storm-britain-future-tories-labour-climate?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2024-03-17 00:14:31

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@npub1yq6…3w8k @npub1eav…g6f3 Ants almost always seem angry but luckily here they are mostly harmless and good for aerating the soil.
Good luck with building the raised beds. It sounds quite a project.

2024-03-17 00:09:48

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Right place for the heap. I wish I could send you some of our rain. We’ve had plenty.
The compost plot had standing water on it on Thursday. More rain tonight, there’s no let up but tomorrow and Monday are forecast dry/slight chance of showers. I’ll make the most of that if I can.

2024-03-16 23:43:17

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@npub1eav…g6f3 No way, why’s that do you think? Hunkering away until things warm up.
Loads of worms in the piles here, although interestingly there were very few worms from the green material donated this week. Most of it came from one plot which is excavated every year.
Digging a plot kills the soil life. I keep telling people here but the proof was right there today for anyone who’ll take the time to see it.
Had that been a quantity of my soil there would have been hundreds of worms in there.

2024-03-16 23:25:47

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@npub1eav…g6f3 The more biodiversity that goes into it, the better.

2024-03-16 22:14:47

The Communal compost is gaining a bit of impetus and interest.
The compost heaps are being amalgamated into one larger heap to hopefully bring it up to hot compost temperatures this coming week. #Compost #Compostodon #Gardening #Allotment
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2024-03-05 20:10:19

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Yes, thanks, it was a productive three hours spent up there.

2024-03-04 15:05:06

I gave the compost pile its weekly turn today. I was able to add a reasonable amount of green materials (fresh grass, coffee grounds and veg peelings) to kickstart a rise in temperature.
I didn’t over water as we’re forecast more rain tonight.
#Compost #Gardening #Allotment
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2024-03-01 17:06:02

Home raised bed ready for transplanting into from the weekend onwards. #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #HomeGrown #NoDig
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2024-02-24 20:04:02

Nettles, turkish rocket, phacelia and I think a wild celery?
Lots of foliage is on show now. Daisies, horseradish, purple dead nettle, white clover, raspberries.
It feels like springtime has arrived when I have my first nettle soup of the year. I’ll be harvesting some tomorrow, I wasn’t brave enough to pick some today without my gloves. #GrowYourOwn #SpringFoliage #GreenManure #Gardening #Spring #Allotment
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2024-02-22 15:36:58

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@npub1v5a…5yax Sorry to see this. Poor Welli, she is going through it.

2024-02-15 20:16:11

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Our winters can vary a lot but the tête-à-tête are two to four weeks early, the others about a couple of weeks.
Our February average temperatures are 8.5°C. This February average will be way above that.

2024-02-07 23:07:55

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@npub1se6…cmph Thanks, yes it’s nice stuff, full of life. It’s been sieved to a fine texture to remove any pieces that would otherwise clog up the soil blocker.
The sieved material either go back into another heap to further inoculate it or onto one of the beds.
This compost is what I made last summer. That becomes the base for my potting mix.
The compost I make from autumn onwards will be the mulching compost for the spring beds.
The compost I make in spring becomes mulching compost for autumn.
Everything I start making now will become either autumnal mulch for beds or next year’s potting compost. #Compost

2024-02-07 21:30:34

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@npub1se6…cmph It’s good to be putting some of the home made compost to use!

2024-02-06 18:36:30

I’m tempting the local worms to investigate the worm box by adding some well fermented food scraps. I’ll check on the contents periodically.
#Bokashi #Compost #Compostodon #Vermicast #Worms
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2024-02-03 15:30:47

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@npub1v5a…5yax The bees won’t be wanting to fly back to their old home now. Beautiful place for them to be.

2024-01-30 00:16:45

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Quite right, they need some mineral to crush and pulverise organic matter in order to digest it.
I add powdered eggshells and basalt to their feed. I add these to my compost piles also.
The paramagnetic qualities of the basalt are supposed to give a real added benefit to the soil or compost.

2024-01-29 16:57:31

I’ve added a worm box to the plot.
It’s been interesting to see the depth of good soil before the clay layer starts too. Being no dig I only get to see the top soil depth when I do a project like this. This area has probably been undisturbed for nearly a decade. I wish I’d measured the top soil depth before I started down the no dig route.
I’ll add a lid and then worms and feed them some food scraps regularly. The worms should be safe from predation and be able to escape into the soil away from any extremes of heat and cold.
I’ll add a layer of sand or grit at the bottom to improve the water infiltration as the worm box it is now sitting directly on the clay layer.
The worms may just leave for somewhere better but I’m hoping they’ll stay and provide lots of worm poo for the plot.
#Allotment #Gardening #NoDig #SoilHealth #Soil #Vermicast #WormCompost #Worms
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2024-01-28 16:25:49

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@npub1s97…lg0g Great work, pleased you had some more help. Thank you for doing what you do. Do you have any idea how many trees have you planted this autumn/winter?

2024-01-26 09:56:50

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I’m flexible to what we can do. We potentially could have 10 piles (1.5 m3) on the go snaking through the plot. Some hot compost, some not. Some quick piles, some slower. The current piles will be built up when more greens turn up.
Lots of woody material so far. That’s ok for building up the supply of browns in readiness for the greens we’ll have in spring and summer for hot composting.
People will drop off at the same place and we’ll try to process it and build and turn the piles as they need it.

2024-01-25 19:02:20

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Thanks, I think so too. It’s only been two months and with some horrendous weather conditions.
Come spring when more plot holders are on site I think it’ll see some rewards.

2024-01-25 06:31:36

Luckily the water logging on the site was only a little worse yesterday after the storm.
Green manures have largely died back on the plot. The communal compost pile got a little addition of oversize bits from some sieved compost to help inoculate it.
#Compost #GreenManures #NoBareSoil #CoverCrops #Gardening #Allotment #Compostodon
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2024-01-22 16:24:54

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@npub1v5a…5yax Maybe it’s teething troubles and just needs a bit of coaxing along to start with. I am rooting for your heat pump to be a roaring success. I don’t know anyone around here who has one and that needs to change.

2024-01-17 22:34:24

This afternoon’s veg harvest. #NoDig #Gardening #DogsOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #HomeGrown
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2024-01-07 21:09:27

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@npub1eav…g6f3 If you have no allium leaf miner then you’ve nothing to worry about.
Good luck with growing leeks, I hope you have a successful crop.
Allium leaf miner arrived in the UK 20 years ago and has slowly taken hold. It arrived on our allotment site a few years ago. After a couple of failed harvests there (the larvae eat the inside of the alliums followed by a fungal infection which rots the roots) I just grow alliums at home now.
Prevention (enviromesh) can work but no cure I know of.

2024-01-07 18:57:54

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Good luck! The sowing & transplanting time scales are similar to here except we can leave them in the ground overwinter into spring. Allium leaf miner destroys the crop by autumn. Leek moth could be sidestepped by trimming the leeks in early summer.
This year I’m trying some babington’s leeks and perennial leeks to see if they have any better resistance.

2024-01-07 15:53:29

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Good luck with the leeks. We have allium leaf miner and leek moth so the leeks are a struggle to grow here now when they used to be a real staple.
They do vary a lot in their winter hardiness so you should be able to find a variety that suits.

2024-01-07 15:38:15

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I prefer the savoury flavours too. I’ll give these a go. Fingers crossed for a bumper year for tomatoes!

2024-01-07 04:38:41

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Thanks, I’ve added Kasundi to my recipes to make list with this year’s tomato crop.

2023-12-30 18:56:57

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@npub1v5a…5yax I have a boxer. We have a 50-50 chance of a refusal going out the door if it’s light rain! 🤣

2023-12-30 18:21:19

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@npub1v5a…5yax It must have been biblical rain for a spaniel to seek shelter.

2023-12-22 20:48:05

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Thanks, I hope that’s the last of the rubbish pulled out of there now. We could make a lot of compost on there if people buy into the idea.
Also, talking to the tree surgeon, he has a load of compost from one of the sites he works on. He’ll deliver it to us in spring when we have vehicular access on site again.

2023-12-22 19:03:47

The communal compost plot keeps giving up its old buried treasures. It’s dried out a little so I broadforked it over which should further improve its drainage.
#Compost #Compostodon #Mulch #NoDig #Allotment
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2023-12-14 00:11:15

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@npub1eav…g6f3 It’s a win, win really whatever happens.

2023-12-13 23:25:04

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Yes, I’ll probably have a mass exodus but it’ll be interesting how it’ll go and what the worms decide to do.
I have my doubts the food source in the box will be more enticing than what they will find naturally but we’ll see.

2023-12-13 23:05:03

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@npub1eav…g6f3 If it works it will be more manageable and much better for the worms also. I’ll add the mixed dendrobaena worms I currently have and see how well they cope. No doubt other worms will be attracted in also.

2023-12-13 22:47:08

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I had to edit to adjust the size of the image on the original toot.
The worm box so far only part dug into the soil as I ran out of time. It’s an experiment for next year.
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2023-12-13 22:33:46

More mulch for the communal compost plot. Some of the autumn sown broad beans are up & a new worm box experiment has been added to the plot.
In breaking with the no dig ethos (to trial this buried worm box) I’m amazed at the soil. It hasn’t been disturbed for three years since the raspberries were added. There’s no water pooling in the dug hole to contrast this with the surface water logged plot which is 30 metres away.
#Compost #Vermiculture #GrowYourOwn #Mulch #Allotment #SoilHealth #NoDig
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2023-12-07 19:45:14

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@npub1eav…g6f3 The pak choi outside is being eaten alive but the Chinese and Japanese veg is my go to for fresh greens at this time of year.
The winter radish are great, they have a milder taste to summer varieties.
Good that you can still harvest produce but scary too at the same time. This winter is more our normal, some light frosts, lots of rain, the occasional threat of snow and it’s still jumper but not coat weather.

2023-12-07 16:48:36

A little plot harvest. Horseradish roots (good luck harvesting these no dig!) , mooli radish, green luobo winter radish, different mustard greens, land cress and some lesser nibbled pak choi.
The horseradish bed to the right has been cleared and mulched. Unseen horseradish at the front of the bed next door still needs to be harvested but it has been cleared of its frost killed vegetation and freshly mulched with leaves.
#GrowYourOwn #NoDig #Allotment #HomeGrown #Gardening
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2023-12-06 18:58:39

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@npub1v5a…5yax That’s not so bad. Good luck with her rehab.

2023-12-05 21:06:08

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@npub1eav…g6f3 These are some of the real soil heroes. #WorldSoilDay #Vermiculture #SoilHealth #SoilBiology #Compost
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2023-11-27 04:56:20

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@npub1v5a…5yax No regrets. Went down to -3.4°C last night in the plot greenhouse but the tomatoes are long gone from there.

2023-11-15 18:15:49

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@npub1v5a…5yax It’s good he’s not concerned but he’s not the one having to watch over her 24/7. I hope it heals faster.
I have an inflatable collar to put on Ernie whenever I need to prevent him licking somewhere to let it heal. It’s not 100% fool proof but he doesn’t get on with wearing a cone. A week or two of him wearing either feels a very, very long time.

2023-11-15 16:42:41

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@npub1v5a…5yax Oh bugger, hope it heals quickly.

2023-11-13 21:57:11

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@npub1v5a…5yax That’s happy news. She’s lovely looking.

2023-11-05 23:20:49

I’m so pleased to see this clip. A main criticism I have with the market garden type no dig set ups has been the volume & cost of the compost they bring in. That’s fine if you can trust in & afford it but not easy on a non commercial plot.
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It’s possible to produce everything you need cheaply but it takes effort, ingenuity, experimentation and an open mind to taking on new ideas.
#Compost #NoDig #Allotment #GrowYourOwn #KNF #GreenManures #CoverCrops #NoBareSoil #RegenAg

2023-11-05 07:50:58

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@npub1ads…sg7a @npub1eav…g6f3 That view is breathtaking. I like the sound of this as I enjoy seeing your updates.
As autumn kicks in here and we head into winter I’m grateful for seeing the spring and summer progress elsewhere around the world.

2023-11-01 18:15:01

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@npub1eav…g6f3 It’s rarely good news to be breaking meteorological records. It looks like northern France and the south coast of England will cop the worst of this one.

2023-11-01 03:23:37

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@npub1eav…g6f3 We’re going to see a lot of flooding in the UK before Monday unfortunately with another low front coming in over the weekend immediately after Ciarán.
We won’t catch the worst of it but most trees are still in leaf so we will have trees down and localised flooding.
Met Office are predicting Ciarán will be the lowest low ever recorded in the UK in a November.
I’ll check things over before the storm hits but there’s not much to do.

2023-10-31 21:39:12

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@npub1eav…g6f3 We’re fortunate to have the longer growing year. It was nice in the sun in between the downpours.
Very wet underfoot, the outer paths are completely sodden but the plot’s ok to walk on.
It was a good day to turn the heap. I’ll tarp it over properly tomorrow when I batten down the hatches before storm Ciarán hits.

2023-10-31 17:20:33

I gave the compost heap a turn today and added the pipes to circulate air through the heap.
I’ll keep adding to the pile and periodically turning it through autumn and winter. This will be my mulching compost for the beds in spring.
The mixed broad bean and field bean beds are sown, part sown or awaiting transplants. Hoping to source some wood chip so in the meantime they have chopped comfrey for pathways.
#Compost #Gardening #Allotment #GrowYourOwn #NoDig
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2023-10-22 16:34:47

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@npub1zt3…0v09 I don’t turn the green manures in but this year after it’s been winter killed I’ll cover it with a compost layer so it breaks down under the surface.
The rye grass is the only crop in the green manure mix I use that won’t winter kill and I’ll remove that with a ho-mi hand tool in spring a month before planting the beds. Rye grass is brilliant for my soil over winter.
Adding any mulch will be good for your soil. If winter wheat is too much of a pain to remove, don’t use it.

2023-10-22 06:12:47

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Good luck with the perennials.
Nina looks delightful. I could happily watch ducks all day long.

2023-10-21 22:38:50

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Yes, this book, Nigel Palmer’s. I can’t speak more highly of it. Highly recommended. #Compost #RegenAg #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #SoilBiology #KoreanNaturalFarming
Add some nitrogen and protect it from too much moisture. Add a little fresh manure if you can to try to kick start it?
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2023-10-21 21:05:26

Making more lactic acid bacteria (LAB). This cheap and easy to make amendment has many gardening uses:
Aids soil ventilation and improves soil tilth.
Soak seeds or root balls prior to sowing or transplanting.
Inoculates bokashi bran.
Stimulates biological activity in soil or compost heap.
Combines with other amendments for foliar spraying.
Soil drench prior to planting.
Aids root growth stage and vegetative growth of a plant.
#LacticAcidBacteria #Gardening #Bokashi #Compost #SoilBiology
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2023-10-19 18:45:58

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@npub1v5a…5yax Everything crossed Bella’s op goes smoothly and successfully.

2023-10-19 02:28:22

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@npub1eav…g6f3 @npub1xfk…f3v5 Both nettles and comfrey are dynamic accumulators so they are packed full of micronutrients. Their liquid feed really is liquid gold for the soil biology and other plants.

2023-10-18 19:09:16

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@npub1eav…g6f3 @npub1xfk…f3v5 The community compost does sound brilliant and good value too. It’s difficult to make the quantity of compost we need.
I try so many different methods of making it so I can compost everything. Nothing is wasted.
The amendments, feeds and extractions help to stretch the usefulness of the compost that bit further.
A handful of compost in a water extraction to water/spray on the soil helps spread the biology a little wider.
#Compost #Gardening #NoTill #NoDig

2023-10-18 18:47:38

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@npub1xfk…f3v5 @npub1eav…g6f3 I like this! I just put comfrey leaves in a dry bucket with a lid on and let it all break down naturally over winter. It’s ready for when I need it from spring onwards. This dry method makes a much less smelly liquid feed and takes a few months to make.
I guess pressing it speeds the process up quite a lot.
I also do a nettle liquid feed for the early plants and save the comfrey feed for the fruiting stage.

2023-10-13 04:37:25

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@npub1eav…g6f3 We have leek moth so it’s getting harder to grow leeks successfully here now. It used to be such a staple crop through winter and well into spring.
I’ve been impressed with the results people have had from using grow lights. We’re lucky in not needing the extra growing time as November and December are really the only months I don’t sow anything.
Grow lights do seem to give a consistent germination time and good early seedling growth. I’m thinking of adding them to my set up.

2023-10-12 22:04:35

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I did think you meant your last tomato and pepper harvest but wasn’t entirely sure of your climate. We are forecast first frosts this weekend.
Likewise I have kale, savoy cabbage, mizuna, pak choi, winter radishes, tatsoi, land cress, carrots, leeks, mustard greens and others to keep growing well into winter, with luck.

2023-10-12 21:38:52

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@npub1eav…g6f3 That’s a great way for your growing year to bow out.

2023-10-02 14:42:56

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I have a terrible habit of having a pile of books but no time to read them so I’ll keep to the one for now. I’ll check out #Maangchi on YouTube. Thanks.

2023-10-01 21:26:31

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Wow, you ferment loads. I’m just a relative beginner on the journey I only started fermenting some veg a couple of years ago. I’ll have a look at Kirsten Shockey’s Fermented Vegetables book, thanks.

2023-10-01 18:49:06

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I’d ideally like to be able to check and test various composts and compost extracts/teas so it is something I would like to do in future. Sending samples off for testing is further out of my price range than learning some microscopy, the prices are all geared to big ag.

2023-10-01 17:53:46

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I would love to do that and I have been mulling over splashing out on a microscope and adding another string to my bow, but I can’t stretch to that just yet.

2023-10-01 17:50:39

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@npub1eav…g6f3 That sounds lovely. I have been snacking on some fermented carrots, they are delish! Very crunchy and tangy.
I made some great oi kimchi (cucumber kimchi) with the cucumber glut this summer. It’s a pity it doesn’t keep for longer. Fermented foods are another taste explosion. I need to do more of them.

2023-09-30 18:33:19

The great bean crop of 2023 is over. The bed has been cleared to be sown with winter green manures next week. In the beds next door the buckwheat and mustard green manures sown in August are flowering and attracting pollinators. In the kitchen the fruit vinegars are in various stages of fermenting.
#NoDig #Gardening #CoverCrops #GreenManure #NoBareSoil #RegenAg #Ferments #Vinegars #GrowYourOwn #Allotment
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2023-09-30 17:56:53

I’ve added some more pre-bokashi compost to a small bed. Covered with soil or compost it’ll break down completely and become a friable bokashi compost in about two weeks. I’ll sow broad beans or field beans in this bed later in October.
#Compost #Bokashi #Gardening #Allotment #NoDig #GrowYourOwn
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