Canning, canning canning!
allotmentally It is that time of year where, having managing to grow stuff, I now have to deal with the bounty. I bought a steam canner a couple of years ago,…
2024
Nettle seed
Another native superfood is nettle seed, which is full of all the plant’s potential and very easy to gather in season. Best collected when the seeds are still green. There…
Spotlight on the dock plant as an edible
I am interested in seed saving, and in our native wild plants. The more I learn about them, the more I believe we should be incorporating them into our diet.…
The theme is clearance!
This is my perennial area and it keeps being invaded by grasses and lesser bindweed. I have given it a good thrashing and now it looks a lot better. My…
Challenging times for keeping calm May 24
This May has been super challenging, the weather has been unseasonably cold, windy and rain has been all or nothing. I am also still trying to clear the site. Last…
Projects
Wildlife pond I picked up a preformed pond from Facebook Marketplace in the summer of 2023. I already have a small pond at the top end of the plot, but…
Potatoes are in, April 14 2024
Still so much digging to do, still on catch up, trying to get the plot ready for planting. I managed to get 5 rows of potatoes in. It was hard…
March 24
It is suddenly spring after what feels like an endless wet and windy winter. I had fully intended to spend the winter getting on top of the infrastructure of the…
