Working with my community
It has been rewarding to work with schools, nursery schools and individuals who are struggling with where to start growing vegetables. There are six raised beds for six classes and they planted hand fulls of seeds, nearly 500 seedlings, onion sets and potatoes in…
March, April and May are super-busy
The original hen house has passed it’s use-by date and a new one has been erected. Pallet wood for the sides, covered with trampoline mat to allow some air flow, a rollaway nesting box and skids to make it easy (easier) to move. The…
Who thought volunteering could benefit your mental health?
Volunteering at the Sanctuary Garden offers a few things; It is outside with a view over the Forth Valley, the three bridges and Edinburgh. If it’s cold or wet, there is shelter in a warm poly tunnel. There is no pressure to actually do…
The cover is back on after the storm
It was a surprisingly easy job to pull the cover back over. What did take time was putting in cross bars, extra supports and cross bracing. That was done when the rain and wind was not awful. Our MSP (Scottish MP) had a lot…
Free Workshops and Seed Swap
The poly tunnel structure has been modified several times and the cover will go on as soon as this wind gives me a few days break. Having donated to Eat’s Rosyth, and used their classroom in the orchard for classes, I applied and been…
Did wind just break?
They come in threes. A part of the shed roof landed nails down on the bonnet of the car. 2. The polytunnel cover is off and the hen runs, not the hen house, were rolled down the hill. The plan is to rethink the…
15 Hens working for their food in the Tractor
The two groups of hens integrated with not too much fuss. It’s taken them less than a week to scratch up 16′ x 4′ and I now have to decide how best to move the tractor with the hens. Years ago, I heard that…
Winter planting now?
It is that time. I can remember that after the potato harvest, that was it. Soil was cleaned of all vegetation and left exposed for the frost to break it down to a fine tilth. Now I know that’s probably the worst thing you…
Why grow heritage wheat Now?
There was an interesting podcast where heritage wheat was mentioned as a cover crop that provides lots of carbon for the soil microbes after the harvest. Chopped and dropped. They mentioned it grew to around 5 foot, which surprised me as the modern wheat…