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…
What do you eat? Your opinion is important
This is a survey to know what should be grown in The Sanctuary Garden next year. We’re expanding and it’s important we don’t waste time, effort and money growing food you don’t want to eat. Please fill in this survey, it’s anonymous, so please…
Find out what Unusual winter greens you can plant
Seeds specifically for winter have been purchased from realseeds.co.uk with money you have donated. The seed company encourage seed saving and offer hints and tips on how to do it. Their go-to seed-saving “bible” is Back Garden Seed Saving: Keeping Our Vegetable Heritage Alive….