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Intro, part 2

on February 16, 2021

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Littlemeadow part one, when I took it on, three years ago this May. Very small weeds on an otherwise completely blank plot.

Part two, showing the neglect I found, a year ago next month.

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Saying Goodbye, And Moving On

The cockerels were boxed up and departed this morning. I didn't hang around to see them go, I simply put them in the carry boxes with the other departing birds and left the site before anyone else was there. I am confident that they're going to a good home where they can do what they were put on this Earth for. The start date for sowing seed (according to Charles Dowding) was the 14th, but I've made a serious start today with the onion sets, onions, kohl rabbi and radish. These will stay in the house until I'm satisfied they'll be alright in the greenhouse. I am using the time at home to make paper pots in groups of forty for planting the bigger broad beans and peas and plan to source something smaller, like old ice cube trays, to use for things like onions, beetroot... anything very small. It is still the season of planting bare root trees, and I've been buying them on special offer from QD in the town - so far a Spartan apple, a Bramley seedling apple, a More...

Ready, Steady...

The past few weeks at Littlemeadow have been about preparation for the new season. Improving the level of the ground for both Muppets and Quackers and structual jobs like nailing mesh to the pallets to use as pea frames, clearing away the last of the dead and dying plants. The idea with the pallets is to create a means for climbers like peas, beans and pumpkins to do so over the top and, by placing it at an angle and propping it up, providing the shade needed for crops like spinach and lettuce. My carrots were almost non existant last year, so I'll possibly plant these under them too. I'll create a line of them in the bed to provide a decent amount of shade, and then hang netting or fleece for when the sun gets round. The ground has gone from a soggy, sticky mess to a dry hard, impossible to work surface, and I have had to go against my wish not to dig to break up the hard cap on the surface. Watering it first and leaving t for an hour or two has helped, but with no rain to re...

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Intro, part 2

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