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admin | July 31, 2007
Harvest on the farm is now progressing rapidly after a slow start. The initial problems have been travelling with the combine, which has been sinking in the saturated soil. The solution to this problem has been to source a set of flotation ‘terra’ tyres and fit them to the combine. Terra tyres have been trading [...]
admin | July 31, 2007
Our combine harvester is working very hard at the moment. It has been harvesting;
oilseed rape / canola,
barley,
and will soon be harvesting
wheat.
When the combine harvester leaves the farm yard I am always reminded of the Combine Harvester Song by The Wurzels.
Arable Crops Barley Canola Combine Harvester Farm Machinery Harvest Oilseed [...]
admin | July 31, 2007
My wooden seated arch is a great place to sit both for me and the cats. On a sunny morning I can enter the garden to find up to five cats sitting on the seat basking in the early morning sun.
The seat backs onto the orchard so it is a great place to sit and [...]
admin | July 31, 2007
I love growing beetroot and this year I just went to the TopVeg website to remind myself of the seed sowing details that they are so good at providing.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Beetroot growing card.
Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off [...]
admin | July 30, 2007
On Saturday I harvested the previously flooded beetroot and pickled it for the produce show which is in two weeks time.
Although the beetroot my family planted when they came to stay in May was submerged in flood water for a week, it has managed to survive. Not only has it survived, but it’s thrived.
So on Saturday I [...]
admin | July 30, 2007
Today I planted some radish seeds and transplanted some broccoli and beetroot that had survived the flood. After digging the ground and planting the seeds and seedlings, I decided to mulch around the potato ducts that I am using to protect me plants from wildbirds, my poultry and my cats. The weeds grow pretty quick [...]
admin | July 30, 2007
It is just under two weeks to the village produce show and as I am now on the committee I felt that I should offer my help. The offer was accepted in the form of delivering reminder leaflets to the residents of the village. I have to say that this job was reminiscent of having [...]
admin | July 29, 2007
I am celebrating Green Thumb Sunday with balloons in my garden, but they are not ordinary balloons, they are the balloon shaped buds of the balloon flower.
The buds of the balloon flower grow into large angular balloons before the blue petals open out to form an attractive star shaped flower.
Have a great Green Thumb Sunday everyone.
Join
Gardeners, [...]
admin | July 28, 2007
Today I was able to purchase an aerial photograph of our farm in the flood.
The photograph was taken on the 28th June 2007 which was two days after the initial flood. The photograph shows some of the land immediately surrounding our farmhouse standing in water. As you can see the lefthand side of the photograph which [...]
admin | July 28, 2007
Chicks require heat for about the first 6 weeks after hatching and then the heat can usually be turned off after 6-8 weeks depending on the conditions where the brooder is located and the number of birds in the brooder.
When turning off the heat lamp keep an eye on the chicks and if they start [...]
