A blog about creating a homestead with gardening and home crafts.
During the October and November months, there are a number of jobs that need to be attended to that will make all the difference with setting the growing season up for success come end of winter/early Spring. I like to think of it as "putting the garden and greenhouse to bed" for Winter. Here I... Continue Reading →
3 minute read The end of Summer is the perfect time to harvest your garden or allotment crops and to consider what could be saved to be enjoyed later. This year, as well as growing produce that can be enjoyed seasonally, I made the decision to plant a few things that can be preserved and... Continue Reading →
Time to read 4 mins Here is some advice and recommendations on how I have learned to use my greenhouse and if you are thinking of purchasing a greenhouse, I have written about this here. If you have already purchased or built your greenhouse, congratulations! You are in for a treat. However, before you start... Continue Reading →
My nourishing citrus and chamomile butter. Solid in the pot, melts into the skin as soon as it hits body temperature.
I recently found a potter called Shannon who runs The Crafting Chicken, a pottery shop and studio where she sells her handmade ceramics and offers affordable 1:1 and 2:1 wheel throwing classes. This has always been something I have wanted to learn so I booked myself a day off work for "personal development" and booked... Continue Reading →
Isn't nature wonderful? Yes, it is. But sometimes, we have to deal with the pests destroying our efforts in the garden. If, like me, you do not use insecticides or other toxic chemicals and devices to deter birds and other pests, you may be interested in ways in which I have tried to protect my... Continue Reading →
A tough winter had left my once healthy and productive lime plant looking sad and pretty battered (I was even on the verge of chopping it down and composting it, but my husband convinced me to keep it.). After 2 months of following a consistent care regimen detailed here, my lime plant is looking so... Continue Reading →
Time to read: 1 min Periodically, we like to go through our possessions to take stock of what we have and what we don't use anymore. Yarns I recently organised the yarns in my yarn pantry and took away the balls of yarn I know I won't use in the future and listed them onto... Continue Reading →
In the UK where we can expect an annual level of about 1000mm of precipitation, or rain. In every garden, it makes sense to have systems in place to catch and store this water for use in watering the plants. This can help minimize our use and reliance on tap water therefore reducing our household... Continue Reading →
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