A blog about creating a homestead with gardening and home crafts.
My tortoise has both an indoor and outdoor enclosures. However, as my tortoise is a lot bigger than when I first got him, I decided to give him a little more indoor space. Here is what I did to update my tortoise enclosure. Lenny’s old table 124cm x 50cm Old versus New Lenny's old table... Continue Reading →
Below are how I made a couple of accessories I knitted for my car. Simple cup holder coaster. Knitted Car buckets for storage. Cup holder storage. These are useful to keep the bottom of car cup holders clean from spills and dust and take under 10 minutes to make. Please note, the following directions are... Continue Reading →
Time to read: 5 minutes Homesteading Life Skills: Embarking on a Journey Towards Self-Sufficiency In modern life, convenience is often valued above all. However, a growing number of individuals are taking a step back and rediscovering the profound satisfaction and personal growth that comes from adopting a homesteading lifestyle, whatever home/life circumstances they find themselves... Continue Reading →
Time to read: 2 Minutes Tortoises, like humans, thrive best when fed a varied diet. This list is mainly applicable for both Meditteranean and Russian tortoises who should be fed a diet of strictly weeds, flowers and plants (not fruits or Industrial pellets) but can benefit all species of tortoises as well. I have compiled... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
The greenhouse floor has always been problematic. It's built on a concrete pad, laid on some aggregate and though the greenhouse is not water-tight, water always seemed to pool in the low point in the middle causing an unsightly mouldy mess. This weekend, I have finally got round to sorting it out, the concrete was... Continue Reading →
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