A blog about creating a homestead with gardening and home crafts.
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 →
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 →
Greenhouse knitting chat! https://youtu.be/gKhFFgpPWp0
At the start of Spring, I began seeing a lot of wasps in my garden. I understand that all things have the right to live and understand that wasps are an integral part of the garden as they are pollinators and feast on plant pests such as aphids. I have a few early-blooming flowers in... Continue Reading →
Chatting about what I have been up to and greenhouse plans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN7bgAr7Bq0
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