We started preparing for our vegetable growing season in March, but our vegetable garden has been very, very busy indeed. We discovered that we had field voles that were tunnelling…

Today, we finished transferring the majority of our seedlings into our raised beds in the vegetable garden, with the exception of the tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and courgettes that we’ve left…

In recognition of creating awareness about sustainability and environmentally-conscious living, My Home Farm has been nominated for Best Green/Eco Blog 2021 as part of the Infinity Blog Awards. Please help…

For us, we know that the gardening season is about to get into full swing when we have to strim our field for the first time. Today, we pulled out…

This winter was telling for our air source heat pump, especially after a bitterly cold spell in February, and the main area of concern was that the rooms to the…

Since moving into Home Farm, I’ve dug more holes than I can remember, most of which have have been through thick, wild grass in our field, and this has required…

Last year, we purchased an ultra-long Hozelock hose pipe to run down to the vegetable garden along with a Hozelock multi spray watering gun. In addition to this we also…

It’s been three weeks since our vegetable seeds went into our assortment of coir and wood pulp fibre pots, and I’m really pleased with how things are coming along. We…

Last year, we used Ecoworm vermicompost organic fertiliser in our vegetable garden for the first time, and we were incredibly impressed with the results. This year, we are pleased to…

Our biggest ongoing battle in the vegetable garden last year was undoubtedly against slugs that persistently ravaged our lettuce, brassicas, pak choy and potatoes, so we are very pleased that…