Gardening

At this time of year UV levels are usually very high in the UK (over 7 this past week) and as we spend most of our days in the garden…

… and that’s just what they’ll do. We’re always on the look out for good quality Wellington boots. We were approached by the team at Dikamar to try out their…

Join us in the vegetable garden for a mid-summer tour as we harvest onions, shallots, courgettes and the first of our peas and cucumbers. Given that the growing season was…

Two years ago we sanded down and treated all our garden furniture using a variety of products from different brands. Some have been better than others, and the Sadolin varnishes…

Yesterday was an absolute scorcher. The UK reported the hottest day of the year and our Netatmo weather station registered a blistering 32.8C. With little or no breeze, the house…

We have multiple wild rabbit families that reside across our small holding, and while the rabbits have an abundance of food, not unlike humans, they enjoy the odd sweet treat.…

Earlier this summer, we reviewed Go System’s gas weed burner. The benefit of gas weed burners is that they offer you freedom to use it where you want to with…

Last year, we looked at ride-on mowers and lawn tractors, and ultimately decided that the petrol and diesel models that were available at the time were not for us. It’s…

May was not a great month for our vegetable garden, but things are gradually getting back on track, and we’re expecting to harvest our first tomatoes in the next 7-10…

Regular followers will know that we use Ecoworm’s assortment of organic vermicompost liquid fertilisers across our smallholding giving our vegetables, flowers, trees and shrubs the nutrition they need. We’ve filmed…