When living in the countryside or on a smallholding, a good chainsaw is an indispensable tool. We’re quite lucky at Home Farm this year because we’ll be reviewing a total of four chainsaws this autumn, and in this review we check out the Mountfield MCS 50 Li, a battery-operated chainsaw with a 12″ bar. It’s compact and powerful – see what we thought of it.
We harvested the bulk of our onions in early September, but we left our Exhibition onions (that’s the name of the variety) in the ground so that they could continue …
Last year, we purchased and reviewed Toro’s 55cm Flex-Force battery-operated lawn mower and we were incredibly impressed with build quality and performance. So we were extremely excited to review the …
This little squirrel has decided he wants to get involved in our weeding and planting tasks. Enjoy the music.
Silicone, sealant, caulk and adhesives play an important role in DIY projects. In three years, we’ve lost count with the amount of ‘specialist’ products we’ve tried. Today we’re reviewing a …
We’re enjoying transforming our Victorian farmhouse into a smart home. We’ve got smart plugs, TRVs, thermostats, strip lights and security cameras, and we’ve now added smart bulbs to the mix. …
As we head Into autumn and winter, it’s time to give the hedges a trim. This year we’ve been using the Mountfield MPH 50 hedge trimmer, a battery-operated, long reach …
The previous owners hardwired smoke detectors throughout the property, but they installed two cheapo carbon monoxide detectors in the living and dining room where we have our two fireplaces, and …
We had a modest haul of apples from our establishing orchard this year, and I used some of our apples to make our own organic, homemade apple vinegar.