I received two mesh grow tunnels for Christmas, and they’ve come in extremely useful given the mixed weather we’ve had so far in 2021. The biggest issue with these particular grow tunnels is that they come with thin metal pegs/stakes to hold them down, but when you put them in soft fluffy soil they are completely ineffective when winds kick up.
We recently mentioned that we had quite a lot of work done to get our air source heat pump central heating running more efficiently. Central to this work were the …
Given how unpredictable the weather has been, we use our studio to safeguard our seedlings and seasonal plants in the spring because we don’t have a greenhouse. So Kirsten suggested …
Last year, while building our vegetable garden from the ground up, we painstakingly laid chicken wire at the bottom of our fence that ran one metre under the pathways to …
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 …
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 …