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 the first major gardening power tool we purchased when we moved into Home Farm: the Ryobi 1200W electric strimmer.
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 …
After a cold, wet and damp Welsh winter, a lot of our brick and stone walkways (and wood decks) are a bit slimy and slippery. We’ve found that the easiest …
As we wrap up the pruning season and head into spring and summer, two invaluable items to have in your garden store are a good quality stainless steel lawn rake …
Since starting My Home Farm, we have consistently grown our audience with people that are curious about sustainable, country living. Our air source heat pump and solar PV array has …