Child of the Planet

I usually have two different brews on the go Rather than mulch weeds that might re-root in the compost heap, I dump them in a barrel of water. The plants dissolve to make a liquid that can be used to nourish other plants. I grow comfrey which can be shredded up, or dropped into a water bath. Currently I have a bin full of seaweed and water into which I throw the plucked leaves into.

The weather is warming so it’s time to take the wraps off that have been protecting the lemons from frost and the wind. With the new spring growth, I might be close to finally obtaining my goal of growing a lemon hedge. Very happy with how well the sick little one on the end is doing now ( read previous post here ). Being doused in copper and the new waterworks ( read here ) must be working. The single lemon in the back yard is also doing well with all the wet weather we’ve been having this spring. Video of de-cloaking

The grapes are powering away but the one in the middle is still lagging behind a bit. Spending some time pinching off unwanted growth.

The fallow raised bed has had mustard growing in it. The plants are starting to flower so it's time to cut them back. Video of pruning...

The walnuts have finally budded ( read about it here ).     Two of the hazelnuts are looking pretty good.     Not sure what is going on with the last hazelnut?

 I planted these seeds ( click here )  a few weeks back. They've kicked off...

At the beginning of of September, I started constructing a non-permanent windbreak structure ( read about it here ) The aims of this project are… To be easily taken down in the summer once the winds have moved on To not be a barrier to the wind but to take some energy out of it To be recyclable.The bamboo I can mulch and the pallets will find other uses around the property. To allow me and the street to continue to interact. The angled pallet construction interleaves with a row of lavender bushes that have been struggling to grow behind the fence line. Though they now have to put up with more shade, I’m hoping that they will also be a bit more protected from the winds. I gathered some more pallets and bamboo cuttings to finish off the length of the front fence. There are now a lot more, and taller, bamboo stalks inserted into the pallet frame. As soon as I got it all finished the spring westerlies started up, and half of the pallet units got blown over. I found some old bits of pallet ...