It feels like Autumn has arrived this week: the weather has pivoted back to the familiar wind and rain, the temperature has dropped a few degrees and the nights are slowly but surely lengthening.
On the whole it's been a good growing season for us as we've had just enough rain and not the exces...
We were very glad to get the sheep clipped before the really hot and humid weather hit us last month. Not only do the sheep look a lot more comfortable without several kilos of wool on their backs, the risk of flies finding dirty or damp patches of wool to lay their eggs in reduces massively. The he...
Work on the farm is now mainly focussed in the vegetable garden. The last of the winter crops are out and the summer ones are nearly all in, with only have a few summer squashes left to transplant. Lettuce, spring onions and herbs are cropping well, we've harvested the first early potatoes from the ...
Beltane, the high point of Spring growth, has passed. And suddenly, it feels different - winter dormancy is over and vibrant spring growth is everywhere.
Most of the trees are now in leaf, each with its distinctive shade of green. The swallows and martins are back. And the verges, hedgerows and woodl...
The long month of March lurches between winter and spring in huge, erratic strides. Longer days, stronger sun and even moments of warmth are interspersed with bitter winds, biting rain and winter clart. But the signs are clear that Spring is ascendant. Our oystercatchers have returned from the coast...