No dig allotment holder in the UK (9a). Concerned about our climate. I try to boost biodiversity above and below ground using a mix of permaculture, regenerative agriculture and biodynamic gardening practices with home made compost and amendments. Boxer dog owner. Anxiety sufferer. Vegetarian. Hate billionaires and governments.
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Last Notes npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I’d seen various things advocating the more diversity of cover crops, the better. From my limited experience using them the more the merrier approach does work well. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork It is a gem of a place and it does show what can be done on poor soil and without animal manures. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I really should chop and drop more than I do. It certainly works and it’s much easier than composting it all. It must be less wasteful too with more organic matter going back in the soil. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork We’ve had a lot more than a month’s rain just this last week. There’s localised flooding in the expected, usual places but it’s way too early into autumn for them to already be like that. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The green manures are coming up nicely on the beds. The hay mulch has helped protect the soil from erosion by the heavy autumn rains. Half the beds were mulched with dried hay and grass and the others with compost. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Nice result, a long time in the making. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Likewise, a month’s worth of rain in little over 24 hours earlier this week. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Go for it! and good luck with your plot. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I’ve been banging my head against this sort of thing for a while. Much of the behaviour is habitual and generational. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Not a hard sell here so plant some trees and some hedge for me. Thanks for all you do. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork This is the only sort of hedge fund I’m here for! Good luck with the fundraising. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork That does sound much more hospitable. Just having somewhere warm will help during the colder days. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork That’s quite the selection you’ve been able to photograph, awesome! npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I use ivory and can enable notifications to ensure certain people’s toots appear in my notifications timeline. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Nice bike shed and tool shed you have there. That should make life a little easier and more comfortable at the market garden. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Such is life. Their batteries need recharging little and often. #DogsOfMastodon npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork If you can’t curate your home feed better to your wishes with filters the only thing I can recommend is viewing mastodon through searchable hashtags for the content you enjoy. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork It’s a blue banana squash from realseeds.co.uk . Very tasty but rare. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Yes the broad and field beans will easily push through a mulch layer thicker than this. The layer I’ve put on is just enough to cover the surface. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The westerwolths, broadleaf clover, tilney mustard and crimson clover were bought as a mix. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I have a real love hate relationship with spiders. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Italian ryegrass, crimson clover, forage pea, winter tares vetch and white mustard mostly. With a smaller amount of winter spinach, broadleaf clover, westerwolths rye, daikon radish, forage rye. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Some garden relaxation time. #DogsOfMastodon npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Glorious. 😍 The full moon’s not visible here. It’s totally and utterly clouded in. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Making progress with the growing beds. Harvesting, clearing, finding the paths again and sowing green manures. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Thanks once again for showing your growing season. So many similarities to here yet so many differences. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I’ll cover these beds with a hay mulch now and direct sow beans into that towards the end of October/early November depending on the temperatures. If we have a mild autumn I’ll sow the beans as late as I can. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork You caught it well. Sunset’s at 19.14 here tomorrow. Autumn equinox is on Sunday. I don’t like to see the sun leaving us so soon. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Fungi in the garden. #Mushtodon npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Beds ready for direct sowing the broad beans and field beans in late October. #NoDig #Compost #Mulch #GreenManures #Gardening #Allotment npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Happy Birthday! npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Chasing shadows. Normal behaviour is resumed. #DogsOfMastodon npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork More window gazing from afar. He’s negotiated the huge excitement of bin day without doing himself a mischief. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Beautiful red admiral on the buddleia this morning. I really was starting to wonder if I’d see this sight this year. #Gardening #Pollinators #RestoreNatureNow npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Lots of bumblebees were out and about making good use of the time in between the showers. #Gardening #BloomScrolling #Bees #Pollinators npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Much more himself today *touch wood*. Hoping it continues that way. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Poor lad had shaky back legs this afternoon and another vet trip. He’s on a course of anti-inflammatories, x-rays next week if he doesn’t improve. He’s not a happy chap but is resting. #DogsOfMastodon npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork It was dry for a change so I made a start on prepping some of the allotment beds for next year. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Nice to see you again. Those are some weird looking beans. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I had an hours wildlife spotting in the garden earlier. We had a rare visit from a sparrow hawk. A couple of greenfinches put in an even rarer appearance too. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The link wasn’t complete so re-tooted. It makes very scary reading. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I always feel better for having had my hands in soil. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The daylight hours are shortening. I’m now used to this daily mileage but lots of walking in the dark is not my bag so this is likely my walking peak. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Nicely done, another bountiful year for you and your neighbours. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork This winter’s muntjac fence (broad bean protection) is in place having moved it a couple of beds along. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Good to hear you have had some respite at last. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Our local council no longer strim the grass verges several times a year. It makes a nice change to walk alongside emerging wildflowers than just seeing short grass everywhere. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork It’s been a good year for greens and beans. The squash need a bit more time. #GrowYourOwn #NoDig #Gardening #Allotment #Mulch npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The first of next year’s black gold in the making. #Compost #Compostodon #Mulch #NoDig npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Autumn is here. #BloomScrolling #FlowersOfMastodon npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork How to do it - Using a refractometer. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Good news today. The Labour govt will NOT defend the Tory govt’s decision to approve the #Rosebank oil field in court. Equinor and the regulator NSTA may still do so. Even so today’s developments make it more likely the decision to approve the oilfield will be ruled unlawful. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The rudbeckia are putting on a good show this morning. #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Gardening npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork That is a great service and at an incredibly good price. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork People have been quite complimentary lately. I’m happy with that. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Thanks, it’s been worthwhile to show people good compost can be made for free. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The communal compost venture is finished. All the compost has been shared out and the windrows of partially composted material have been spread out to break down and keep the soil biology fed over autumn and winter. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I love these, aptly named autumn joy. #Florespondence #Gardening #FlowersOfMastodon #BloomScrolling npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork #SilentSunday #DogsOfMastodon npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork That’s good. It is important to enjoy the space you’ve created and take time out in it. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Nicely done. It looks like you’ve had another great growing year. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Another compost pile built. There’s one last weekend of compostable material donations to come and that’ll be almost it for this project. I’m calling it a day. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork It looks great. Gardens are a strangely personal thing but are also great to share. No two are the same but they all must convey a similar range of emotions to their owners. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork You have made for yourself a quite glorious garden refuge. Fabulous. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Thanks, I was really hoping to have far more compost to share around but it is what it is. I’ve made 20 compost piles since March. A handful of them with help from others. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork A lot of conversations on climate induce uncomfortable silences. Usually followed by people mostly carrying on the same as normal. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork So that’s why it’s called New England! 😂 npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Your plot is so productive. I don’t know where you put all that corn but fair play. Your neighbours are very lucky people. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I just know from looking that soil underneath will be in beautiful condition. Productive too with garlic, onions, beans and leeks from the bed. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Looks fabulous. It’s the garden where Darwin would have studied earthworms with his children. His last and biggest selling book was the snappily titled “The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms.” (1881). npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork My brother drove a 600 mile round trip to visit. He didn’t need to clean any splattered insects off his windscreen when he got home. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork I use this home made trommel to sieve my compost. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Thanks, I hope it’s encouraged more people to go on to make their own compost. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The communal compost is sieved and will be available for plot holders on our site at the end of the month. #Compost #Compostodon #GrowYourOwn #Mulch #NoDig npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork An allotment harvest. The tomatoes have been well worth the wait, they are delicious. #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #Allotment npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork The difference mulch can make. The ambient air temperature today was 30°C. #NoDig #Mulch #SoilHealth #Gardening #Allotment npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork Heat and heavy rainfall, New England sounds almost tropical. npub1sm8jjgklhyl398dhuf0wg9pz52cgpnkmdzpnmc4uv3pkud7f3n3qpafeyd Broadfork A local sycamore tree had to come down so we had a delivery of some mulch from our friendly tree surgeon today. #Compost #Compostodon #Mulch #GreenManures #Gardening #Allotment
