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Polytunnels and potatoes

We put our polytunnel up Monday afternoon. Given the number of bits of framework and the unhelpfulness of the instructions, we did it surprisingly quickly. We’ve chosen a south-facing spot behind the barn. It’s in the girls’ field (the ‘girls’ being our female llamas). They’re delighted. They had a very interesting time watching us grapple [...]

Nodes and Nudes

I’m going to be gardening by the moon this year. I have my trusty handbook by my side – ‘Mieux Jardiner avec la Lune’ – and I’m ready to get started. But will it really make any difference?
Gardening by the phases of the moon stretches back thousands of years. Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) wrote [...]