Winter approaches - September
Our harvesting continues as winter approaches. There is a profusion of plums, apples and raspberries whilst the carrots were...
The John Seymour School
for Self-Sufficiency
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Summer's end - late August
In the garden, the twin activities of harvesting and tidying up continue. After several rounds of harvesting, the peas and French beans...
Self-Sufficiency Community News
Composting Our plan to provide 2 new “proper” composting bins to take food waste from the village school is progress well. We have...
Our Summer Garden 'Jungle' - late July
It's almost impossible to believe how the rush of summer growth turns bare soil into something more like very productive “jungle”! We are...
A Garden in Full Bloom
What's to say about a garden in full bloom? Yes, we had a hard spell of very dry cool weather but deep soil and good shelter gave our...
It's growing in the garden!
Yes, the garden is growing and the sun is shining. The harvesting of wonderful salad has taken over from the cutting of succulent...
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SPRING?
It seems that the mysteries of global warming have brought us the driest and coldest April for 50 years – and the plants have hated it....
April in the garden
This month my dear old little workhorse rotavator has been busy again, preparing beds for spring planting and knocking the emerging “City...
It's March already in the garden
It is March already; dry weather at last and cultivating has begun. It took me just a couple of pleasant hours to weed and rotavate 3 of...
While the garden sleeps, the workshop comes alive!
The Garden Very quiet in the winter garden. The curly kale is a healthy and very tasty winter green and the sprouting broccoli is waiting...
The Garden Sleeps and one way to break down the blues: Music Outdoor!
In the garden the soil is resting now as we potter about when the weather is dry. I was able to spread the compost on a lovely bright...
The Glorious Compost Heap!
Each time I open up the mature compost heap (12 months of green material) the excitement is like receiving a rather special Christmas...
Winter is coming!
We still have parsnips, broccoli and curly kale in the garden. There are still plenty of delicious apples on the espaliered fruit trees...
Autumn clearance!
Yes, it's the time of harvest and autumn clear-ups! Plenty of autotelic activity! There is still a lot to do – hundreds of tasty apples...
In the Garden – Fruit, Fruit, Fruit......Beans, Beans, Beans....
The time for planting and weeding is over – August is the time for harvest! All the fruit trees are heavily laden – so much so that one...
Summer overflow!
Nature is burgeoning, blooming and over-flowing all over the garden. Even though this happens every year, it is still a re-assuring...
Mid Summer Abundance in the Garden
It's mid-summer and the garden is full of good things growing! Weeds are pretty firmly under control – thanks to regular hoeing. After...
May in the Garden
Sunshine and more sunshine – has been the story of May in the garden. But the breezes have been cool and some of the nights downright...
An ideal spring ?
The broccoli was (and is) great. We've enjoyed sumptuous green shoots almost every other day now – and there are 22 bags safely stored...
The garden is waking up!
At last – dry weather, fresh broccoli and lots of seeds already sown. Spring is on the way and the primroses are sweetly blooming. ...