After The Rain
Future Farmer, Passive Land Hydration, Vegetable GardeningThe first thing to do after the rain is to check where the water pooled and ran around the garden, house, shed, property etc.
Skywater
Future Farmer, Passive Land HydrationRain is just one form of Skywater on offer in our Unpredictable Highland Climate. It comes in many forms, and I’m grateful for them all.
Black Frost
Future Farmer, Vegetable GardeningI visited my garden to see what the clear, cold night had delivered. To my surprise there was no frost evident but the leaves on some plants had turned black
Mid Spring Musings
Future Farmer, Passive Land HydrationMid Spring Musings It’s the middle of calendar spring, and to call it a wild one would be an understatement. 30C in September! then last week snow! Our Unpredictable Highland Climate delivers again. So how does your garden grow? Did you get your tomatoes in the ground early? Reports from folks playing along at home
Mulch Pt 4 Living Mulch
Future FarmerMulch Pt 4 Living Mulch Ploughing, cultivating or digging over land destroys the structure of soil. Baking that soil is a very fast way to create dirt. Continue this behaviour and soon dirt will become desert. How best to repair the earth? Stop Ploughing! Then Mulch. The only way to improve your soil health is to
Mulch Pt 3 Mulch to Avoid
Future FarmerMulch Pt 3 The key to your soil health is living thriving microbes. Like all livestock, microbes need to be nurtured, sheltered and they need to be fed, a lot. High quality feed usually grows better beasts and so it is with microbes. You get out what you put in. Mulches can be beneficial, or