Displaying 51 to 60 of 216 results for John Lomax
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Tidy, tidy
Well, Dan and I are up at Dalmore again, boots loaded up with pots and plants. And dogs. Happily, our two and John and Linda's two are getting on rather well. Tess is the…
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First spuds in
John put the first potatoes in yesterday - Anya, Vivaldi, Red Duke of York. Still got King Edwards, International Kidney, Druid and Rooster to go in but the rest of the bed will…
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Fencing the orchard 2
Dan and John started the orchard fencing "proper" yesterday. They put in half the posts and put up a quarter of the deer netting. Dan will do an article on this, with…
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Stout
Dan and John bottled the stout this morning. I was given a sherry glass full to taste. It's quite nice, not as nice as the bitter, but it matures in the bottle apparently.…
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More fencing
Dan and John finished the second strainer in Five Acre this afternoon. The wind dropped a bit but it was still pretty cold. Yesterday, they dug the hole in the wrong place…
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Fencing 2012
Dan, John and I walked the fences this afternoon and made a list of what needs to be done next year and what materials we need to buy. If we can afford it, we'll make…
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Lambing shed
While John was finishing the field shelter, Dan and I were preparing the lambing shed. I like to bring the ewes in at night at lambing time to make it easier to check them. The…
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Vegetable garden
This time last year, the 3/4 acre paddock that is now the vegetable garden was grass. Since then, we've put on new gates, tidied up the fence, built five 1.2m x 18m raised…
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Moving poultry in the orchard
Today, Dan and John have been preparing a new pen for the laying hens. We have just under forty birds. Soil Association standards limit stocking density to a maximum of 1000 /…
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Tiresome snow
I'm soooo fed up with snow and ice and cold and winter in general. I spend so much time carting water, filling haynets, worrying about whether we've got enough hay - the days are…
