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Vegetable garden

John and Linda have created a temporary vegetable garden in the walled garden at Dalmore. It's not a huge area and it's full of perennial plants like geraniums and…

DiaryVegetables / GrowingSunday 6 June, 2010

72

Kinross Show

I've just returned from a nice afternoon at Kinross Show with Central Scotland Smallholders' Association. We try and attend a couple of shows a year to recruit new…

DiarySmallholding / Anything goesSaturday 13 August, 2011

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How long does a job take?

I think the best way to estimate it is to work out how long you think it will take, then double it. The fence in Five Acre Field is finished!!! Only the enclosure at the…

DiarySmallholding / FencingSaturday 19 March, 2011

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Wood storage 3

John and Dan started cutting the piles of wood in the barn this morning. We didn't have much in the way of logs, but we have loads of waste wood - so the saw's been…

DiarySmallholding / Home & GardenSaturday 17 December, 2011

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The Bothy

The new Dalmore Bothy (so called 'cos it's on the site of the old one) is coming on a treat. Starting at the top, the back face of the roof is slated; the front side…

DiaryHome & Garden / RenovationSunday 21 August, 2011

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Barn wall

Steve, the brickie, has been here today. The ground was too wet for him to work on the house, so he's doing the bottom two courses in the barn. This will set the levels,…

DiarySmallholding / RenovationThursday 11 August, 2011

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Snow

We've surely got snow now. We've had a wee bit since Friday last but last night, about 6" fell. Fortunately, John has done a fabulous job keeping the outside water running. So far…

DiarySmallholding / Anything goesSunday 23 November, 2008

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Poultry flitting

Well, the hens have been moved to Dalmore this weekend (21st May). The house has been rebuild, painted, sprayed and puffed and been given a new Onduline roof - hopefully this will…

DiaryLivestock / PoultrySunday 23 May, 2010

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Abattoir arrangements; Path; Sasso processing; Festival prep

Monday 12th September Another lovely day. We’re having a real Indian summer.  Got the tup lambs and cull ewes booked in to the abattoir for the last week in…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingMonday 19 September, 2016

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Barn enclosure

The walls of the 1/4 of the barn we're enclosing are complete. We're very pleased with the result. Barn enclosure Before the first course of the wall was built,…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingThursday 29 September, 2011

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