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    Tree Planting – Day 4

    Today was a good day. When is a day standing in a muddy field in the pouring rain not a good day? Well, today … I got in the zone!

    I only found out on Saturday that Lisa had half-term this week and I would be able to get on with the trees [...]

    Bryn Helyg Coed – Planting Plan

    After much paper work, book learning, investigations, converstations and “OMG, what am I taking on here!” Lisa and I are on the verge of planting up Bryn Helyg Coed!

    I’ve just finished the planting plan:

    Bryn Helyg Tree Planting Plan

    6000 native broadleaves planted over 10 acres of SW facing welsh hillside.

    I’ve [...]

    Garlic Graves

    Summer is coming on afoot now and it looks like we’re in for another warm spring – hopefully not the wet summer’s we’ve been having the last couple of years. So what have we been up to – agriculturally?

    Garlic – The garlic is coming up nicely in the “graves” we built up at [...]

    Vegetable gate

    Weather: A nice mix of weather up there at the moment. It’s gone back to more normal sunshine and showers, quite close though.

    Willow: The willow is coming on well; some shoots are up to two feet long now. The solar molar – or whatever – is still keeping the rabbits off the willow [...]