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Bumper Crop of Sloe Berries
While this year has been exceptionally dry and has resulted in a reduced yield for the hay, what we have seen is that there has been a bumper crop from our various fruit trees, particularly with the apples and pears. As mentioned on previous posts the Trees and the hedges are also full of their…
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New Arrival Settling In
When we first added sheep to the small holding one of concerns that we had was that there was quite a few foxes in and around the local countryside. This caused us a concern at the risk that we could lose some of the lambs and considering that we were just starting out to build…
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A Busy August
Its been a busy month for us here on the farm. The weather has remained dry but that has meant we have yet again had to delay the muck spreading. The reason being is that without rain the muck will not breakdown and release the nutrients into the soil, also with the soil baked hard…
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Acorn Galls
With all the acorns on the oak trees and the branches being so low you can get a good look at them and one of the things that you get to see amongst the bumper crop is Acorn Galls. Acorn galls are abnormal growths on acorns and their cups, caused by gall wasps laying their eggs…
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Acorns are getting heavy
As mentioned in a previous post, the Oak trees are full of acorns this year. What that means is that as the acorns develop and grow they add a lot of weight to the branches of the tree. While this is good news for Moss, the Alpaca, and the sheep it does put a lot…
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