Category: Farm
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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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A bit of rain and the Oak Trees
Well over the last few days we have had a bit of rain which has helped the grass to start to green up. This is particularly noticeable on the fields that we cut for hay. However one of the things that we have noticed is that all of the oak trees are full of acorns,…
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Make hay when the sun shines
With the recent good weather we have been busy cutting and baling the hay which we use for the winter feed for the animals. When it comes to Hay Season it is a high stress period as we constantly start watching the weather forecasts and looking at what the possibility of rain will be. However…
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Welcome to Nethertown Farm
The aim of this website and blog is aimed at helping to inform people that cross through our land on the foot paths what is going at particular times of the year and in certain fields. We will look to provide information via QR codes with the idea that they will take you to an…
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