Category: Fields
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Hay done and all in
The hay season is the busiest period of the year on the small holding as the hay is vital to provide the feed for the Horses and sheep over the the year. So when there is a suitable weather window and the grass is ready it is all hands to the pump. In the last…
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Sun Shining and Hay Making
Its that time of year again where we become obsessed with weather forecasts and also where we end up covered in grease and oil. Its Hay making season. In preparation all of the equipment has been pulled out of the sheds and oiled and greased waiting for the best available weather window so that we…
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Back onto the Blog
Its been a while since we did the last post, this has been due to being kept busy with a whole lot of other activities some of which have taken over all of the spare time that we had. However we have hopefully managed to put that issue to bed. So what is happening here…
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Laminitis and Rosie
In my previous post we spoke about opening up access for the horses onto the very top field. Not long after doing this we has several days of frost. The sunny days and the nights with the frost create an increase in the sugars in the grass and where a horse might be susceptible there…
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Moving the Horses on the dry field
At this time of the year we open up access to the very top field for the horses as this is the driest field that we have during the winter. The soil here on the farm is clay and during the winter months retains moisture which makes it heavy going for the horses to move…
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Cracking on with Autumn Jobs
Well after the continued good weather of September we have now seen Autumn fully arrive with october. For us here at Nethertown Farm the first indicator is the changing of colour of the leaves on the Goat and Sheep building from Green to Red. Also the with the start of October means that we can…
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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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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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