by Stephanie Hafferty | Mar 19, 2017 | Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, Spring, Winter
A quick photo blog – I just wanted to share some spring pictures from my back garden! Most of the plants in the no dig polytunnel were planted last October into beds which were mulched in May, just as the tomatoes and other summer plants were going in here: no...
by Stephanie Hafferty | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Seasonal Cooking, Spring
Growing your own really helps to make meals more delicious and exciting, offering an ever changing repertoire of amazing fresh veggies, fruit, herbs and other edibles to eat. For our no dig gardening courses at Homeacres I make lunches using, as much as we possibly...
by Stephanie Hafferty | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Preparing The Soil, Spring
Winter is the ideal time for mulching , making the most of some physical work during the shorter days when the beds are mostly clear. Ideally, I have all of the outdoor mulching finished by the end of January, but of course gardening doesn’t always go according...