Rabbit fencing etc.

Been up to the allotment twice recently: last Sunday after a plea for help on the Facebook page and again yesterday. Last Sunday we helped carry out a general clean up of the old polytunnel and with running repairs on the new tunnel, following the recent storm.

 A very tidy polytunnel!

Repairing a broken strut in the new tunnel

I couldn't help much with the repairs, so set about putting up some rabbit fencing around the allotment fence. With help, managed to get half the top fence covered and came back up yesterday to finish it. The farm was completely deserted; not a soul to be seen. I checked the beans in the new tunnel, watered the chickens and put up some more of the fence.

 Beans in the new tunnel

Portion of rabbit fencing

Remains of duck's shed after the storm

They don't seem bothered!

We'll be back up next weekend, so I'll take some more photos then.

Mike x

Baking bread

Sweet potatoes

It's been a couple of weeks since we have been up to the farm-not much to do at the moment really. Outside, the leeks are the last crop left to harvest; they are looking very healthy so we'll leave them for a few more weeks. Inside, the mice have been enjoying our carrots, but the beans we've grown from seed are looking good.

We had to dig up the sweet potatoes this afternoon as the plants had started to die-too wet and cold I think. Ended up with quite a decent crop of baby specimens, perfect for roasting in the oven.

 One of our baby sweet potatoes.

There's a definite autumnal feel in the air and with a storm forecast tonight, there's a working party getting together next Sunday to generally clean up and repair the new polytunnel. 

Here are a few photos I've taken over the last couple of weeks:

All the best,

Mike.