Category: Orchard
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2021 November
November started with quite pleasant weather, but decided to turn into winter at the end of the month Before then we finished cropping the apples And also got a few other jobs done Including clearing up after storm damage – this was the biggest offender The garden was just about holding it’s own until the […]
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2021 October
After a relatively warm September, autumn definitely arrived in October. And with it one of the main tasks – converting most of the contents of the orchard to cider. Yes, we do cheat slightly – we take the apples to a professional and get excellent cider back in return. Another autumn sight is a lot […]
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2021 – September
Some lovely warm weather at the start of the month. We made the most of it. Lots of viisitors and trips out too. Back at home, we took delivery of some nice outdoor furniture (and tested it too). It gave Andrew a new job – oiling all of the teak. The benches are to be […]
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2021 – August
Visitors, and holiday activities kept us busy for most of this month. And the weather was mostly kind, in fact it’s beginning to be very dry in the garden. Fine for me, but some of the new planting is looking a little sad. It’s not all fun and games though. We did get some work […]
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2021 – May
This month starts with the usual British moan about the weather. I’d hoped that after the frosts and drought in April that this month would be better, but although we finally got some rain, we also had snow and hail. The picture below was from the third week in May, and temperatures stayed well below […]
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2021 March
This month we finally finished the construction in the front bedroom. All pipes and boxes of junk now tucked tidily away. There’s still a bit of touch-up painting to complete, and some shelves and boxes to upgrade, but they can wait, as spring is here and it’s time to get out into the garden. First […]
