Category: Land

Improptu work party on glorious October warm day. The Forest Garden path, designed and laid out by Marion, was lined with cardboard then layered with chipping. Freshpack dropped us 2 coffee bean husks in sacks and lots of hessian sacks. Aiden, people from Bruiseyard, Sam, Marion. With Sam, part of the forest garden is now… Continue reading Community Garden update: Marion’s path and woodchip layer

It is relentless. Another scorching day arrives. I dare not count the sapling tress I have lost on the land until the heat subsides. It is the first of August. The blackberry, a month early from when I recall in my childhood, while fruiting is struggling, some burnt before fruition. A walnut is burnt all… Continue reading The drought year

At the end of last year, I gave up the dream of a tractor and instead bought a ride on mower. It's first cut was June 1st and the rides which went well, carefully not out of 2nd gear. However, delving into the higher grass, it struggled, and broke down. Keri and her young charge… Continue reading George the mower

Jonathan came to help for a day, and witnessed the breakdown of George the mower, having successfully cut the main rides - its first outing. David King came the next day and cut the tough parts I could not reach Kept the vines in water. Asparagus bed. Found some natural re-generation Louise's created an arch… Continue reading June Kinda Land days: water to the land, growing beans,

They arrived 30th April and are finally planted on the 1st June. They came from Derek (Derek@winegrowers.info) who was recommended via Flint wine, visited last year with Rupert. The variety is Solaris, a sturdy disease resistant type. Derek said his parents lived in Halesworth (a long time ago!) 75 Solaris / SO4In total 75 vines… Continue reading Vines to land

Action Oak I am shocked this year, as I notice the increasing deaths of oaks along our Beccles Road. All were planted around the same time, presumably by Andrew Johnston when he changed the road, enlarging the Holton Hall Park. (Holton Hall was enhanced and developed by Andrew Johnston, agent for the Halesworth bank in… Continue reading The death of oaks along Beccles Road

It has been a life's ambition to grow asparagus, but that life has up to now been far too itinerant to plant and wait 5 years for fruition. At last that time has come, as I surpass my mother and fathers age, now at nearing 70 years on this earth, now I can say, I… Continue reading Asparagus, drought and vine

One of the great joys of Kinda being in the woods every day these spring days, is meeting the children and finding their enthusiasm to help. Neil Armstrong (he has the moon helmet) is one such, who said at one point of the day: "I like helping" We started by cutting prickly blackthorn to put… Continue reading Planting potatoes with Neil Armstrong

Sam returned, and with his dexterous digger skill, he finished the chippings on the garden, made good the entrances and exists, and filled the pot holes. And Sam read some of Alex the Astronaught to the Wednesday tribe. The digger was a great find. I put a call out on Facebook, Lucy responded, and it… Continue reading Sam on the land

Plant before Christmas, Clive advised this summer, the advice of one who has created a woodland (which I contributed 10 maiden hair trees).Cut the meadow for 2-3 years then leave ever wider margins each year for natural regeneration, advised Crispin at the recent Blyth Cluster meeting. It will keep bramble down and give strength to… Continue reading Planting trees in December