Pirate's Off Grid Homestead
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....we live in a field in England, use solar power, collect rainwater, grow food and have fun....my wife is an Artist and I'm an Odd Job man....

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....got 20 parsnips potted up today.....
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....the start of a new shed....
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....did some more on the new shed, roof on and some panels fitted, still got some infill panels to do around the top and a coat of fence stain, but the basics of a shed is taking shape now....
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....Weekly Garden Update....

10/06/24

....start in the polytunnel with the tomatoes, outside to spuds, brassicas in the little cage, spinach, beetroot and cauliflower....up to the kitchen garden, onions for seed, leeks, lettuce, rocket, mint, oregano, radish, fennel, spinach, cucumbers, garlic and some potted herbs....over to the baths where we've got carrots, spring onions, and dwarf beans, around the back there is tree spinach and chard, in the big greenhouse there is some salads, peppers, chilli's, and a load of seedlings we've got no room for....the fruit bed has got rhubarb, a little apple tree and a currant bush in the pot....inside the little greenhouse there is tomatoes, chillies and peppers....outside there is more tomatoes, parsnips in the tall pots round the back and butternut squash under the plastic bottles....up to the onions....reds are nearly ready to crop and the white onions are still covered to stop them from being eaten....a little look at the fruit trees and that's it for this week....
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....the blackbirds have fledged at last, so I've managed to get the shed/ stage tidied up finally (pics tomorrow)....I got the nests out of both sheds (they've done two broods so far this year) and I'm amazed at what sturdy structures they are....
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....for all the shed appreciators....๐Ÿ‘
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....tomatoes outside are all curled up and not very green and vibrant....
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....tomatoes in the greenhouse doing a little better, but still not great....
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.....tomatoes in the polytunnel looking much better and greener....
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....anyone got any idea why they are all so different in their growth?....all the same Moneymaker strain, all in the same compost mix....only difference is location....is this what's making such a vast difference?....
.....pulled the garlic today, as the ground has been quite damp for a few days and the stalks have all fallen over so it looked like a good time....the bulbs are quite small and some havnt separated properly, but overall I'm very pleased with a good haul of garlic....hopefully will last us several months....
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It's beetroot pickling time โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’œโค๏ธ
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Three jars โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’œโค๏ธ
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First two carrots of the year. A good size approx 6 " . ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿงก
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