I found this gif of our little garden munchkins today. I made it about a year ago but had forgotten about it. It really captures their characters well and shows how inquisitive Jaz can be. They have been busy recently cleaning up some of the green matter pruned off the trees or pulled out … Continue reading Maiki & Jaz
After difficulties and frustrations with the aquaponics system, finally it appears to be ticking away nicely. Everything is working well. The 15 minutes of pump time. The time its off. The flow of the water, the draining of the water. Not too much. Not too little. Measured and balanced....I have ripped out a number of … Continue reading New Pond & Aquaponics Update
It appears that overnight the little chicks have picked up the scratching technique from Jenny. I have been watching them each day and observing what they are getting taught. Yesterday they were still being shown food, directed to it and cleaning up bits and pieces that they found when Jenny scratched away areas of top … Continue reading Learning to Scratch
It has been a week since the chicks hatched out and already they have a set of tiny wing feathers and are running super quick around the garden with Jenny. They are eating crumble and wheat and really love the green caterpillars and aphids at the moment.With the really hot weather there have been some … Continue reading Hot Day
The Hedge Garden is not to be seen as a division or barrier. It is really an oasis of biodiversity that links areas of the garden together. It offers the following yields and benefits:culinary herbsflowers for cuttingflowers for eatingberries which are a forage food for both us and the guinea pigs and chickensherbs for garden … Continue reading The Hedge Garden
Petit Paradis 