We’re continuously putting in the hours to renovate and transform our plot into a permaculture garden. In our blog we will be talking about various projects we’re up to on the land.
The Polytunnel
Our completely new environment which allows use to grow a whole new load of crops! We’re documenting the transformations through the seasons and sharing our progress on the blog!
The Old Greenhouse now an Edible Garden
Situated in one of the very old commercial greenhouses that once was used to grow bedding plants on mass, but has been transformed over the last ten years into an incredible, diverse garden that produces so much food! Although it is missing large amounts of glass, it still has its own micro climate that keeps the majority of harsh weather out.
Click here to read more about our edible garden
Creating the Ultimate Compost
Nothing goes to waste and our mission to create our own compost mixes is an ongoing project and will help us to fertilise the land and provide soil for our nursery.
We’re doing the research on fertile compost and what plants really need to thrive and survive. But, we are taking it to the next level by creating our own elements!
Click here to read about our diy worm farm, creating compost and homemade fertilisers
Preparing the Nursery for Spring and Summer Plant Sales
The May Bank Holiday is our busiest time of the year. Every spring we rent a stall at a local fete where we sell thousands of plants grown from seed and propagation in our nursery. This kick starts our selling season and we attend multiple local shows throughout the summer!
Latest Projects
We finally decided to introduce Ducks and Chickens to our permaculture garden!
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My top five favourite chilli peppers to grow from seed every year!
After many years of growing chillies I can’t help but have my favourites and every Spring I find myself planting the same varieties in prime spot of our raised beds. We still grow new and experimental varieties each year but they are usually grown in pots on the side and are judged on how well…
Our favourite plants to forage for making unique Christmas wreaths
Autumn provides an abundance of colour and textures in the garden, arguably the best and most stunning season, many plants, shrubs and trees make perfect materials for diy festive wreath making! It has become very trendy around here to attend a ‘wreath making’ class during the run up to Christmas but they often charge a…
Harvesting compost from our worm farm that recycles waste into ‘gardeners gold’
Our wormery has been up and running for several years now and we have learnt a lot about how to keep the worms happy and productive, and what are the best materials to use. Luckily for us, worms are very much into many foods that are usually wasted and so creating the most amazing compost…
Our best ever cucumber harvest in the Polytunnel!
Our raised beds in the polytunnel are now in their fourth year and it is really showing. Growing in the Polytunnel is something we have been documenting since we installed them back in 2018. We have trailed many plant varieties over the years and have had some interesting results. I have mostly posted about growing…
Autumn In the Polytunnel
The nights become chilly and the mornings frosty, the polytunnel has had another hot summer and is finally cooling down. Space is filling up with tender plants in containers and our fruit and veg growing in the raised beds are coming to an end and soon to be replaced with winter crops that are grown…
Polytunnel Progress: Building a Heated Seed Bed
Going into 2020 we decided that a heated seed bed inside the polytunnel would be amazing for starting seeds early in the year without having to sacrifice our indoor space! There are many plants that do not require such early start but we will be focusing on those such as Chilli Peppers and Sweet peppers…
Growing Dahlias from Seed and overwintering tubers
One of our latest plant obsessions is the Dahlia, since growing them from seed and realising just how easy it is to get many years out of these lovely plants. I first attempted these many years ago, with a tray of seed under my living room radiator. It was so successful it led me to…
Chilli and Sweet Pepper Review
It was a hot summer here in the south of England, and our first with the new polytunnel We couldn’t wait to see how our chilli peppers would grow in comparison to previous years being grown in the ground in the old greenhouse. This year we grew chillies in there, as well as in pots,…
First Summer in the Polytunnel
2019 is our first summer having the Polytunnel and we’re sharing our successes and failures that came along with it. We have absolutely loved it and couldn’t have hoped for better results when it comes to our growing goals. We did come across some challenges including Managing the Environment. But we also learnt that we’re able…
Growing Summer Hanging Baskets
We’re sharing our experience from start to finish including which plants we used, compost, fertiliser and a review of the whole process. Including failures!
First Spring In the Polytunnel
We have been busy for the last couple of months growing our seedlings indoors and transferring them to the tunnel in preparation for various growing projects.
Installing the Polytunnels
Summer 2018 Before we went for it and installed the tunnels we did a lot of research and tried to avoid the common fails, but we still had some epic ones including ripping a hole in the plastic! Luckily for us we already had the steel hoops in the ground as it was used many…
First winter in the polytunnel
In summer 2018 we invested in two 22m long polytunnels which we use to over winter plants, start seedlings off and house young plants. Maintaining a constant temperature inside the tunnel is difficult as we currrently do not have any heating system in place. Ideas for next winter especially, we are considering an indoor compost…
Chilli and Sweet Pepper harvesting in November
Misty mornings and a continuous fire means winter is well on its way. This is our first winter on the land, and we have semi-prepared. November has been an interesting month in the garden, bringing us great crops! we harvested the remainder of our chilli and sweet pepper plants and had a huge amount of…
The Journey Begins
From City to Rural Homegrown and hopeful is the start of a new chapter in which we said yes to an amazing opportunity that would change our lives. We have taken on a small plot of land in the beautiful South of England where we are growing a permaculture garden, and we want to share…
Homegrown and Hopeful 