The Accidental Smallholder Diary
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Newspapers (6)Other Gardening News (A-J) (29)Other Gardening News (K-Z) (30)The latest diary posts at TAS 24 Jan 12 Ewes scanned The scanner was here at 6.35am today - she's visiting eight holdings and doing 600 sheep today What a star, Gillian at www.booscan.co.uk. All nine are in lamb. Of the three gimmers, Niamh and Nova have singles and Nellie has twins... 8 Jan 12 Another lovely day If it wasnt dark at 4.30pm, you'd have thought it was May here today. I was working in a T-shirt and fleece gilet (and jeans, of course). It wasn't sunny but it was so mild. Dan and John have been cracking on with the January jobs list ... 6 Jan 12 Smokey does the hay delivery Bugsy got a day off today, because Smokey did the hay delivery. In the absence of a klibber, I used his driving saddle and hooked the haynets over the rein terrets. It worked fine, except he's obviously lost weight and the girth was a wee bit slack, even in the tightest hole on both sides... 24 Dec 11 Now Smokey's working too We're preparing an area for the pig enclosure. There are some rhododendrons that need to be removed, so we decided that Smokey was the boy to help. The idea was that he'd pull, using the scrub puller, and Dan would loosen the roots at the same time... 19 Dec 11 Christmas Wreath Our friend, Rebecca, made us a beautiful Christmas wreath from leaves and foliage (holly, laurel, ivy, rhododendron) gathered at Dalmore. We think it's stunning. Christmas Wreath I'm just about to order some hedging plants to improve the windbreak at the orchard... 18 Dec 11 Update on sickie Dickie I'm very, very pleased to report that Dickie has recovered from his rhododendron snack. He's had more charcoal, a few oatcakes then a wee feed and some hay. It's a lovely day here, and he really wants to get out... 18 Dec 11 Back to work for Bugsy Bugsy's had a few days off because the wood part of his klibber broke. One of the haybags caught on the gate and, although he was very good and stood still, the wood split. However, John fixed it yesterday, so this morning, Bugsy was out with hay for the ponies and the ewes... 17 Dec 11 Rhododendron poisoning Our pet wether, Dickie, has eaten rhododendron leaves. These are very poisonous and he's a very sick sheep. The next 24 hours will be crucial. It's very serious and the prognosis isn't good... 17 Dec 11 Fencing 2012 Dan, John and I walked the fences this afternoon and made a list of what needs to be done next year and what materials we need to buy. If we can afford it, we'll make one big order for timber as it saves on the delivery costs... 17 Dec 11 Wood storage 3 John and Dan started cutting the piles of wood in the barn this morning. We didn't have much in the way of logs, but we have loads of waste wood - so the saw's been getting a good workout. My job was to stack the cut wood in the old potato boxes we use for storage...
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