The Compost Bin: Soggy day gardening

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Welcome to The Compost Bin, which contains my musings on my life and things which interest me.

I live in Herefordshire with my husband and daughter; we have 4 acres of land which contains a woodland, polytunnel, small orchard, garden and veg plot. We grow our own organic produce and make lots of cider, wine, jam and chutney. We also make a lot of compost. We share our lives with 11 Chickens, 3 Cats, 3 Guinea Pigs and assorted wildlife. We try our best to live a more self reliant lifestyle, growing and making and fixing and mending and re-using and re-cycling stuff, if we can.

I used to be a Research Scientist, but that was many years ago. I now work as a freelance environmental educator/writer/forest school leader and community artist; I also spend a lot of time volunteering as a Master Composter and Master Gardener, helping people make compost and grow veg at home or at school.

I started blogging because I love to write about the things which interest me. Whether it's something I have done in the garden, an article for a magazine, a review of websites or equipment I use, a training course I have attended or "just" my daily routine - I love to write.

I hope you find something to interest you in The Compost Bin - remember to click on the photos to make them full size!

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Soggy day gardening

Very soggy underfoot but we had work to do in the garden, so needs must wellies and raincoats on!

Raised beds with potatos growing which need fencing off from the hens.

Bugle, which is a bit rampant everywhere but so pretty and such a good plant for bees...

Apple blossom in the rain

Bluebells in the rain

Compostman scything off the long grass...

before we put up the fencing around the outside potato raised beds. If we did not fence them the hens would trash the beds ( and of course, we now have the deer to worry about!)