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June 2009 |
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Our unusual way to grow broad beans Broad beans are usually sown around April but in our particular situation this didn't work best and we try to sow later in the year to avoid grass "outgrowing" the beans. But sowing in winter has its own challenges. Last year the Green Rosellas developed a taste for our seeds and didn't leave many in the ground. They even found a way to reach them after we covered the beds with nets. Then we used seedling trays in the greenhouse and the rosellas were no longer a problem, but little sparrows were. This year we have a better strategy. |
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) Broad beans in seedling trays protected by mesh cages |
) Broad beans ready for planting out |
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Left: broad bean seedlings in the first bed, then one bed with
garlic, another one with green manure and on the right side a bed with
onions
Right: the asparagus bed is covered with old bedding from the duck shed. The broad beans seedlings have just gone in and are good companions for the asparagus
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A very, very wet June And this is what our farm looks like when it rains and rains and rains.... |
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Winter tasks |
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Left: June is the time of year when we do winter maintenance in the
orchards. The fruit trees need to be pruned and the last ground covers and
shrubs are trimmed back so that the chickens can scratch for over wintering
pest under the trees
Right: the drainage channel needs to be extended and deepened |
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Left: the Salmon Faverolles we hatched last year in October are helping us in the orchard | ||
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Sowing green manure
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Winter projects |
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plans for chook tractors)
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plans for chicken houses)
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now on this
site: plans for building an incubator 
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and much, much more |
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Left: carrots harvested in June | ||
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