After about six weeks, depending on the weather, the compost is ready to screen and bag or sell loose.

I always enjoy this work, now that in most areas of the garden it’s less onerous after many years of rigorous zero tolerance. After 12 months from the date of issue of your previous permit you will be able to re-apply for a new permit.

With forecasts of even colder weather to come, and with the windy weather drying up Zelkova leaves at the bottom of Cae efail, I turned over the far side of the compost reactor and collected 4 or 5 half bags of chopped leaves using the Li Ion lawnmower. The annual mulch provides ideal conditions for growing food year round, great for the soil, soil life and for growing healthy food. Should bins go missing or are damaged / vandalised at site please contact the office as soon as possible to notify us.

Bring in at tea time and sit on the stove, then carry out to the greenhouse mid morning to try to get the necessary warmth for germination. Chainsaw back the ash and hazel above the greenhouse – probably not been done since it was installed, and has increasingly shade this area. William and I have an intensive section forking out couch grass from the remaining section of the meadow copse to be tackled as it transforms into garden proper.I have a morning out for a CMG site visit – 3 hours in blazing sunshine wasn’t ideal after yesterday in the evening we make space and reorganise the hay shed, and the hay has dried a lot more over the day so we amalgamate big bags – wonderful stuff, probably the most nutritious we’ve ever made, and interestingly te aftermath is already regrowing really well. Huge numbers of corms can be eaten very quickly, though the ones growing through the London Pride in this part of the garden were largely unaffected.

I also reckon that spreading the branches out to ease access for the sheep to chew twigs and then bark also creates a degree of extra warmth to aid early grass growth once temperatures finally recover enough for this to begin. Proof of address - You only need to send one proof of address which could be a copy of your council tax bill, utility bill (less than 3 months old) or driving licence.Now I’m not so sure, and tend to think that once a slug population has been reduced in a a garden, then regular low key use, when signs of damage are first noticed, is the best means of control. A no dig kitchen garden and plant-based chef, I’ve been growing my own food for decades to feed my family.

screened compost contains everything that 10mm has but with the addition of slightly larger woody material which aids drainage, perfect for beds, mulching and larger projects. Over the years, Merlin’s Magic has become a household name both within Carmarthenshire and the surrounding counties for its outstanding natural properties and positive impact on the environment. Minor panic when the temporary brace which we had in place at the front, pending knocking up the doorway frames, has its fixing screw removed and the whole SH side walls ping inwards by 6 inches. Fork over the whole of the by now well composted leaves in the insulated compost heap which warms the greenhouse, to the Easterly side. After 6 months with no ommph to get started, William and I finally begin to construct the walls for the planned shepherd’s hut (SH).I would also like to sow parsnips and carrots directly in the new beds, but I was wondering if this would work already? The Miscanthus stems always get saved stacked in the green lane sheds – handy for bamboo stakes alternatives, or perfect for kindling. Last session of pollination of nectarines – all the flowers have now turned red at their centres, indicating fruit set.