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9 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Banana Tea Fertiliser There is usually at least one organic banana eaten in our house everyday so it seemed obvious to try this fertiliser. I filled a big jar three quarters of the way with water and every time someone ate a banana the peel was...
8 Jun 2021 1 minute read 6 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own part 9 The peas are the most satisfying for me because every week we go up to the farm there is a noticeable difference and we'll get peas soon maybe even next week. The onions are another one that has a noticeable growth ev...
7 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own part 8 Everything is looking great, we had a lot of rain and sun so there was a lot of growth. Our peas have flowered so I think we should have peas soon. The peas grew loads, they've grown so high already. This is the...
3 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Seedlings So as I predicted half of my seedlings didn't make it, I overwatered them and they got a white fluffy fungus, I was hoping I caught it quick enough but I mustn't have. I thought the spinach was sprouting okay but I think it's gone...
31 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Making Homemade Cloches Buying cloches can be very expensive but they are super easy to make them yourself. I wanted to use a hose cut to size but I wasn't able to go to the city to buy a cheap one so for this time I bought 6 pipe insulatio...
30 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Powdered Egg Shells We eat a lot of eggs in this house so I started collecting them, after about a week collecting them I washed them and dried them. I ended up putting them in my dehydrator and they dried up great really quickly. I pulled...
29 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own Part 7 Our beautiful peas, it's cool the way the tendrils coil and grip the string. I can't wait until they are fully grown and proper climbing up and of course producing peas. I can't wait to see what my son thinks, he loves pea...
28 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own Part 6 Our peas are going strong, a bit pale but that could be the variety we planted, they feel really strong, a lot better than two weeks ago. The onions are growing great, they feel really strong and look healthy, you...
25 May 2021 5 minute read 0 comments clubby
Smoked Paprika is a rich, red spice made from Pimenton or Paprikash peppers and smoked over oak to give it that wonderous flavor. My favorite pepper to grow for this is the Hungarian Paprikash as it is a mild, sweet peppe...
25 May 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Emerald Witch
Using Water From Cooking This time to make the fertiliser I collected the water from making baby food, I have a steamer that collects water to use in the baby food to make it nice and wet and it's full of extra goodness. I always have water left o...
