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2 Oct 2019

Considering Sustainability Part 1

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It is great to see and hear an increasing number of people thinking and talking about sustainability.  So what does this term actually mean.  In 1987 the United nations Bruntland Committee defined sustainability as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.  The three key pillars were determined as economic, environmental and social; or people, planet and profits.“Sustainable development means balancing lo […]

30 Aug 2019

Soy Beans, Stock Feed and the Amazon

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The last couple of months has seen some awareness in both mainstream and social media about the use of soy, particularly GM soy, in stock feed.  It is great that some sectors of the community are starting to understand the significance of this issue. We here at Wynlen House Farm have been raising concerns about soy in the food chain for some time.  It is part of the reason why we make our own poultry feed using meat meal.  We originally started making our own feed  over 15 y […]

31 Jul 2019

Building A Hot Bed

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So what is a hot bed?  A hot bed is a warmed, protected environment, created by heat generated from decomposing organic matter.  It is used for producing early crops in cold climates, when soil temperatures during winter are too low for seed germination.  Using hot beds to increase soil temperature through the cold winter months is a traditional technique and one of the practices used by French market gardens in their intensive polyculture. In our col […]

16 Jul 2019

The Importance of pH – focusing on the basics

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It is very easy to forget some of the basic things that help us understand what is going on in our soil.  Testing the pH of your soil is one such activity. Checking pH can be done through a very simple ‘in the garden’ test.  pH test kits are easy to use and all gardeners should have one. You can also purchase digital meters that will read soil pH, however I do like using the testing kit.  The collection of the samples, mixing in the liquid, applying the powder and watching the col […]

22 May 2019

Garlic, Brassicas & Winter Garden Business

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It was February when I last posted and the focus was on preparing for the early season garlic crop. It’s now May and we  have been planting our mid season garlic. This year we are growing a range of mid season and late season garlic primarily to build up our seed stock for the 2020 planting season.  We have planted 3 varieties from the Silverskin group – Wilde Sally, Lokalen and Polvora. Silverskins are a soft neck garlic, that can store well for 12 months or more. The outer lay […]