Buying And Planting A Bare-Rooted Currant Bush

Buying bare-rooted plants

Days 71 to 73 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: when I explain how I buy and plant a bare-rooted currant bush to provide fruit in summer.

A few posts ago I wrote about the bounty that you can get from home-grown fruit and what I have done to get it.

I mentioned that: Continue reading

Why The Bounty Of Home-Grown Fruit Is Good

Bowls of plums

Day 68 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: planting ahead for the bounty of home-grown fruit.

Back in February I had this wonderful bounty of plums.

Plums to eat.

Plums to share. Continue reading

Why It Is Important To Gather & Use Fallen Fruit…And How To Do It

Fallen plums amongst leaf litter mulch

Day 27 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

I love growing my own food.

Getting local food without the effort of growing or picking it is even better. Continue reading

How To Clean Paths: Sweep, Don’t Blow Or Hose – Day 26 of Low Carbon Living

Leaf rake & yellow garden broom standing on paving strewn with yellow flowers

Source: Gill King, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Day 26 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living, where I take a gentle approach to cleaning a path.

At this time of year, one of my outside air-conditioners (AKA big trees) flowers…a lot. Continue reading

Weeds For The Best Mulch For Citrus – Day 10 of Low Carbon Living

Source: Gill King, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Source: Gill King, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Day 10 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

Rain + warmth = weeds.

Return from travels = weeds.

Weeds. Weeds. Weeds. Continue reading