Home Made Compost Seed Trial! Planting Some Early Strawberries!

[@michaelcrawford2094]

Good to see you back Benji! Weather has been hard work, we're slopping through mud here in Cheshire too pal. Just keep kicking on and doing the best for the animals.

[@doingoutdoors875]

Thanks Michael 😊. Let’s hope the fair weather is not too far away

[@andrewbisson5052]

You’re not alone Benj, “Wet Wet Wet” sounds like a band? But jokes aside it’s been the same country wide, my plot is wetter than it’s ever been! I’m on the south coast and way behind the norm. Looks like the biggest fruit trees are grafted onto the larger growing rootstocks so unless you let them grow too big for your plot you’ll never get a good harvest, they are “crowns” of rhubarb not bulbs and I’m sorry you were turned over when you got the new cattle! Have missed you and your family/updates. Maybe worth putting up a post for free hardcore so you can build a robust roadway over time? Keep going, I know it’s tough! Best Andy..

[@doingoutdoors875]

That would make sense with the trees, when I bought them they were sold as being m26 rootstock?? But they were cheap! And they are growing way bigger than I expected. Rhubarb “crowns “ mental note made 😅👍🏻 It is shame about the cattle but at least I’ll be able to fill the freezer a few times over. Just puts me under a bit of pressure to find enough freezer space. I definitely need to put some infrastructure in place on the farm, like you say a robust roadway is a must and a barn big enough to house all the animals during the winter would make life easier. We’ll get there eventually. Thanks for your support 👍🏻

[@leatonveg]

That compost looks great stuff.

[@doingoutdoors875]

I’m quite happy with how it looks. I just hope it performs as well! 👍🏻

[@onisorugaby4183]

I appreciate everything you do and wish I could meet you face to face , how could i meet you ?

[@doingoutdoors875]

Thanks for your kind words, I’m glad you like the content. Meeting face to face isn’t a possibility at the moment

[@alancooper3982]

a plum tree that big should be giving hundreds of plums, take it out

[@doingoutdoors875]

I’ll give it another year just to see if the pruning changes anything, if I still get no plums it will be fire wood for sure 👍🏻

[@SWEDSHECKER]

Really missing your videos mate, hows everything going? Declan

[@doingoutdoors875]

Thanks Declan, Everything is good. i have been out and done some recording this morning, should have a new video out later today.

[@SWEDSHECKER]

@@doingoutdoors875 brilliant that's great news, I look forward to it!