Author Archives: Jill

Liquid halitosis, aka nettle fertiliser

Posted on 23 March, 2012 by Jill

I’ve had a bucket full of nettle roots festering in rainwater for a couple of months now, and with warmer weather coming I thought it was probably time to get it off the patio and out of nose range. This … Continue reading →

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Chestnut jam

Posted on 27 September, 2011 by Jill

Chris had the forethought to mow the grass around the big sweet chestnut tree at the beginning of September, so when the chestnuts started dropping they were really easy to collect. I spotted a likely-looking recipe on The Cottage Smallholder … Continue reading →

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Apple-picking time

Posted on 15 September, 2011 by Jill

With so many apples on the trees it would be a shame not to try and store some of them for the winter. I stripped about 50 off one tree. I had to flick off a few woodlice but they … Continue reading →

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