compost – The Sustainable Smallholding http://sustainablesmallholding.org Permaculture, and Sustainable practices on a Lincolnshire Smallholding Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:43:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.3 44677425 Fungal Compost http://sustainablesmallholding.org/fungal-compost/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/fungal-compost/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 22:01:34 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=4272 Making a more fungal compost has been an aim of mine for some time. One of the ways that I do that is to not make ‘hot’ compost, keep the proportion of high carbon materials high, and to not turn unless it’s needed. However recently I set up a truly fungal mix of ingredients and […]

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Overwintering Green Manure http://sustainablesmallholding.org/overwintering-green-manure/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/overwintering-green-manure/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:13:01 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=4162 I have used a number of Green Manure strategies this Winter as part of my soil fertility building program. In fact I think that I have shifted from growing food to growing soil as my primary activity. Using a Green Manure provides a number of benefits for me, which I’ll describe below. Please note that […]

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Making a Hotbed in my Polytunnel http://sustainablesmallholding.org/making-hotbed-polytunnel/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/making-hotbed-polytunnel/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:44:04 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=4124 I have been intrigued by the idea of a hotbed for years, but the trigger for this project was reading ‘Hot Beds’ by Jack First. This book is a great little resource, packed full of information on how to make a hotbed, and what to grow in one once made. Having put up a decent […]

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Growing Rice in the UK? http://sustainablesmallholding.org/growing-rice-in-the-uk/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/growing-rice-in-the-uk/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:41:42 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=4080 In 2014 I’m goint to try growing rice in the UK, and the following post describes why, and how I’m going to do it. I’m sure that it has been tried by somebody, somewhere, but I have no idea if anybody has made it work yet. It’s not something that I’ve ever come across before, […]

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Chromatography, Soil fertility, and Biodynamic Agriculture http://sustainablesmallholding.org/chromatography-soil-fertility-biodynamic-agriculture/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/chromatography-soil-fertility-biodynamic-agriculture/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2013 21:15:56 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=4056 I have spent a bit of time exploring paper chromatography as a means of testing the quality of soil and compost, thanks to the help of my friend Nigel. Now I’m not planning to explain what it is all about. Those of you who have stuck with my blog are quite able to find that […]

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