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Welcome to The Compost Bin, which contains my musings on my life. I live in Herefordshire with my husband and 11 year old daughter. We have 4 acres of land which contains a woodland, small orchard, garden and veg plot. We grow our own organic fruit and veg and make lots of cider, wine, jam and chutney. We share our lives with 16 Chickens, 3 Cats, 4 Guinea Pig and assorted wildlife!

I am a freelance Forest School Leader and Environmental Educator so work with both adults and children on all sorts of things. I also volunteer as a Master Composter and Master Gardener, helping people make compost and grow veg.

So, I might talk about; what we have been doing on our patch of land and in our wood, my work, the chickens and their funny ways, how to grow veg, the fun things our cats get up to, self sufficiency and what it actually means, more general environmental issues, composting, making various crafty stuff, happy and sad times here, living a slower, more hand made, frugal lifestyle, making and mending and re-using and re-cycling stuff, living more lightly on the Earth and my views on life in general.

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Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Starting off the seeds 2011 - Peppers, tomatoes, okra.

I have spent some time last week planting seeds in the heated propagators.

But I have just  realised I have  planted at least one 6 cell tray of 15 different varieties of  Tomato and 10 different pepper varieties, as well as Okra and all sorts of other stuff! Haven't even started on the Cucumbers , yet.... Or the Cherry tomato varieties....

The seeds are all in heated propagators in a double glazed large porch, so effectively are in a greenhouse, and will go into cold frames inside the PT until all danger of frost is passed, then will be planted out inside the Polytunnel.

It is how I do it every year, but I seem to have planted a lot more, a bit earlier, this year!

Good job I have advance orders for some of the plants! Also think I may be selling some plants at the gate again this year Very Happy

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