“Parma ham” comes to mind; soft fruit too. The first melons are showing healthy signs and elaborate ‘hammocks’ are devised to support them individually as they mature.
Category: 2006
Getting the lid back on…
The carpenters workshop has been franticly preparing the new timber structure for the roof of the Fig House. Finally the time has come to start putting some of the pieces in place.
Ripe & ready to eat
Excitement grows as the first melons show signs of being nearly ready to remove from their hammocks.
Raiding the bank
A garden which is situated on a slope has an obvious tendency to slide down hill. The rate of movement is determined by the steepness of the slope and the type of sub terrain. If you happen to have a wall at the bottom of your garden it’s only a matter of time before it becomes an issue. In this case it’s about every 200 years or so.
Maintaining the main rain drain
It was quite apparent, from the evidence which we uncovered whilst redistributing the top soil, that this land drain was once a main artery of the hydraulic system. We had anticipated the need to devise a practical method for channelling rain water from the roofs and paved terraces above, into the Dipping Pond. The integrity of the old land drain was more than sufficient to allow us to repair and reuse it.
