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The intensity of nettle roots that have been under sheet mulch all winter.
Every tiny emerging green leaf stings like £@#*&
They are easier to clear like this, with roots near the surface, and all their energy channelled into firing up leaves. But their sheer survival/ colonisation instinct...
Every tiny emerging green leaf stings like £@#*&
They are easier to clear like this, with roots near the surface, and all their energy channelled into firing up leaves. But their sheer survival/ colonisation instinct...
February 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The intensity of nettle roots that have been under sheet mulch all winter.
Every tiny emerging green leaf stings like £@#*&
They are easier to clear like this, with roots near the surface, and all their energy channelled into firing up leaves. But their sheer survival/ colonisation instinct...
Every tiny emerging green leaf stings like £@#*&
They are easier to clear like this, with roots near the surface, and all their energy channelled into firing up leaves. But their sheer survival/ colonisation instinct...
A bit about winter, water, and basic income for farmers.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A bit about winter, water, and basic income for farmers.
Feel free to join me on Substack.
Feel free to join me on Substack.
Our top swale is far from perfect, having been excavated by rank amateurs (us!), but it's still holding thousands of litres of water in the landscape, releasing it slowly, preventing erosion and flooding.
January 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Our top swale is far from perfect, having been excavated by rank amateurs (us!), but it's still holding thousands of litres of water in the landscape, releasing it slowly, preventing erosion and flooding.