Gary
@modernhomesteader.bsky.social
Modern Homesteader from the UK but living in north Latvia. Resilience Guide / country living / self(community) sufficiency / gardening / passive solar greenhouse / smart greenhouse.
Good day to you all, how is everyone?
October 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Good day to you all, how is everyone?
Things gone a bit crazy over on the Gram since I posted a vid about what I’d achieved here in Latvia www.instagram.com/reel/DLfTApc...
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July 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Things gone a bit crazy over on the Gram since I posted a vid about what I’d achieved here in Latvia www.instagram.com/reel/DLfTApc...
Hope you’re all doing ok been somewhat busy with going a little viral on IG with a reel nearly on 100k views which is an unexpected surprise.
July 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hope you’re all doing ok been somewhat busy with going a little viral on IG with a reel nearly on 100k views which is an unexpected surprise.
These multisown beets are looking good #gardening
June 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
These multisown beets are looking good #gardening
Good to get the drone up, first fly of the year. Thankful for the place we live and call home.
May 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Good to get the drone up, first fly of the year. Thankful for the place we live and call home.
Was lovely to see a pair of bull finches feasting on dandelion seeds today. Also we have a pair of fly catchers in one of our new nesting boxes.
May 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Was lovely to see a pair of bull finches feasting on dandelion seeds today. Also we have a pair of fly catchers in one of our new nesting boxes.
Got my brassicas in just before the rain came. Am trialing 2 fertilisers here. On the left is sheep wool pellets and on the right a blend of fishmeal and blood meal.
May 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Got my brassicas in just before the rain came. Am trialing 2 fertilisers here. On the left is sheep wool pellets and on the right a blend of fishmeal and blood meal.
Greenhouse packed I think we can finally start planting out as the cold spring comes to an end. My tomatoes are still stupidly small this year but I hope they will grow in the ground. Not shown but brassicas looking great this year.
May 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Greenhouse packed I think we can finally start planting out as the cold spring comes to an end. My tomatoes are still stupidly small this year but I hope they will grow in the ground. Not shown but brassicas looking great this year.
Today we said goodbye to my father in law. He was the reason we moved to Latvia to care for him 6 years ago. Life will be different moving forward. My wife who selflessly and relentlessly cared for him is free to pursue other things like returning to her art.
May 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today we said goodbye to my father in law. He was the reason we moved to Latvia to care for him 6 years ago. Life will be different moving forward. My wife who selflessly and relentlessly cared for him is free to pursue other things like returning to her art.
The new greenhouse control panel is looking real nice. The detailed pre planning this time is paying off. #gardening
May 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The new greenhouse control panel is looking real nice. The detailed pre planning this time is paying off. #gardening
Nice stash of hunter based meats from wife’s nephew, straight from the forest inc deer and elk.
May 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Nice stash of hunter based meats from wife’s nephew, straight from the forest inc deer and elk.
Lovely looking onion and shallot transplants going in #gardening
April 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lovely looking onion and shallot transplants going in #gardening
Battling moles. The better the soil gets the more they arrive and cause chaos. I guess it’s a backhanded compliment. #gardening
April 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Battling moles. The better the soil gets the more they arrive and cause chaos. I guess it’s a backhanded compliment. #gardening
Happy Easter friends. Yet still the work goes on. 1140 onion sets planted. 5 rows per bed 12cm on centre spacing giving 380 onions per bed - cosy :) Got some pea nets erected too.
April 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Happy Easter friends. Yet still the work goes on. 1140 onion sets planted. 5 rows per bed 12cm on centre spacing giving 380 onions per bed - cosy :) Got some pea nets erected too.
Made my own broad fork today with spare old fork heads and some scrap metal. Handles are new though. It’s not perfect but it does the job and saved me €200. Took about an hour to make. #gardening
April 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Made my own broad fork today with spare old fork heads and some scrap metal. Handles are new though. It’s not perfect but it does the job and saved me €200. Took about an hour to make. #gardening
Harsh reporting by BBC, I mean he’s late 50s maybe?
April 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Harsh reporting by BBC, I mean he’s late 50s maybe?
Day trip to the big smoke today. Get in, get it done, and get out!
April 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Day trip to the big smoke today. Get in, get it done, and get out!
Got the greenhouse sorted out today and first succession of crops transplanted . The winter residents always leave it in a mess… #gardening
April 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Got the greenhouse sorted out today and first succession of crops transplanted . The winter residents always leave it in a mess… #gardening
First thing transplanted & sown outdoors - peas (tall). Traditionally sown on the 100th day here. #gardening #latvia
April 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
First thing transplanted & sown outdoors - peas (tall). Traditionally sown on the 100th day here. #gardening #latvia
New greenhouse control box fascia and fittings finished.
April 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
New greenhouse control box fascia and fittings finished.
Getting to grips with @grafana.bsky.social on #HomeAssistant. Still struggling with uploading simple CSV to @influxdb.com for historical data, may need more sacrificial offerings to make it work…
April 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Getting to grips with @grafana.bsky.social on #HomeAssistant. Still struggling with uploading simple CSV to @influxdb.com for historical data, may need more sacrificial offerings to make it work…
Man uploading CSVs to InfluxDB is hard work. This has to be the worst thought out procedure in the history of IT!
April 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Man uploading CSVs to InfluxDB is hard work. This has to be the worst thought out procedure in the history of IT!