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.
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.
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.
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
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?
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.
Woke up to third winter this morning so decided to plant out the greenhouse with some cold crops to get a succession in before summer crops go in.
April 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Woke up to third winter this morning so decided to plant out the greenhouse with some cold crops to get a succession in before summer crops go in.
Handrail building today, hopefully finish tomorrow before winter comes back again, yes snow on Saturday!! #latvia #homestead
April 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Handrail building today, hopefully finish tomorrow before winter comes back again, yes snow on Saturday!! #latvia #homestead
Busy times for its spring here (for a bit until winter tries to return). Getting on with the handrail around the new deck.
April 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Busy times for its spring here (for a bit until winter tries to return). Getting on with the handrail around the new deck.
This tray of frost tolerant greens looks ready to go out into the greenhouse. #gardening
March 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This tray of frost tolerant greens looks ready to go out into the greenhouse. #gardening
Tomatoes pricked out and ready for their next phase #gardening
March 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Tomatoes pricked out and ready for their next phase #gardening
I spotted a member of staff walk out of this gate. I noticed the word on it On closer inspection the A clearly was new and presumably corrected a past mistake. My guess is they had misspelt personnel (the right word) as personel and someone corrected the spelling to ‘personal’, the wrong word 😂
March 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I spotted a member of staff walk out of this gate. I noticed the word on it On closer inspection the A clearly was new and presumably corrected a past mistake. My guess is they had misspelt personnel (the right word) as personel and someone corrected the spelling to ‘personal’, the wrong word 😂
School run views. Sometimes if you pause you can find beauty in the daily routines.
February 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
School run views. Sometimes if you pause you can find beauty in the daily routines.
Winter forest walk to check on windfalls and activity
February 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Winter forest walk to check on windfalls and activity
