December has given us some gorgeous sunrise and sunset skies ....Photo 1: Sunset from the Back GardenPhoto 2: Sunset Over a Hereford StreetWe are down to the last few tomatoes from this year's summer crop ...Photo 3: Last of the Tomatoes (December 31st 2024)... and there are still plenty of pears...
The Holly & The Ivy (are useful sources of greens for winter hot composting)
With a HotBin (other hot composting bins are available), it is possible to continue the hot composting process throughout winter. Some mollycoddling may be required (e.g. the use of hot water bottles and an extra blanket when there are frosts) due to limited internal heating from easily compostable...
Happy Christmas 2024
I've been busy with Citizen Science stuff during December: writing methods, doing experiments and twice weekly river testing. I've got a few blogposts in the pipeline and hope to catch up in the New Year.In the meantime, seasons greetings to one and all. Mary has decided to downsize 'Christmas'...
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