On Thursday we finally we managed a bonfire and it was very welcome on such a cold day. We use a brazier so the prunings and other non-compostable waste need […]
Last Thursday gave us a morning with no rain with a blink of sunshine. Oyster catchers and curlews feeding on the playing fields cheered us as we carried on with […]
A day for maintenance with the posts for the espalier apples being replaced. The old ones were originally put in around 2008 so they have lasted well but all have […]
Thursday was a raw day but the midges were out still. Maintenance work started with replacing some of the rotting wooden edges on the raised beds. The currant bed was […]
After a few days of dreary rain and high winds (luckily we avoided Storm Babet) we have had a couple of lovely sunny days when the whole garden looks golden. […]
This year, The Caley worked in partnership with CRT (Coalfields Regeneration Trust) to bring our Grow & Learn in Nature (GLiN) Award to ex-coalfield communities across Scotland. For the past [...]
A start today on tidying up the storage and the old compost bins area, taking down most of the rotten pallets and rethinking how to store the netting and canes […]
This is where the hopes, dreams and expectations all start. I collected my bulbs from the Bulb Workshop at Saughton on Sunday and have potted them up and placed them […]
Our Winter Talk season begins tonight, Tuesday 3rd October. The first talk will be given by new Caley President, Lewis Normand, so if you haven’t met Lewis yet come along […]
Thursday saw the last planting of the year, with the autumn onion sets being put in, variety Senshyu Yellow. These will settle in and grow away next year to give […]
Quick repairs were needed on Thursday to the supports which have suffered in the recent strong winds . The runner bean frame was pulled straight with guy ropes and the […]
Last Thursday was good day for lifting the main crop potatoes and what a harvest we had! They were laid out to dry before bagging up for storage. Each row […]
It hasn’t all been plain sailing here since I last wrote in June. Our huge horse chestnut tree has developed the leaf miner and leaf blotch problem which is so […]
