december

Firewood and Log Splitting

I was talking to one of my old Breton neighbours recently and she told me that as far as she was concerned the secret of a long life and good health was to have plenty of outdoor exercise during the Winter months. Something that she particularly recommended was log-splitting. There are plenty of hydraulic log-splitters [...]

Tree Care

This hazel was coppiced four years ago and could now be cut again to provide pea sticks and stakes for the garden.
In some parts of the world December is a month in which there is not too much to be done in the garden, but not so in Brittany: now is the time to work [...]

Mulch

Covering the vegetable garden with mulch over the Winter may seem like a lot of work, but it has many advantages: it inhibits weed growth, it nourishes the soil, and it protects the soil surface from the worst severities of the weather, which encourages worms and insect life to flourish.
Winter is the time of year [...]