Category: Uncategorized
-
February 2025
December wasn’t an easy month for the animals at Rhemore. The relentless rain and wind followed by a harsh cold snap in January took its toll on the cows and they got through a good proportion of the winter store of hay. Seven Greylag geese took up residence in the field in front of the…
-
December 2024
It is hard to believe it’s only a year ago we took our first animals to the slaughter and I wrote about the pride and pleasure (as a former vegetarian) of producing good meat. So much has happened in our lives and on the croft since then. The sheepskins we so carefully salted and trimmed…
-
November 2024
We eventually recovered from last month’s haymaking which was mainly done by hand. I’ve managed to find a tedder (a hay turner) that can by drawn by an electric quad so we won’t be turning the hay with rakes next year and after reading last month’s column, Alasdair has reassured me that doing things by…
-
October 2024
The two bursts of good weather last month have been accompanied by bursts of activity at Rhemore making hay for the cows. This was particularly hard this year. The good weather fell on periods we both had other commitments . The first burst was so short we had to bring the hay back out again…
-
September 2024
It’s nearly the end of August and we may have to abandon hay-making this year as we’ve not had three consecutive dry days since June. On the upside, the polycrub is producing enough vegetables for all of our meals and more and I’m now having fantasies of getting a second one as it is so…
-
August 24
Last month we did a guided walk on the croft for Morvern Games and Gala Week for the second year in a row. Each walk has been lovely, with perfect weather, but quite different. This year we had a smaller crowd which meant we had time to stop and look for lichens and found lots…
-
July 24
Good news! We found a new home for our wee 10 month old heifer Pumpkin and she is now on the island of Carna in loch Sunart. Carna is a very special place. It’s a conservation island with a few holiday houses (that come with their own small boat). Cows were brought on specifically to…
-
June 24
Everything is growing so quickly on the croft. The grass is growing quicker than the cows can eat and we have our first glut of the year with an abundance of lettuce in the polytunnel. Our lives have accelerated in pace with the growth around and there is an accompanying abundance of busyness on the…
-
May 24
With a spell of good weather things have ramped up a gear on the croft. Salad and strawberries are growing well in the polytunnel, we’ve planted the outside beds with broad beans and beetroots and the little saplings that were growing in the veg patch are now planted in deer proof areas we have created…
-
April 24
Every year I set Valentine’s day as the date I will at least start thinking about growing vegetables (although it probably needs to be earlier now we have a polytunnel). This year it took me a full month before I actually did anything. Partly because of the cold, partly because it’s the busiest time for my teaching job, but mainly I…
Rhemore Wildcroft 