Earthed Up! grow edible and useful plants and we have a range of plants for dyeing fibres, such as perennials Madder and Dyers chamomile. The range also includes easy to grow plants such as Woad - a biennial giving blue colour, that can perennialise, and Dyer's Coreopsis which is a hardy annual. You may know … Continue reading Dyers Coreopsis
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Things that go jump in the night
I am on my nightly slug patrol, in the cool breeze after another hot day. My headtorch illuminating the slime trails. I pick some of those little pale slugs from under the pots of Good King Henry. They're sprinkled with confetti from the neighbouring wild carrot flowers. There's a giant orange-skirted slimer heading for the … Continue reading Things that go jump in the night
Sharing our house
I've been to different corners of Derbyshire these last couple of days. From Wessington to Crich, Shottle, to Derby. We deliver SylvaGrow peat free compost within 10 miles of our base in Belper. While delivering, it's obvious to me that our customers enjoy welcoming others to their gardens. Whether that's someone delivering peat free compost … Continue reading Sharing our house
Singin’ in the rain
For the past month or more, our main focus beyond plant growing and getting ready for markets has been constructing a massive compost bay. To house woodchip and manure that over time will become compost for mulching our outdoor beds. Also, to harvest gallons of rainwater from the bay roof! A long stretch of dry … Continue reading Singin’ in the rain
The fun of fungi
I was asked today by a customer about some mushrooms that had appeared in their compost. They had bought Sylvagrow certified organic peat free compost. To fill new raised beds. They emailed us asking if we could deliver more. It's nice to meet you and your gardens when delivering compost. On this occasion, we got … Continue reading The fun of fungi
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