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Seed saving steps

October 8, 2017

Saving seeds is one of my favourite things to do at this time of year. Check out this guide I created for Grow Wild UK. Happy seed saving, Hannah x

Filed Under: annuals, flowers, grow wild, native plants, perennial, pollinators, poppies, seed saving, seeds, sowing

Summer salad from seed

April 11, 2017

If you’re thinking about growing your own this summer, whether into containers or beds, starting the process from seed is a cheap and super satisyfing way to grow. This video is an oldie, but it shows you how to sow into module trays. Lots of Growers I’ve worked with favour this method. By sowing one…

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Filed Under: container, edible flowers, herbs, propagation, seeds, sowing, summer

Wild Flower Love

September 30, 2016

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Wild flowers not only look banging, they also have an important role in our eco-system providing food and habitat for pollinators like bee’s and butterflies, which we need to grow food. So, when I heard that 97% of the UK’s wild flower meadows have been lost since the 1930’s, I was pretty staggered and worried….

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Filed Under: grow wild, native plants, pollinators, seeds, sowing, wildflowers

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Hannah Grows is a blog edited by Hannah Schlotter, showing you that growing plants is for everyone, not just experts! Find out more or email Hannah.

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  • We are very happy to introduce Zinnia Rose Amanda Akehurst Zinny for short! - the reason there hasn’t been much gardening content this year - but definitely worth it . Sending love to all those trying to start families - we know from personal experience it’s not always a straightforward journey
  • Thank you @gudrunlondon for gifting me this beautiful blue coatigan (yes that’s a thing!) which is made from 50% recycled cotton and 50% organic cotton. I’m in love with the colour . Here are a few things you can be doing in the garden right now . feed your garden with compost! I use peat free green waste compost to mulch beds now. If you’ve harvested from your beds all summer it’s time to give back to them. If you have precious homemade compost I save that and add a pinch into holes when planting . once it dries out
  • FORAGING WALK & LUNCH: after sharing his knowledge and culinary skills with us in Spring, @littlewildcatering will be returning in the Autumn! . On Sunday 24th October, 11.30am-2.30pm join us for a walk around the fields and woodland gills of Modern Barn Farm where Dave will identify a wide range of plants and forage some edible treats which you’ll be able to try in a shared lunch. . Bring suitable clothes for being outside, and we can pick you up from Battle station if needed. The cost is £40pp including a light foraged lunch. . DM to book your space
  • Mmmmmmm BREAD! @littlewildcatering experienced Baker and chef is coming back to Modern Barn Farm to teach his bread course. . Learn to make 3 types of bread: sourdough, ciabatta, and rye. Dave will show you how to create and maintain a sourdough starter and how to avoid common home baking mistakes! You’ll take home your freshly baked creations and knock up some pizza to eat whilst you learn. . Come and Bake on Saturday 23rd October, 2pm start (3+hrs course) £60pp. We can collect you from Battle station if arriving by train. DM to book your space #bread #baking #sourdough
  • Happy 1st wedding anniversary @indiefarmer A year that felt like 10. Full of love and loss, a year like no other. Thanks for being a ray of sunshine by my side when things felt very cloudy. Here’s to the next year ☀️
  • FORAGING WALK: we are excited to welcome @littlewildcatering to @modernbarnfarm on Saturday May 15th! Dave will help unravel the wonders of the woods and field, not only pointing out edibles but helping us to recognise different plants we might not have noticed, and then he will rustle up an al fresco lunch. Sound good? We have a few spaces available, the walk and lunch is from 11-2pm and is £35 (including food). Drop us a DM to book your place
  • So much joy from watching these little succulents grow from a single leaf from the mother plant . Just pick off a leaf, place it on top of some compost, water occasionally, watch the plant work its magic . I’ll be potting these little beauts on now, with a peat free compost and some grit
  • How to eat the best of your bolting salad and kale
  • Sunset salad picking thanks @samsamayre for making life look more romantic than it is, but the salad sure tastes good right now

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