Канал: Mike the Reluctant Gardener

Moleworld meets mower

Moleworld meets mower

Great Golden Digger Wasp

Great Golden Digger Wasp

Planters, Pests and Sailing the Caribbean

Planters, Pests and Sailing the Caribbean

Hoss Wheel Hoe - an unbiased review

Hoss Wheel Hoe - an unbiased review

Why mow when you can grow? Turning lawn into garden

Why mow when you can grow? Turning lawn into garden

Live from the dungpile!

Live from the dungpile!

Maine Deer Tracks

Maine Deer Tracks

Roast Wild Turkey with Cider and Pigs in Blankets

Roast Wild Turkey with Cider and Pigs in Blankets

Day of the Drunk Wild Turkey Suicides

Day of the Drunk Wild Turkey Suicides

Calamity! War and devastation.

Calamity! War and devastation.

Bugs, sex, berries and embarrassing errors

Bugs, sex, berries and embarrassing errors

Mike sees the light, but what about the beans?

Mike sees the light, but what about the beans?

Cereal crop, hopyard and gardens on Reluctant Acres

Cereal crop, hopyard and gardens on Reluctant Acres

I went to leave but this guy was in the yard

I went to leave but this guy was in the yard

Our resident doe

Our resident doe

When you need to go but your dog says no...

When you need to go but your dog says no...

Hop to build a hopyard - part 2

Hop to build a hopyard - part 2

Wasp chews up straw for nest paper

Wasp chews up straw for nest paper

How to build a hopyard - part 1

How to build a hopyard - part 1

It's great to have a mate with a tractor!

It's great to have a mate with a tractor!

Tragedy! The trouble with cheap.

Tragedy! The trouble with cheap.

Effective homemade natural bug repellent spray keeps mosquitoes, blackflies, ticks away!

Effective homemade natural bug repellent spray keeps mosquitoes, blackflies, ticks away!

Putting up net trellis for peas and bamboo bean poles for runners and tomatoes

Putting up net trellis for peas and bamboo bean poles for runners and tomatoes

Anndd... Action! Spring fever hits Reluctant Acres

Anndd... Action! Spring fever hits Reluctant Acres

Presenting... Mike the Reluctant TWO Gardens-er!

Presenting... Mike the Reluctant TWO Gardens-er!

Stupid greenhouse thought it was a kite

Stupid greenhouse thought it was a kite

Ice is out and so is Mike!

Ice is out and so is Mike!

Sailing with dolphins in the Caribbean. Dolphin poops!!

Sailing with dolphins in the Caribbean. Dolphin poops!!

Mike vs. the Killer Freeze

Mike vs. the Killer Freeze

Frost alerts and midnight cloches

Frost alerts and midnight cloches

Where did my pond go??

Where did my pond go??

Mike's reluctant table of shame

Mike's reluctant table of shame

Snakenado!!!

Snakenado!!!

Late August and I've still got my nuts!

Late August and I've still got my nuts!

Harvesting barley into grain by hand

Harvesting barley into grain by hand

"I don't even bloody like tomatoes...!"

"I don't even bloody like tomatoes...!"

Greetings from arid Maine, part 2.

Greetings from arid Maine, part 2.

Amazing effective Japanese beetle control

Amazing effective Japanese beetle control

Greetings from arid Maine! (Part 1)

Greetings from arid Maine! (Part 1)

Nice weather for ducks!

Nice weather for ducks!

First Fruit Day and a tour of Reluctant Acres

First Fruit Day and a tour of Reluctant Acres

The magic of urea... pee freely!

The magic of urea... pee freely!

Mike is excited about the plants that came in the mail!

Mike is excited about the plants that came in the mail!

Flamethrowers, hydraulic mining and the ongoing groundhog dispute

Flamethrowers, hydraulic mining and the ongoing groundhog dispute

How to mow less by mixing lawn and meadow to attract bees

How to mow less by mixing lawn and meadow to attract bees

"I tried being a bit antisocial and peed down the hole"

"I tried being a bit antisocial and peed down the hole"

Kommando raid aftermath

Kommando raid aftermath

What's that growing over there?

What's that growing over there?

"Yeah, I basically planted sticks."

"Yeah, I basically planted sticks."

"Afore ye mow"

"Afore ye mow"

Sometimes the best fix is not to fix it - pond magic!

Sometimes the best fix is not to fix it - pond magic!

Beware of washing your blueberry blossoms off with a sprinkler!

Beware of washing your blueberry blossoms off with a sprinkler!

Maine frog chorus late May

Maine frog chorus late May

How do you stop a good thing becoming too much?

How do you stop a good thing becoming too much?

Country life and the shotgun chorus

Country life and the shotgun chorus

A belated guide to Reluctant Acres

A belated guide to Reluctant Acres

Pond clearing... it's a fool's game

Pond clearing... it's a fool's game

Bean canes and Fred West's other patio

Bean canes and Fred West's other patio

How do you cure a pond of algae?

How do you cure a pond of algae?

The woes of a too-short hose

The woes of a too-short hose

38 tilled rows, pea netting, transplanting done

38 tilled rows, pea netting, transplanting done

800 lbs of compost spreading later...

800 lbs of compost spreading later...

Who's been eating the compost?

Who's been eating the compost?

Meadow vole playing peekaboo

Meadow vole playing peekaboo

Last snow of the year washes into pond

Last snow of the year washes into pond

Tilling and tree-felling but no burning during Cat. 4 fire alert

Tilling and tree-felling but no burning during Cat. 4 fire alert

Piebald whitetail deer in the garden

Piebald whitetail deer in the garden

Spring peepers and tree frogs chirping

Spring peepers and tree frogs chirping

Rain stops play, not plans

Rain stops play, not plans

Fact: petrol mowers need petrol

Fact: petrol mowers need petrol

Grading the road with a rake is daft, hard work.

Grading the road with a rake is daft, hard work.