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Scythe Master Class at the West Country Scythe Festival
The Scything Master Class at the West Country Scythe Festival is on the horizon! 12th – 14th June at Muchlney, Somerset This comprehensive master class brings together some of the most experienced users and tutors of the Austrian Scythe from
Things We Do With a Scythe 2: Mowing Trackways
Here is Phil mowing a grass track that runs between the fenced boundary of the top hay field and a developing forest garden area. He is using a 75cm Profisense blade and mowed the approximately 100m track in little over
Things We Do With a Scythe 1: Trimming under an electric fence
To show the versatility of the scythe, I am intending to start a series of posts showing the various task we achieve using one on the land and in the gardens. So here, in no particular order of importance, is
Buds Breaking on the Grafted Apple Trees
The buds are starting to break open on the trees grafted on our recent Apple Tree Grafting Workshop, as can be seen in the photo below. A satisfying sight!Buds starting to open on a recently grafted Bardsey apple tree
The Value of Attending a Scythe Course
Our first Introductory Scythe Course of the season is coming up on Saturday May 24th. While it is perfectly possible to become a good mower without going on a course, I thought I would let you know what we think
Dealing with damage to the blade edge
Below is a picture of an area of damage to a Styria blade that I mentioned in the last post. Damage to blade edge caused by a piece of concrete As the blade was freshly [popup url=https://www.scythecymru.co.uk/scythes-for-sale/peening/ height=”800″ width=”800″]peened[/popup] Phil
The Grass Mowing Season Begins
The grass mowing season began for us yesterday, with Phil taking his scythe out with him to mow the grass in an extensive garden in a nearby village. A Low Impact Gardener’s Bike Phil gardens for several people around us,
Apple Tree Grafting Workshop
Yesterday we ran our second Apple Tree Grafting Workshop. The day started off with Phil looking at the reasons we choose to graft apple trees onto different root stocks. He went on to look at the principles of grafting, including
Establishing Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor)
Spring is well underway, the grass is growing and the Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor is germinating in the hay meadows. It is also germinating in profusion in many of the areas that we mulched with grass and hay from Cae