Today was one of the Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust’s regular workdays. One of the tasks on the agenda was trimming the hedge banks of the access track. The middle section of the track, already rather narrow, was beginning to worry car drivers with it’s luxorious growth of bracken, bramble, fern and saplings. Cue some rather unusual scything techniques. Standing with the hedge to our right, … Continue reading Hedge trimming with a scythe
The last of Cae Mari Jones has been cut. Some of the patches that had a lot of Knapweed in have been used to mulch various areas of perennial plants. We have also made a couple more racks, managing to wilt the hay sufficiently between the showers. The patch of grass to the right has now been cut and this rack is in the barn … Continue reading Hay Making 2014 – nearing the end and welcoming new residents
I used a Styria 65cm blade on our trimming snath to trim the vegetation on a bank in a neighbour’s garden recently. Before… I was walking by on my way to do another job in their garden and saw that it needed doing. Since I had the scythe in my hand I spent a few minutes giving the bank a trim. The job was quick … Continue reading Things We Do With a Scythe 3 – trimming banks and hedges