Mastodawn

Jon Worth Feb 9, 2023

Life in the country, Ravières

Manure delivery, organised by our neighbour who’s an arable farmer from his friend a dairy farmer

This’ll be spread on a vegetable garden that’s not been used for some years. And ideally by the summer we’ll have 🍅 and 🥔 growing

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hilaryjohn

@jon
As an inexperienced gardener many years ago while living in Paris went to the bois de Vincennes with a carrier bag to collect crottes de chevaux to feed my tomato plants. When I told my dad he laughed and said they'd be inedible as the horse manure would alter their taste. He wasn't wrong.