What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

The solar panels and systems are now generating away as of yesterday ......battery is at 60% right now ! , the installation guys have done a first class job .....very happy ......we shall see how good the system works as time go’s by ......giving the finger to the power company right now ! .......we are now looking at a new bigger freezer ,instead of four smaller ones we have now to save on power .....we are Looking to make savings Any Way we can in all areas of our housekeeping budget ......when we were first married I asked wild child how much house keeping money she needed per week ? ....she said “ I can manage on twenty pounds a week “ ......I gave her £10 and told her to struggle a bit ! .

Clearing out some of the raised beds ready for another crop ......filling some storage boxes with potatoes and carrots .....freezing peas and broad beans .......made some black currant jelly and some gooseberry jelly ....red currants are up next ....damsons are a month away yet ....some wine will follow ....rhubarb ! Got loads of it ! .....pulled off two full supers full of honey , all frames full ! .......however .....bad news down the big poly tunnel ...the big aquaponics system is not at all good .....the sil looks after that ......I think the pump is the culprit needs cleaning .....lack of flow ....less oxygen being produced ......I will be on the case by the end of this week ....lots going on at the moment .