Last Thursday gave us a morning with no rain with a blink of sunshine. Oyster catchers and curlews feeding on the playing fields cheered us as we carried on with […]
A day for maintenance with the posts for the espalier apples being replaced. The old ones were originally put in around 2008 so they have lasted well but all have […]
Thursday was a raw day but the midges were out still. Maintenance work started with replacing some of the rotting wooden edges on the raised beds. The currant bed was […]
A start today on tidying up the storage and the old compost bins area, taking down most of the rotten pallets and rethinking how to store the netting and canes […]
Thursday saw the last planting of the year, with the autumn onion sets being put in, variety Senshyu Yellow. These will settle in and grow away next year to give […]
Quick repairs were needed on Thursday to the supports which have suffered in the recent strong winds . The runner bean frame was pulled straight with guy ropes and the […]
Last Thursday was good day for lifting the main crop potatoes and what a harvest we had! They were laid out to dry before bagging up for storage. Each row […]
Another good day on the weeding, as we concentrate on keeping the fruit and veg beds free of weeds, with a more relaxed approach to the flower beds round the […]
