On Monday the heat was extreme! About 28 degrees outside, and over 40 degrees in the polytunnel. We did a lot of watering and needed to...

This week we found our first ripe strawberries. On Tuesday we found a handful, which we ate on the spot (!) but today we managed to pick...

On Monday it rained almost all day, but we were nice and dry in our polytunnel. Our first Cosmos flowers are out, and everything is...

Today the sun has been shining and its been hot - inside the polytunnel and outside on the field. We have done a lot of watering and...

After days of warm dry weather, it finally rained on Monday and Tuesday. The ground is desperate for rain so it was very welcome,...

Yesterday we had a really busy day. We sowed and planted in the polytunnel, and outside in one of the larger beds. We planted out our...

This week we have been planting squash seeds and spreading compost! We planted 98 squash seeds on Monday and 70 on Tuesday. There are...

This week we have been laying down mypex around the whole site. On top of the mypex there will be an electric fence to keep the badgers...

This week we have harvested over 10 kilos of the forced rhubarb. Its amazing how quickly it has grown under the black buckets. We have...

This week we have planted two new pear trees, to replace ones which broke in a storm last year. It will be about 5 years before they have...