Looking at our shop last week, Christine and I think that we are now in one of the most colourful produce times of the year with all the soft fruit coming online, the tomatoes getting riper and lots more for sale which is always good. We are very busy this...

It has been a busy week with the lead up to the Stansted Garden Show that I have just returned from. We had a successful show and the sun shone throughout which is always a bonus. It was lovely to see some of our veg bag customers coming to our...

Firstly, may I thank all those that sent me cards or messages of support and kindness last week. I was truly overwhelmed by the lovely memories that many of you recounted of those that knew mum and their recollections of her serving at Tuppenny Barn. We had a lovely service...

I am sad to say it has been quite a difficult week due to the passing away of my mother on Monday aged 91. She had been diagnosed with cancer 20 months ago so we were very fortunate to have this extra time with her until last week. Some of...

This continued warm weather is bringing on the soft fruit at a pace and the gooseberries are almost ready for picking. When in the orchard today, I also see that the pigeons have already had a go at the developing cherries on the trees so will be needing the nets...

We are about 4 weeks behind to where we normally would be at this time of year due to the weather over the past 8 weeks. This means that we are only just planting out the tomatoes and cucumbers in the polytunnel, to be followed by our sweet peppers and...

Hoping you have all been enjoying this much awaited sunshine this weekend. We have one day left tomorrow of the Arts Trail so if you haven’t visited us and our compliment of artists do pop along. There is a pop up cafe with delicious home made refreshments and we will...

What changeable weather we are having at present which is troublesome for our emerging seedlings. Having had a mini heat wave a fortnight ago to temperatures as low as 6 degrees forecast for tomorrow, they are struggling. Thankfully, the temperatures will be rising by the end of the week so...

What amazing weather we have had all of a sudden and to have temperatures so high really early in the season. Some plants will thrive but others won’t like it if it gets quite cool again. We certainly have had the situation with some of our leafy produce where we...

Some of you might be aware that I have been trying to keep myself fit by running and participating in a few local events to give myself goals. This weekend, I participated in one namely Rough Runner based in East Meon. This entailed me joining my fitness team of 16...