Autumn is well and truly upon us. We are working hard to strip all the leaves off the tomato plants, and will do similarly for the cucumbers this week to ensure the remaining fruit get the light required to ripen and then the plants will be removed. The polytunnel is...
Autumn is surely beckoning now at the door! We have had really heavy dew in the morning for the last couple of weeks and quite cold nights, time to close the polytunnel after work to keep the last of the summer crops growing. We have cut off the tops of...
I was delighted to have 12 students on my winter veg growing workshop last Sunday and we had wonderful weather to enjoy. Writing the hand out notes has reminded me of all the seeds we need to get in for this Autumn and Winter’s harvest. We have much to sow....
Last week, Carla, with her willing volunteers, managed to take down our clay pizza oven as its position was hindering progress of the new solar tunnel. Now it has been removed, we can get on with the building of this tunnel for the social horticulture therapy (SHT) project. Talking of...
On this sunny and blustery morning, it is lovely to see the produce flourishing and it is the time of the year where most of what is in your bags is grown at Tuppenny Barn. The new flower patch is flourishing so if anyone wants to order flowers for a...
Last week, I travelled to LLandovery College to participate in the Sustainable Food Trust Harmony in Food and Farming Conference. It was well attended by over 200 delegates coming from both the UK and abroad – all linked to food and farming in some way. The conference centred around the...
The heat has once again provided us with a few challenges last week, not least trying to harvest the berries to freeze or sell. If anyone makes jam and are after some berries, please do let us know. On Friday night, we had a very successful performance of A Midsummers...
What lovely weather we have had this weekend. Just perfect for the wedding couple who had their reception at Tuppenny Barn on Saturday. It does mean that it is bringing on the berries super quick so am appealing for any pickers this week or next to help get our harvest...
It has been a hot and sultry weekend. I had to leave it till late this evening before I could go watering tonight in the polytunnel as it was like a Turkish sauna! The positives of the heat are that it will speed up the growth of our tomatoes and...
I am writing the weekly blog now as I will be at the Stansted Garden Show all day tomorrow and then will have to bring everything back to site so a long day! It has been lovely to see those of you that have visited the show. Do come by...
