I ran out of hours days last week to do a newsletter.

The shed I was building with willow trees and pallets is finally finished.

And already inside for storage over the winter are eight...

Last week we had our yearly soil association inspection.

It takes a full day, with a tour of the tunnels and the field, this part does not take very long, as it is obvious there are no chemicals...

Last week it was a wee bit quieter at work, so I thought it would be a good time to get some work done in the orchard.

We have five really established apple trees and sixteen younger ones.

The...

This week we had our delivery of one hundred and twenty tonne of compost for the field.

And our order was placed for four tonne of blocking compost.

And it has been very warm for this...

Last week’s newsletter was full about Pumpkins and getting ready for pumpkin day.

I didn’t have room left to write about our tunnel damage.

 

Most this week’s work was spent strimming and weeding the tunnels, trying to get everything spic and span for this Sundays pumpkin day.

 

We did not manage to get the final batch of broad beans planted this week; the ground stayed wet.

Erin and Calum wanted to plant them, and one afternoon would have been enough.

But...

 It is the October school holidays, and there were Jobs for Erin and Calum.

Pumpkin time, they love getting the Pumpkins out of the field and ready for Pumpkin day selling.

 Last week we had a week of nice dry weather, so I got out in the field with the discs on the auld Fergie and went through all the beds that we have harvested out of.

The discs do a great...

 Last week was a busy week of rotovating and re planting tunnels.

We had the five thousand Radicchio and five thousand Pak Choy needing planted, and the lambs lettuce seeds arrived.

With...