Sunday, June 29, 2014

Soft fruit relay


As the strawberry season comes to an end there are blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries to harvest.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Trap crop


Flea beatles munch on radish leaves but leave the crop unaffected and are distracted from other crops.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Herbal essentials


                       Dill, parsley and coriander liking the hot weather.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Dolphin's back


Delphinium: modern Latin, from Greek delphinion ‘larkspur’, from delphin ‘dolphin’ (because of the shape of the spur, thought to resemble a dolphin's back

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Sunday, June 08, 2014

500 a day


The start of the strawberry harvest; expecting to pick around 500 grams a day for the next two weeks.