The wind in the willows

The willow that we planted only three years ago is magnificent and beautiful. However, when it has rained it soaks you as you walk past and it flicks droplets onto you. Not anymore, Jason kindly twisted the worst offenders into a charming arch. I'm going to have a go in some other places too. (Arch modelled by Fin!)

New Salads for a new Year

This is our first year of growing in a polytunnel. Wow, they grew at a rate of knots and we have since learnt that the tropical climate that live in is not suitable for all varieties. But salads are on the menu again and we are waiting for everything else to catch up.

Phil has developed a fantastic irrigation system, using these IBC tanks and gravity. Watering the plants in the polytunnels is literally turning a knob and then coming back fifteen minutes later and turning it back again. It uses a fraction of the water that we have in the past as it drip feeds right next to the plants roots, under geotex.