Update on the future of Vital Veg
Those of you who have been with us for some time will know that now, after 18 years, we are trying our best to find successors to carry on the running of Vital Veg. Over the past two years we have had a great deal...
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Posted on Wednesday, 18 May, 2022 - 09:06
Update on the future of Vital Veg
Those of you who have been with us for some time will know that now, after 18 years, we are trying our best to find successors to carry on the running of Vital Veg. Over the past two years we have had a great deal...
Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2022 - 16:12
On the farm
We are getting there! After a late plough this year we now have our main sowings of carrots, beetroots and parsnips in the ground. We just need a good splash of rain now to get them going.
In addition to crops sown directly into the...
Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2022 - 16:11
On the farm
The potatoes are planted! Just a few days later than planned, but they have gone into perfect ground. There are 10 varieties again – Colleen, Bambino, Nicola, Mayan Gold, Arran Victory, Setanta, Ambo, Orla, Pink Gypsy and Lady Balfour....
Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2022 - 16:10
On the farm
While there are reports of drought already in some parts of the country, we have only just got on our ground with the tractor, due to it being rather wet under tyre! Anyway, the ground is now prepped for tattie planting, which will happ...
Posted on Monday, 18 April, 2022 - 13:21
On the farm
The annual job of mowing down the stalks of brassicas (cabbages, kales, broccoli, cauliflowers) that we planted last year has been delayed yet again by rain. I am hoping that I might be able to get the mower on the tractor this afternoo...
Posted on Monday, 18 April, 2022 - 13:20
On the farm
So much for the outdoor jobs! Snow and rain has made the ground very sticky, so we are delayed. We hope to get the tatties in next week, along with our first carrots and the parsnips! The cold snap has held back the salads in the poly...
Posted on Monday, 18 April, 2022 - 13:20
On the farm
The outdoor work has begun! The land ploughed back in January for our potatoes has now had its first cultivation to begin preparing the soil for the seed potatoes. We will soon be putting up the ridges then and planting can begin! Als...
Posted on Monday, 18 April, 2022 - 13:19
On the farm
Our nursery tunnel is bursting at the seams with young veg plants, and we have been busy planting lettuces, rocket and mizuna. We will soon be planting kohl rabi, chard, beetroot and sowing radishes. Outside we are beginning cultivatio...
Posted on Monday, 18 April, 2022 - 13:18
On the farm
We are starting to tot up how many field vegetables we have left. I suspect just one or two weeks of cabbage, a few weeks of kales, purple sprouting broccoli, beetroot and carrots. We have a good amount of our very late leeks, so hopef...
