On the farm
At last! There are signs that it is beginning to get a little warmer, a little drier and a little more summery on the farm. So, things will begin to grow again. Of course, the weeds have been growing all the time, and we ar...
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Posted on Monday, 10 June, 2019 - 14:05
On the farm
OK, enough rain for now! It is starting to get hard to do the critical weeding required to let the carrot, beetroot and parsnip crops get a good start. Germination of the crops has been good, but so has that of the weeds!...
Posted on Monday, 3 June, 2019 - 13:29
On the farm
The leeks are in - hurrah! And so are more cauliflower, broccoli and summer cabbages, planted before we got rained off at the end of last week. This week we will be back out on the planter again with more summer and autumn brassi...
Posted on Monday, 27 May, 2019 - 15:06
On the farm
We are working in between the downpours, and have managed to catch up with our cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli plantings. This week we are due to plant out our leeks, so fingers crossed there is a decent break in the rain for u...
Posted on Monday, 20 May, 2019 - 21:51
On the farm
It’s raining, hurrah. This means that the seeds are germinating and the newly planted plants are growing. But so are the weeds, and the wet weather means that we can’t take the tractor on the field. So the tension is...
Posted on Monday, 13 May, 2019 - 13:49
On the farm
It’s all go here. We are entering the time of year when there seem to be 1001 jobs to do, and they all need doing right now! We have planted red cabbages, summer savoys, ball-head cabbages, and the first of the cauliflowers...
Posted on Sunday, 12 May, 2019 - 15:21
On the farm
They say that you can experience four seasons in a day in Scotland. Well that is certainly true today. First thing there was ice in the water troughs, and there was a proper snow storm, with settling snow. By lunch th...
Posted on Sunday, 12 May, 2019 - 14:34
On the farm
At last, our tractor has returned, mended by our great mechanic Alan Laing! We can get on preparing the ploughed ground for brassicas, which is a relief as the first red cabbages, cauliflowers and summer cabbages are just about r...
Posted on Sunday, 12 May, 2019 - 14:23
On the farm
The latest installment of the trusty tractor saga – a blown cylinder head gasket. A big job, and not one to have in the Easter holidays when it is hard to get hold of parts. Fortunately we are blessed with wonderful farming...
Posted on Sunday, 12 May, 2019 - 14:19
On the farm
How often is it that we speak too soon…. Last week I was happy that our trusty tractor was fixed. Yet, when preparing for the tattie planting she sprang another leak, with water pouring from the radiator again. Ho hum...
