Tag: Vegetable Crops

  • Harvesting Early Crop Spuds 2023

    Harvesting Early Crop Spuds 2023

    Maybe not on the same scale as the big operators but proud as punch all the same. Planted Paddy’s Day, lifted and washed today. Three lots still in the ground, along with: Carrots, Peas, Onions, Beetroot, Broccoli, Leaks, Courgettes, Lettuce, Cabbage and Rhubarb.

  • Wheelchair, Weeds And Different Types Of Work

    Wheelchair, Weeds And Different Types Of Work

    Filming on location today. Waiting on new batteries for the wheelchair, but there’s still plenty of work to be done, both inside and out. Early crop spuds are nearly ready for harvesting, there are winter crops to go in and an ever increasing pile of weeds to be dealt with. On top of all that,…

  • Machinery Preparation and What’s In The Pipeline

    Machinery Preparation and What’s In The Pipeline

    As many of you will know by now, life has improved immeasurably since acquiring the assistance of a new care company earlier this year. It’s not just in terms of the ‘normal’ issues Personal Assistants usually offer help with. As evidenced by today’s afternoon call which saw very useful modifications carried out in the shed…

  • Watch “The Grand Old Dukes Of York” on YouTube

    Watch “The Grand Old Dukes Of York” on YouTube

    So much of farming – no matter what sector thereof you’re in or to what level – depends on the weather playing ball with you. Today, that meant getting a crop of Duke Of York sown before the predicted rainfall of the weekend comes in.