It’s been a tricky season with a wet and cold start followed by relentless sun! We’re doing our best to keep on top of the irrigation but there are things that have suffered – potatoes especially. The weather and some other factors have meant that there are a couple of crops that have failed or not done as well as normal this summer which makes it harder to keep the veg shares are varied as we would like. However we’ve had plenty of cucumbers and lettuce – great in this hot weather – and courgettes too – hopefully not too many for our members! We’re also looking forward to some fantastic tomatoes which are just getting going. We’re especially pleased with the flavour of the ‘bartelly’ cherry tomatoes we’ve grown for the first time.
This week we should finish planting the last of our main crops – cauliflower, kale, savoy cabbage and purple sprouting broccoli. Then we can focus our attention on weeding in the coming weeks. We’ll also be pulling onions to dry in the field – perfect conditions at the moment. We’re hoping for a reasonable harvest as onions are one of the least demanding when it come to water.