Veg Blog
Coles Lane in snow
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Storing for winter
Posted on 11 February 2010 by Catherine DampierWith all the snow and icy weather we’ve had, the crops out on the field seem to be in suspended animation, putting on no growth but just ‘sitting tight’ until the spring. Only in the polytunnels is it warm enough for plants to be grow...
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Village Greens turns white!
Posted on 12 January 2010 by Catherine DampierVillage Greens has turned rather white recently, with January’s record snowfall. Our overwintering plants don’t seem to have minded the snow at all- broad beans, kale and leeks are all hardy enough to survive quite happily- but the frames a...
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It's that time of autumn
Posted on 15 December 2009 by Catherine Dampier
It’s that time of autumn where you have to admit that summer really has finished, and finally start adjusting to the inevitable onset of winter. Time to put all those summer clothes away and dig out the warm jumpers, raincoats and boots. Change-...
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The real start of winter?
Posted on 25 November 2009 by Catherine DampierToday seemed like the real start of winter, as Gary from Nutbourne Nurseries came in with the last tomato delivery of the year. Always sad to see the end of the lovely local tomatoes, but Gary cheered me up with the news that the seedlings for next year...
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Summer's here
Posted on 09 June 2009 by Catherine Dampier
By the time June comes, we seem to have been waiting so long for our crops to come through… and then they all creep up on us at once! Almost overnight, pea pods have swollen, courgettes have grown and we’ve found the very first green beans ...
