Crops Being Attacked by Hares, Rabbits and Pigeons
Another month has gone past and I can not believe that we are nearly at the longest day, everybody is busy at the nursery at the moment. Sally is still having her battle with the wildlife, which is very depressing for her to see all the hard work she is putting into the crops being […]
Rain Has Arrived
We have now had 2 days of lovely rain and the crops are looking so much better for some of natures moisture , a good rain does so much better than irrigating. So now the land is moist it is an excellent time to get planting with the warmer weather the plants will soon get […]
Waiting for Rain
Well another month has passed us by and we are still awaiting some rain, but as I type this there are a few spots hitting on the window, hopefully it will be a decent rain and do some good. Sally has been busy in the field planting and maintaining the crops, but one of her important […]
Happy Easter from Roselea
I started last month complaining about yet more rain and this month it is the reverse, we are dry and looking for a nice rain, the first lettuce, beetroot, cauliflower, calabrese, cabbage and broad beans have all been planted in the field and are looking for a drink. Sally was only saying the other day […]
Primroses in Full Flower and First Vegetables
Well as I sit here typing this out it is again raining, after such a lovely day yesterday the wet has returned. But the rain does not stop us doing our daily jobs, we still harvest each day and the plants in the glasshouse still need looking after. In the glasshouse we have got some […]
February Update on the Nursery
Here we are again another month has passed us by and spring is getting closer, the sun has been lovely today but we still had the biting wind but they tell us we are going to warm up as the week goes on. The first broad beans are now showing there heads thinking is it […]
Happy New Year from Roselea
Well I know it is a bit late but a happy new year to you all, I cant believe that we are already half way through January, Christmas seems a distant memory now. A new year brings new challenges and new hopes for the year to come, we have now completed our seed sowing plan and […]
Heavy Rain and Preparing for Christmas
I have been saying we wanted a rain but now we have had too much, we are never happy! The temperature has been very up and down we don’t seem to get 2 days the same. Now the colder days are here we are now thinking about Christmas, the farm shop now has a variety […]
October Update on Nursery
Well the year is passing us by fast, where has it gone? The nights are pulling in and the temperature is going downwards, but we have at last had a nice rain, this has really helped the growing crops and they all look much happier for the moisture. We are busy lifting the field grown […]
September Update on Nursery
As another month has passed us by it is time for another update on nursery life, we are still busy with harvesting and maintaining the crops along with trying to keep them watered, we hope mother nature will soon help us out. The field grown wallflowers are growing on nicely and we hope to soon […]