Hello Folks, The most pressing issue on the farm at the moment is the weeds. They’re trying to take over and succeeding in places, having the advantage over many of our crops in this cool, wet weather. Now that most of our crops are planted out we’ve found the time to start fighting back this…
Veg Box Newsletter 30/07/17
Hello Folks, After a warm few weeks we’re back to weather more typically associated with summer in the west of Scotland. Sunlight levels have dropped, meaning some of our crops have been growing more slowly than in previous weeks, including our salads and courgettes. On the other hand many of our crops, such as celery,…
Veg Box Newsletter 23/6/17
Happy Summer Folks! This week we have been mostly : – Planting out leeks, purple sprouting broccoli and kale as well as the last few courgettes – Sowing more salad crops in the polytunnel With the summer solstice passed we’re now looking to expand our range of salad crops. Different crops have different developmental…
Veg Box Newsletter 16/6/17
Morning Folks, Over at Neilston this week, we’ve been mostly: Finishing off our outdoor courgette beds and planting out Hanging strings from our polytunnel to support our cucumbers Trying out different pruning techniques for our pepper and chilli plants We still have lots of work to do catching up with our planting schedule but it’s…
Munch of the Month | June & July
Afternoon folks, the time has come for our summer edition of Munch of the Month! The rules are the same as always: to be in for a chance of winning a lovely Locavore hamper, simply post a photo of a dish you’ve created with ingredients from your veg box alongside a brief description and the…
Veg Box Newsletter 9/6/17
Morning Folks, Over at Neilston, our growers have been finishing planting out cucumbers and courgettes in the polytunnel as well as chillies and bell peppers. If you want to try your hand at growing your own, but haven’t got round to sowing seeds yet, we’ve got chilli and sweet pepper plants as well as tomato…