18th May
This week we have a new van driver starting.
Scott is taking over Andrew’s deliveries, and was out with Rab the last two weeks, learning where the deliveries are, and how our delivery books work for each customer, which corresponds with a crate in the back of the van, a wee bit like Tesco orders.
Now it can take up to six weeks for a new driver settling in and getting used to where everyone is and their delivery.
So do not be surprised if your delivery does not come at the time you are used to, and if there is anything missing like eggs, fruit, or an order, please phone or email straight away, and we will get it sorted. We are hoping nothing gets missed, hence putting Scott out with Rab for two weeks prior to going solo. We do not like any delivery missing orders.
With Rab being out in the van for the last two weeks, it has been a wee bit hectic trying to get through the work in the field and the tunnels.
Luckily, it is daylight super early and does not get dark until after 10, so if there is no field work needing done, I can work away in the tunnels.
I was planning on holding of planting the tomatoes and cucumbers, just because it has been a cold May, and some mornings we have had a wee nip of frost, but this week coming with Rab back we need to plant the eighty thousand winter leeks, and the following week the squash plants.
Both the tomatoes and cucumbers are huge and were needing planted, they have been in the greenhouse with a nice warm heater keeping the frost at bay, so they were needing planted.
So, this week I got them planted, now it is the long job of tying up the strings.
Each plant has a wee bit of string we put under the roots of the plant; we then tie the string up in wires that run the length of the tunnel, and through the season the plants climb up the strings with a wee bit of help from us.
This job takes ages, but we do have a couple of weeks before this really will need to be done, which will be on the first day of heavy rain, when we cannot get outside work done.
