Another week of mixed weather, tail end of the week was windy and cold, lucky we have all the squash plants under a nice cosy fleece.

I have talked before about brassicas plants, and how...

This week’s newsletter might not be the best one I have ever done.

Its Sunday night 7.30pm and the Scotland game is not far away from starting.

Last week’s work did not go...

Last week at long last managed we managed to get the last of the squash plants planted.

We now only have the over winter crops to go in.

We will plant a few thousand late cabbages next...

At the end of last week’s newsletter, I was on about trying to get the mulch film put down so we could get started planting the squash plants.

I had been waiting from Wednesday that week...

Bellfield stories at this time of the year always start off with the weather of the week.

Most of our work at this time of the year, is revolved around field work.

If it is to wet then...

Another good start to the week with nice dry weather, finishing of with the end of the week pouring with rain yet again.

But we did get nearly all off the late leeks planted.

 It has been a great week of weather and work.

We now have all the cucumbers in and two hundred and fifty courgettes in the tunnel.

After last week and getting all the brassicas planted, I thought that was us on the way to getting the planting season fully on its way.

But Sunday night and in came more heavy rain.

What a change with a bit of heat one week makes.

By the end of last week, we had all the brassica’s plants out of the tunnel.

A total of twenty-nine thousand plants, all sitting...

With a wee bit of heat this week, the blocked plants in the tunnels have shot on.

They are not all needing to go outside to harden of just yet, but the spring Cabbage, savoy cabbage, kale and...