Week 41: Tricky timing and second-chance seedlings
It really was a lovely sunny spring week. The sun was out, more flowers appeared every day, and the diversity […]
Week 40: Learning about the changing seasons
It was a week of sunshine mixed with showers, and gusts of strong winds followed by stillness. It’s hard to […]
Week 39: The start of spring and of sales
The swallows have returned, the plum tree is blossoming and the evenings are noticeably warmer (less cold). Spring has begun. […]
Week 38: The start line approaches
Some gorgeous spring-like weather this week encouraged the plants to noticeably grow bigger. But some bigger developments happened indoors ahead […]
Week 37: Some administration is fun
This week I learned how to register a business name. And bought a domain name. So Old Orchard Farm the […]
Week 36: Preparing rather than procrastinating
I have to stop saying “next season” now that our first sales are (theoretically) three weeks away! It was easy […]
Week 35: Snow, seedlings and September’s schedule
This week’s weather brought us much-needed rain (around 50mm) and a sprinkling of snow, along with some foggy mornings and […]
Week 34: Slowly planting trees
Our order of bare-rooted fruit and nut trees from a couple of months ago arrived on a sunny Tuesday afternoon […]
Week 33: It’s begun
The weather is warmer, the days are longer and the locals say that the worst of winter is behind us. […]
Week 32: A triangle shaped like a berry patch
I helpfully suggested to Alex that he could build our berry patch this week to maintain his momentum after the […]