Here we are again, another bank holiday weekend, it’s great to be able to relax again.

Ok just a quickie this week as I need to get away for lunch and I must admit to lying about too long this morning recovering from all the celebrations yesterday for Caroline’s 50th . Festivities were great but hardly riotous but still needed some quiet time this morning! Everything went well, I even remembered card and presents which have been seen to be missing on previous birthdays, it is usually so busy and we are usually so busy at this time it’s hard to find something for a girl who has everything. I suppose I should be thankful that we don’t have any big-boy multiples to supply this spring that has given us a bit more of a life this spring.

Brief summary of the week. Busy as usual, lots of orders and the now regular puncture on the comedy van (M25 towed off and expensive). The irrigation control system is more or less sorted, all wired up and working on a semi-automatic basis which is a relief. I only made a few minor wiring/programming mistakes which meant the wrong line coming on but all sorted now. That means that this week we can do a bit more fine tuning on timings and water volumes to get each tunnel right.

In-between times we have been clearing tunnels and tidying up a bit ready for next year’s production to get under way. This week will see the first main batches of young plants arriving of some of the slower growing types ready for potting. Then we have also been getting stuck into some archaeology on one of the wind turbine sites (see below) and organising all the parties involved in next week’s foundation works.

Eco news
This week saw the arrival of the first digger on site to remove the top layers of soil to allow the archaeologist to inspect to see if there was anything exciting to record. Getting him in a week early proved a smart move as in the site nearest the top of the
hill there were definite strong shadows in the chalk sub soil. There followed a two day dig with three of us from the nursery helping out to get it sorted out ASAP and at minimum cost. It was really interesting if a little frustrating in the end as we
revealed a series of adjoining pits but with no datable finds at all. After he finished we were allowed to carry on, so we did a load more work on Friday and Saturday to see if we could get any further. The pits continued off the foundation site but still no finds. I will reveal more another day.

Egg production up to 8 a day!

Nature notes

Swallows are about to fledge already.

Have a good week, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries