Author Archives: graham
How Many Seasons?
Written from the Eastern Great Lakes areas of North America where tunnels are seen as a route to sustainable farming. Seeking to extend the growing season and make more crops possible for farmers to grow and sell to local outlets … Continue reading
Cold Poland!
This post is written from Poland. A country gripped by a ‘proper winter’ having experienced -25oc in January and it is still snowing. Fortunately crops like strawberries are protected by the snow, which accumulated before the lowest temperatures arrived. Even … Continue reading
Tunnel Pests
For the most part we see tunnels as helping to reduce pest and disease pressure but (!) there are some problems that can sneak up on the unsuspecting grower. In England we have a phrase: “Forewarned is for forearmed” that … Continue reading
Promoting Earliness under Tunnels
For northern European growers the new year is kicking off with key staff returning to farms to prepare for the coming season. In Holland there will be glasshouse growers who have only just stopped picking Elsanta strawberries but the majority … Continue reading
Pollination under Plastic
Last week we posted a picture showing a very large number of honeybee hives protected by an enclosure in the middle of a Chilean blueberry farm. The owner knows their value to the crop, perhaps especially for blueberries. Some of … Continue reading
From Chile Tunnels to Wet Midlands
The Fruit Doctor in Chile – Late currants and early blueberries.
The Fruit Doctor back home in Ledbury – Storm proofing. Continue reading