Category Archives: Earliness
More on Pollination!
With all the snow and ice covering Britain and parts of Europe not many will be thinking about pollination. However for those lucky enough to find time to spend in the office or garden shed you may be planning ahead … Continue reading
Solo Tunnel Picture
Just a quick update on the “Fleece & Floating” post of last month….. A photograph was promised. These tunnels have been fitted with polythene that is sufficiently wide to provide a continuous seal along the sides of the tunnel (film … 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