What’s Sowing & What’s Growing
We’re definitely feeling the shift into autumn here on the farm – after weeks of rain, things are wonderfully wet and muddy, and the fields are brimming with new life for the months ahead.
Our tunnels have had a full seasonal flip: the tomatoes are finished for the year, and in their place we’ve planted plenty of winter stars – crisp salads, heading mustards, spring onions, baby leaves, and more. It really feels like we’ve turned a corner into the next growing chapter.
In the fields, we’ve been lucky to have help from our neighbours – Sam, Bruce, and Todd from Little Linton Farms – who’ve been working with us on the bigger field tasks. Green manures from last season have been mown back, the fields reshaped and ploughed, and everything is looking beautifully refreshed after its rest. Into that soil we’ll soon be sowing grains for 2026, with two autumn-sown varieties we know and love: the multi-nutty Maris Wigeon and our ever-reliable robust rye. If the weather holds, we’ll be drilling them tomorrow before the next rain arrives.
We’ve also been preparing ground for our autumn-sown broad beans (the variety is Aquadulce – perfect for overwintering) and our incredible overwintered Troy onions. It’s been a few years since we’ve grown Troy, and they remain our favourite for flavour – rich, sweet, and early to harvest come May or June. They’re a high-risk crop with a long growing season, so this year we’re installing irrigation early as an insurance policy to give them the best possible start.
Garlic is also on the list – we’re waiting on our seed, but it’ll be planted in the tunnels for a lovely early crop of tender green garlic stems and shoots, perfect for the spring hunger gap.
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