22ND March 2010 (medium and large boxes). Leeks had a great sunny week which will encourage them to grow - and they certainly are now! You would be amazed at the rate at which they grow after the worst of the winter months/beginning of Spring (no chemicals applied). This week there are the greatest tasting British tomatoes in the boxes. They are the first early season tomatoes to appear on the market which have not been forced. They have great colour and a real tomato taste. Grown in Norfolk. Our carrots still taste great. We have decided not to harvest and store them due to the affects the frost had on their storage ability so we will continue to harvest what we need every week until it becomes in-efficient. We currently have to grade about 40% of the crop out (no chemicals applied). Main crop potatoes have turned out to be crackers. We have a constant supply of these now until the weather in Spring allows us to move into new potatoes. This week’s variety in vilvado (blight control applied). The onion store is now empty so we are buying them in from North Devon. They are larger than ours and just as tasty! (No chemicals applied). Swedes are replaced with English cucumber. Once again the first on the market and a welcome break from swede no doubt! (No chemicals applied). Cauliflowers are in the boxes again this week. They are from the same drilling as last week and as you will see they are bigger. Would you believe it that after such a shortage of cauliflowers we now have too many! (No chemicals applied). Red Russian kale is in the boxes this week. It is still our second cut from it. The recent cold weather has made it a really strong part which you can notice in its weight and how crisp the crop is. The bags are a little wet this week as you can imagine the weather has not been on our side whilst picking! (No chemicals applied). This week we have managed to harvest enough purple sprouting broccoli to put in the boxes. It looks beautiful and tastes great and we are very lucky to have it as most of the UK crops have failed hence the lack of it around - when it does appear, it has a high price tag! (No chemicals applied). Spring is now in sight as the days warm up and the machines are working hard in the field (when it stops raining anyway). We have now caught up with our planting program so now it’s up to the Lord to bring them on! For the next month we will vary the boxes to include new English products coming on the market. Almost all of it is produced in polly tunnels. We will continue this until our spring crops are ready to harvest. Ben.