Although our students are all on their holiday break, our plants don't know that we had Christmas holidays so it is very much business as usual with the crops. This has seen daily checks being carried out by staff members who are supposedly on leave, as well as full working days to keep things ticking along with both crop work and harvesting.
Like any other growers we have had a few dramas being caused by external influences. We recently lost a single phase in the three phase power supply from the street supply, which caused the irrigation to stop functioning, Some quick phone calls saw the power company rectify the situation and we were back on track.
Still, the weather has been pretty cool, so the move towards temperatures in the 30's by the end of the week will obviously bring its own set of challenges.
So all that remains is for us to wish you a very happy new year, and we will be keeping you posted on all the developments of the glasshouse in 2011.
Cherry Tomatoes in the Glasshouse
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