Continuing to clean up..................

This week has seen us making a start on clearing out our Tomato and Capsicum crops in preparation for the 2011 / 2012 crop. However, although our glasshouse is small by some standards, we have still had to move a large amount of green waste and groslabs. This equates to around 45 cubic metres of green waste and 450 Groslabs.

All of this material has to be moved from the glasshouse and deposited in bins and on pallets. This then allows us to move on to the next stage of cleaning which will see us washing down the interior of the glasshouse, flushing and cleaning all the irrigation systems, and the 1001 other maintenance tasks that we have to perform. And if you think we are putting in some hard work, spare a thought for those commercial growers who are doing the same thing across several hectares of production area.

 Our Tomato house, cleared and ready for a major spring clean

Our Capsicum house - looking like it has suffered a Locust plague!

Once the glasshouse is 'sterile' again we will be ready to plant our new crops. In order to maintain our bio security standards, there will be strict control on who enters the glasshouse to maintain a high level of control on the general hygiene standards.

 Groslabs awaiting processing for recycling in the composting trial