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Haygrove Brit Tour: Day 2

Haygrove Brit Tour: Day 2

Day two our our tour finds us at Cobrey Farms, the UK's largest asparagus operation. Grower John Chinn estimates that his farm grows 27 percent of the UK's asparagus crop, with 1,000 acres in the ground. He planted his first asparagus in 2003. The farm also grows blueberries, rhubarb, potatoes and some grains. "In terms of profit," Chinn said, "asparagus is certainly our key crop." With the use of high and low tunnels, Cobrey Farms is hoping to be able to provide the UK with asparagus from mid-February to November. "By putting the Haygrove Tunnel over the asparagus, basically we're trying to recreate Peru," Chinn said. "The hope is to be harvesting in the third week of February and hope to be still harvesting in November," he said. "Whether those are the same tunnels or different tunnels, you'll have to come back and ask me."…... Read More

Haygrove Brit Tour: Day 1

Haygrove Brit Tour: Day 1

The first official day of our tour took us to Ledbury, the location of Haygrove's headquarters. Crops grown on the site include strawberries, cherries, raspberries and blackberries. All of Haygrove's production is under high tunnels. In addition, the company conducts numerous research trials to try out various growing systems under the tunnels and to examine new practices. Tim Sobey and Paul Sneyd, who led the group around the various plots, discussing the different systems being used at each one. The first plot visited was a an Amnesty strawberry planting featuring 6 hectares of a first-season planting on a tabletop system. The system was grown on a coconut-fiber substrate system. This block, the guides said, was all about using automation for the venting and the side walls. "The standard problem is that farmers can never get to venting their tunnels on time," Sobey said. So, Haygrove…... Read More

Seeing England

Seeing England

Today the whole group gathered for a day of touring a bit of England on our way from London to Haygrove's headquarters. The day included stops at Stonehenge and Warwick Castle. Tomorrow we head to Haygrove headquarters in Ledbury, where we'll hear about Haygrove's strawberries, cherries, raspberries and blackberries. We'll also be able to see Haygrove's full range of tunnels and substrate systems. In the afternoon, the plan is to visit Haygrove Fruit Packhouse. Check back Monday evening for highlights from the day's tour.... Read More

Haygrove High Tunnels Brit Tour

Haygrove High Tunnels Brit Tour

Join Kimberly Warren, associate publisher, as she tours some British Haygrove High Tunnel operations Oct. 1-5. She will be blogging about the experience, sharing photos and stories from the tour. Be sure you find Vegetable Growers News on Facebook for even more photos and insights from the tour.... Read More

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