#arable

Plant of the Day

Monday 4 May 2020

The countryside has turned a vivid yellow as the Brassica napus subsp. napus (rapeseed, oilseed rape) flowers. This bright-yellow flowering crop is a member of the Brassicaceae (cabbage family), as indicated by the four petals to each flower, and is the third-largest source of vegetable oil.

#365daysofbiking Bleat it:

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - I note sheep are grazing on some fast growing crop planted swiftly after the late summer harvest at Home Farm, Sandhills. It looks like some brassica or other, probably kale.

Sheep are an unusual sight here, as the land is solidly arable, but every now and again, a winter crop like this is grown and sheep from another farm are let loose to feed upon it for a few weeks. I guess it must me a good earner; last time was Christmas 2018, I think.

Nice to see them. Wonder if we’ll get the escapees again on the canal towpath this time?