Toolkits
A grower’s guide to registering with Farming Connect
Farming connect registration provides access to Mentoring, three instances…
11/18/2021 4:05:53 PM
Fact Sheet: Promoting Beneficial Insects factsheet
This factsheet is designed to give some brief examples of available options…
11/18/2021 2:57:28 PM
Toolkit: Planning For Seed Crops
Planning Annual & Biennial Seed Crops See Vegetable Seed Training Program…
11/12/2021 1:01:12 PM
Toolkit: Seed Cultivation - Seed Quality
Seed producers want to produce the best quality seeds. As growers we know t…
11/12/2021 12:49:58 PM
Toolkit: Seed Cleaning and Storage
Seed cleaning is getting the seed out of its ‘container’ and removing anyth…
10/8/2021 10:18:07 AM
Christmas Tree Network Study Visit: Technical Pruning Notes
Timings of pruning can vary between tree types. For Nordmann Fir pruning sh…
9/16/2021 2:32:43 PM
Gaining Planning Permission: Advice for food growers and CSAs (Wales Only)
Planning issues can be complex and frustrating, but many horticultural ente…
8/10/2021 1:27:51 PMTechnical Advice Sheet: Christmas Tree Needle Diseases
A range of similar, but subtly different, foliar diseases can impact Christ…
8/2/2021 11:39:28 AM
Considerations for Starting a Market Garden
Whether a seasoned horticulturalist or a new entrant starting out in the se…
7/15/2021 2:20:45 PM
12 Steps to GDPR Compliance
If you collect or receive personal data and you have overall control over w…
6/29/2021 11:05:50 AM
Opportunities and practical information for growers looking to start flower farming in Wales
Are you new to flower farming in Wales? Are you looking to diversify into f…
6/10/2021 4:31:16 PM
Technical Advice Sheet Online Booking Systems for Pick Your Own
As well as making sure you can maintain social distancing a booking system…
5/26/2021 4:52:42 PM
How to Write a Business Plan for Community Support Agriculture (CSA) Projects
The business plan is a formal statement setting out the aims and objectives…
5/26/2021 4:11:59 PM
Where to find Information on Pests and Diseases in Plant Health
You may have found a pest or pathogen or have heard about the threat from o…
5/7/2021 10:37:10 AMTyfu Cymru Ornamentals network 2021 Spray Programme for disease prevention and control
This spray programme has been written for ornamental crops, products includ…
3/31/2021 4:46:47 PM
Current Online Training Resources for Plant Health
This report describes the sources of resources, currently available online,…
3/2/2021 4:45:24 PM
Do I need Planning Permission? Advice for food growers (Wales Only)
Whether you need to submit a planning application for the works you want to…
2/23/2021 1:46:49 PMPlant Reproduction Toolkit
This toolkit forms part of the Tyfu Cymru Intermediate Vegetable Seed Train…
2/19/2021 6:22:04 PM
Technical Advice Sheet: Weed Control in Ornamentals
Your first line of defence against weeds should be cultural controls; no he…
1/21/2021 3:58:48 PM
Managing a financial crisis: Is e-commerce the answer?
This guide aims to highlight the costs involved with Ecommerce to help busi…
1/13/2021 12:15:19 PM
Cyber security for farmers: Practical tips on how to stay safe
Guidance to help farmers improve the security and resilience of their busin…
1/13/2021 11:57:33 AM
Technical Advice Sheet Pumpkin Power Hour – November
The start of the 2020 season was difficult. Late frosts until the first wee…
12/14/2020 11:31:10 AM
Technical Advice Sheet: Growing Sunflowers
Sunflowers can make a very attractive addition to wide range of businesses.…
11/16/2020 11:39:21 AM
Technical Advice Sheet: Growing Lavender
Lavender can be a new and unusual crop that can be integrated into a range…
11/16/2020 11:29:37 AM
Technical Advice Sheet: Ornamental Plant Protection
Effective pest and disease control should always begin with cultural contro…
9/30/2020 1:33:34 PM
Technical Advice Sheet: Soft Fruit – July
Tyfu Cymru have launched regular Power Hour sessions for members of the Sof…
9/30/2020 1:20:08 PM
Technical Advice Sheet Pumpkin PYO Marketing with Covid
While many of the covid-19 restrictions are being relaxed, it’s likely to c…
9/30/2020 1:07:45 PM
Technical Advice Sheet: Pumpkin Power Hour - July
Tyfu Cymru have launched regular Power Hour sessions for members of the Pum…
9/3/2020 1:32:56 PM
Technical Advice Sheet: Peat-free Horticulture - How and Why?
This technical advice sheet has been developed to accompany the Peat-free H…
8/25/2020 4:10:40 PM
Technical Advice Sheet: Christmas Tree – July
This fact sheet provides technical advice on managing Christmas Tree crops
8/25/2020 3:41:17 PM
Technical Advice Sheet: Soft Fruit Network – June 2020
From a growing perspective this has been a difficult season so far. We had…
7/27/2020 4:29:12 PM
Technical Advice Sheet Pumpkin Power Hour – June
Tyfu Cymru have launched regular Power Hour sessions for members of the Pum…
6/25/2020 3:05:58 PM
Technical Advice Sheet Strawberry & Raspberry May 2020
This fact sheet provides technical advice on managing your strawberry and R…
6/15/2020 4:44:26 PM
Managing a Financial Crisis
Many businesses will at some point, and for a variety of reasons, face a ca…
6/1/2020 4:30:37 PM
Technical Advice Sheet Pumpkin planning and weed control – May
You should now be planning the planting for this year’s crop. If you’re new…
5/28/2020 2:02:13 PM
Technical Advice: Sheet Pumpkin Disease Control
The main disease of concern in pumpkin during the early season is powdery m…
5/28/2020 1:50:36 PM
Technical Advice Sheet: Strawberry, April 2020
This fact sheet provides technical advice on managing your strawberry crops…
4/29/2020 10:46:20 AM
Fact Sheet - Asparagus: Spring Pest Control
This fact sheet details spring pest control tips for growing asparagus.
4/29/2020 10:34:34 AM
Factsheets: Soft Fruit Pests
These factsheets outline some of the common pests found within soft fruit c…
4/24/2020 10:18:19 AM
Factsheet: Managing Blossom End Rot in Pumpkin
Blossom End Rot (BER) is a particular problem that pumpkin growers face, es…
4/24/2020 9:57:25 AM
Seed Production Resources
The Gaia Foundation and Tyfu Cymru are working in partnership to deliver tr…
3/24/2020 5:30:06 PM
Weed Control in Pumpkin
Effective weed control in pumpkin is essential in growing a crop that maxim…
3/19/2020 10:53:24 AM
Disease Management of Bush Fruit
Currants, gooseberries and blueberries can be an important addition to any…
3/19/2020 10:42:23 AM
Disease and Weed Management of Bush Fruit
Currants, gooseberries and blueberries can be an important addition to any…
3/19/2020 10:30:45 AMSoilless Cultivation For Ornamentals
Growing plants without soil is a precise method to deliver water and nutrie…
12/16/2019 1:46:44 PM
Soilless Cultivation For Herbs
The production of crops without soil, typically by hydroponics, using nutri…
12/16/2019 1:43:01 PM
Soilless Cultivation For Table Top Strawberry
Until 1997, strawberry production in the UK was relatively constant, althou…
12/16/2019 1:42:11 PM
Soilless Cultivation For Leafy Salads
The production of crops without soil, typically through hydroponics, using…
12/16/2019 1:41:30 PM