How to use the online alarm clock
Hands already busy among the strawberry plants, you need the 6:25 am alarm to pull you away before the farm stall opens. It marks the moment to stop picking, set down the punnet and switch to getting the morning’s fruit ready. That still leaves the approach to 7:00 am for carrying the harvest in and sorting out what must go on display first.
Because the strawberries may keep your attention fixed on the next row, check the sound before returning to work. Set 6:25 am, run a brief test and make sure the volume can be heard from the far end of the patch, not merely beside the screen. This browser alarm cannot call you away from the strawberries if its page is closed or the phone falls asleep, so a separate backup is sensible when missing the signal would delay the stall.
Once picking ends, allow for the early drive rather than treating every remaining minute as preparation time. Rural lanes may be quiet around 6:25 am, but slow bends, tractors and the walk from the parking spot can lengthen the journey. Put the full punnets nearest the vehicle beforehand, leave a clear route out of the field and base departure time on the whole trip to the farm stall, including unloading at the other end.
Common questions
Do I need an account or an app?
Neither. Choose a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs in this browser tab. Nothing is downloaded, nothing is registered, and closing the page leaves nothing behind on the device.
Can I change the sound?
Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.
Will it still be right when the clocks change?
Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.
Can I use this on a phone?
It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.
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