Come and join us for
TASTING AND EARLY HARVEST......
SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER FROM 2-30 pm
There will be coffee/tea and apple cake so do come along.
A chance to see how we are doing and taste several different varieties of apples
This year has been very unusual for its growing conditions.....very cold spell followed by good blossom and set.....then the 8 week+ dry and extremely hot period which made me think every tree was fighting to stay alive.....
HOWEVER.....all is settling down...
Katy is ready now (end August) .....do go up and sample them
Damson.....ready to pick (this is the tree behind the Bug House at the back of the Orchard)
Mirabelle all picked .....enough for 4 lbs of jam....some of which will be available at our Tasting afternoon.
Other trees.....Pears....only Buerre Hardy this year ...but there should be plenty in due course
Apples....
Sunset....pretty small this year
Herefordshire Russet....plenty but again small
Bramley, Arthur Turner and Bountiful....all cookers....some good size fruit. Newton Wonder (also a cooker) cropping for the first time....small fruits but with great flavour....they store well and can be eaten as dessert fruit into the New Year. We'll be picking these much later.....
Fiesta, Meridian, Lord Lambourne, Ellison's Orange.....moderate crops but enough for tasting.....
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