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Raspberries.and other cane fruit |
| Raspberries have become our most popular pick your own fruit. ..... Read more |
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Apples |
| Our most popular eating apple is Estival, a crisp and juicy September apple that keeps its texture much better than most earlies. ..... Read more |
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Pears |
| Our pear orchard is carrying a good crop this year despite poor weather during pollination. ..... Read more |
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Plums |
| We specialise in plums and are always looking at new varieties. ..... Read more |
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Cobnuts |
| Our old plantation of Kent Cob is from stock taken from a 100 year old platt that grew on one of the farms flooded by Bewl Water. ..... Read more |
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Rhubarb |
| Looking strong in 2010 ..... Read more |
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Postcode: TN5 7HQ
August 29 2010
Plums are our particular speciality and this season the crops look really good. We expect the picking season to last at least until the middle of September, so several trips to the farm are in order!
Victorias are a good size and very clean of any rots. We are picking a lot for the supermarkets at the moment, but there are plenty for pick your own as well. I expect they will last through to the middle of September.
Brighton Belle and Avalon are also good at the moment, and Warwickshire Drooper are just getting ripe. The Marjories Seedling and Guinivere are not quite there yet, but the crop looks good.
Damsons are now ready, and again there is a good crop.
On the apple front, Estival are now really good to eat.
We will continue to have raspberries until October and I no longer think that the autumn varieties have inferior flavour. Try some of the Joan J or Autumn Treasure if you have not already done so.
Blackberries are also good this year.
Let us hope the weather continues to do us favours, making this a memorable year on the farm.
Tom Maynard