Here we are nearly at the end of August, the last seeds have been sown for the season and most of the planting has now been done, there is just a few lettuce, beetroot, spring cabbage and sweet Williams left to plant. All the winter crops are looking good in the field so we hope to have a plentiful supply in the winter months.
The farm shop is full of our own grown and locally grown produce, it is a lovely time of the year with all your fresh vegetables, fruit and salad with very few food miles. We are currently harvesting;
Savoy Cabbage
Curly Kale
Runner Beans
French Beans
Marrows
Courgettes
Beetroot
Sweetcorn
Spring Onions
5 varieties lettuce
Cut flowers
Locally Grown
Discovery Apples
Victoria Plums
Strawberries
Potatoes
Bunched Carrots
In the glasshouse the first pansies have been pricked off along with wallflowers which will hopefully be ready about mid September and these usually go through until the end of October. The polyanthus and primrose plants will be about 2 weeks later, most of these we grow for the spring sales but plants are always available in the autumn to any body who wants them.
The spring flowering bulbs have been ordered and should be for sale by mid/late September, these we sell as bulbs but will also have them grown in pots in the spring for instant colour for those who don’t want to wait for them to grow.
The vegetable plant season is coming to an end but we still have lettuces, beetroot, Sprouting Broccoli and spring cabbages to plant now.
We are open all the Bank Holiday weekend. Saturday 8am – 5.30pm, Sunday & Monday 9am – 4pm. We hope to see you soon.
