When should you be sowing seeds? The obvious place is to look for instructions is on the back of the packet but equally important is their final desitination and risk of frost. It is always best to calculate when you think it is safe to plant out your seedlings and work back from there. InContinue reading “SEED SOWING, have you started yet?”
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PEAT FREE COMPOSTS
For anyone reading our posts, you will know that we are always trying to find ways to reduce the environmental impact of our business. This is ephasised by reducing, reusing and recycling, wherever possible. Composts have been high on our agenda from a number of years. Peat has long been identified as a valuable naturalContinue reading “PEAT FREE COMPOSTS”
Electricity from Apples
Our more observant friends have noticed a picture of our orchards in both the Times and Telegraph newspapers today. With barely a sentence of print to describe the photographs, what’s the story? Like many industries linked to the hospitality industry, cider sales have been hit badly by the national lock-downs. For the larger manufacturers, pubContinue reading “Electricity from Apples”
The Sun is Over the Yardarm
We will be open at 6pm on Monday 12th April for a chance for villagers of North Perrott to meet again for the first time this year and to raise a glass in memory of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Earl of Merioneth. 1921-2021 RIP Booking is esssential, please let us know viaContinue reading “The Sun is Over the Yardarm”
VEGETABLE PLANTS (click&collect)
Easter has fallen early this year and while we have been selling a few summer bedding plants (for those that want an early start to their hanging baskets), the threat of frost is still very real, all through this month and maybe beyond. It’s therefore quite early to be talking about tomatoes, cucumbers and melonsContinue reading “VEGETABLE PLANTS (click&collect)”
SPRING UPDATE
The recent fine weather has got gardeners excited early this year. The Engish weather is fickle and there are bound to be hic-ups over the next few weeks. Frost mornings are helpful at keeping bugs at bay but will nip anything that raises its head too early. The plant centre has recently taken delivery ofContinue reading “SPRING UPDATE”
HAPPY NEW TIER (sic)
It is with heavy hearts that we welcome in the New Year in Coronavirus Tier 4. This of course means that many more local businesses will be forced to close, bringing financial hardship to their owners and dramatically kerbing our daily routines and freedom. The message is simple, “Stay at Home” (see below for guidance).Continue reading “HAPPY NEW TIER (sic)”
CHRISTMAS TREES
This year we will have been selling LOCALLY GROWN Christmas Trees for 50 years.
50th APPLE DAY Celebrations
(Provisionally ) 10th – 18th October 2020 Like so many other public gatherings, we have had to look carefully at Government recommendations and whether or not we can hold our normal Apple Day celebrations in 2020. It is a great shame but we have decided that we cannot use our normal format and so weContinue reading “50th APPLE DAY Celebrations”
Pick Your Own
Today is the day we finally earn our ranking at the top of the Google search list for “Local PYO”. VISTABELLA apples are ready to eat and are looking rather good this year, having enjoyed the sun in May & June. A light crop, so don’t expect the boughs to be creaking under the loadContinue reading “Pick Your Own”