APPLES - A NEW SEASON DAWNS!

Hello, - despite the wretched wasps - one of my favourite events of the year has just taken place. The first pickings of the new season apple crop. Today apple DISCOVERY has gone into the apple shed - bright scarlet skin - superb aroma - and a pink-tinged flesh.

Actually - there were two other varieties before the DISCOVERY ripened - but both fell to the wasps and I was not able to save any apples for our customers to try. There was VISTA BELLA - a small red apple - with a delightful strawberry scent to the skin - rather insipid flavour - but for an apple in July - what more could one expect?

The other one that fell to the critters before I could get to them was the old BEAUTY OF BATH. This used to be the first English apple for many a moon - but was very prone to pest and disease before DISCOVERY came along.

The apple shed is situated in the fruit sales area - and is open for anybody to come down and sample the apples that are in season - subject to them all being eaten by customers of course!! We grow nearly 200 different varieties of apple - so actually tasting them for yourself can make it a lot easier to make your selection!!

Over the coming weeks and months - I will add each variety as it comes into it's season of ripening - that is of course assuming the wretched wasps don't get there first!!

Until next time,

RICHARD