A budget of local, home grown and wild produce...
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Rose hips are the seed pods of roses, both wild and cultivated. Once the flower petals fall, the hard green hips will swell until they start to ripen in October and November, turning a bright red or orange, depending on the variety. The word “Hip” originally comes from the Middle English “hepe”. Among rose growers [...]
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One of our readers has sent in pictures of his four year old apple tree, which this year has cropped well. All over the country, this has been a good year for fruit with most top fruit cropping heavily.
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The Bilberry (Vacinnium Myrtillus) is a small shrubby perennial that grows in damper, acidic areas of meadows and woodland. Edible black/blue fruits are produced in mid to late summer, singly or in pairs. Known by many other names inclding: Bleeberry, blaeberry, whortleberry, whinberry (or winberry), wimberry, myrtle blueberry, fraughan, and other regional variations. They were called [...]
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As June approaches, thoughts turn to ripening fruits and for many, who do not have the space or time to grow their own, the “pick your own” fruit farm is the ideal place to be.
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Schools across Cumbria are being encouraged to spring into action and enter the Grow Your Own competition, run by Booths and The World of Beatrix Potter. Over 40 primary schools have already registered to take part in the competition but time is running out for other schools to get their entries in for the contest, [...]
