Orchard Groundcare: First PYO weekend of 2010 a success

Monday 6 September 2010

First PYO weekend of 2010 a success

Lots of people came to West Bradley for the first weekend this year of Pick Your Own. The weather stayed sunny - more or less - and the fruit is looking really good. People were filling wheelbarrows with apples and pears. Many were intending to store the fruit until needed, and some said that their eyes were just bigger than their brains! It is wonderful to see a whole orchard bursting with ripe fruit, each one a beauty.

Pick Your Own will continue on each weekend throughout September. All apples and pears are £1.10 per kilo.

The harvest begins next week with our own pickers coming in during the week, and then it's absolutely full-on until Christmas.

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Orchard Groundcare

Would you like to see your orchard glowing with health, the trees laden with fruit and the bees buzzing? Would you like to have your apples made into juice for you and your friends to enjoy? Would you like to plant a new orchard, or would you like to see an income from the fruit your orchard produces?

Orchard Groundcare can help with all of these things.

We are passionate about orchards, and their place in the landscape. We know a lot about growing fruit and we are enthusiastic about helping other people. We are working, with others, to put Somerset back on the map as the centre of apple growing, with its associated wildlife and heritage.

We manage over 700 acres of orchards for their owners, which involves pruning, planting, picking, harvesting, bees, grants and general care.

Orchard Groundcare is based at Hornblotton in Somerset, UK.

If you would like to talk to us about your orchard, please give us a call on 01963 240581 or email neil@orchardgroundcare.co.uk