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Preparation is key to a successful garden and farm and autumn offers a good time to start packing and wrapping up tunnels and glasshouses.
Strawberry growing seasons and work at Wilkin & Sons in the autumn (2025)
Ken visits the strawberry tunnels Andrey from Wilkin and Sons to see how the plants are renewed and refreshed to keep growing for jam making.
Quince and wince with flavour (2025)
Ken meets Andrey from Wilkin and Sons to see the quince trees as it’s been such a good crop this year due to the dry weather.
That’s a wrap, nearly (2014)
Anton Thurgood, farm commercial manager from Wilkin & Sons Ltd talks Ken through packing up the farm ready for winter.
Medlars have been growing well during October and the blackberry season has been very extended due to the wet weather.
Ken talks to Steve Bradley about leaving gardens for wildlife and birds over winter. Steve warns that leaf litter can allow pests and diseases to build-up.
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