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The end of the picking season is coming and Tiptree farms are being prepared for the colder and wetter months

September

February 5, 2025

Tiptree – September

It’s time to pick and store the stone-fruits and it is interesting to see that the Tiptree growing season extends…

August

February 5, 2025

Tiptree – August

Ken visits the jam factory in Tiptree, Essex, to talk with farm manager, Andrey Ivanov and sees the latest strawberry harvest for 2024

July

February 5, 2025

Tiptree – July

As the heat of summer starts to shine bright conditions for strawberries to ripen get better and better. Different varieties…

June

February 5, 2025

Tiptree – June

Strawberry picking gets underway and Ken looks at some of the varieties being used by Tiptree

January

February 4, 2025

Chaenomeles ‘Nivalis’ will produce white flowers during winter

Ken looks at a spreading deciduous shrub sometimes known as Japanese Quince – Chaenomeles ‘Nivalis’ – has a large number of buds on this example ready for winter flowering.

January

February 4, 2025

Hand prune forsythia says Ken

Forsythia can have many flowers on each long stem, as long as the stems are allowed to develop

Fruit trees

February 4, 2025

Ken prunes an egremont russet apple tree

Fruit trees can be pruned during the winter months, but remember NOT stone fruit trees. Stone fruit trees require dry conditions in the summer for pruning to prevent disease from damaging the tree.