2025-09-30
First real harvest
Seven years after planting the first whips, the orchard produced more apples than we could eat, give away and store. It happened quietly, the way most good things in a garden do.
The 'Ellison's Orange' were the stars: aniseed and pear, best eaten straight from the tree on a warm afternoon. The 'Bramley' filled the shed and will keep us in crumble until March.
Seven years is a long time to wait for something. It was worth it.