The jam making season is well underway at Springdale! 2020 has been a very good year for fruit so far. We have freshly made Strawberry Jam, Strawberry and Gooseberry Jam, Strawberry and Rhubarb Jam, Gooseberry Jam and Loganberry Jam
All our jams are made from fruit grown at Springdale.
The loganberries are early this year
They love sunshine and we’ve had plenty of that during May.
Each flower develops one berry, which has a juicier and sharper flavour than a raspberry. So we’ve been picking them as quickly as they ripen and making delicious jam.
The berries don’t all ripen at the same time so keep going back for more!
In 2019 we decided to buy a greenhouse to help raise more plants from seed and for chillis during the summer.
Greenhouse 2 has just been completed – May 2020
Strawberry crop at Springdale this year is amazing. Already picked 128lbs and it’s only the middle of June. Strawberries are on the menu every morning for breakfast.
Freshly made jam is delicious! A real taste of summer.
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