[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Asparagus is a zero-fat food. It has no cholesterol and is low in sodium. Asparagus is capable of growing six inches in 24 hours given the right climate conditions. Asparagus is also an aphrodisiac. [/xf_textblock]
Category Archives: The Farm
Wickham’s Fruit Farm’s Honey
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] We now have our honey on the stand. Wickham’s Fruit Farm’s honey has a unique flavor that comes from the vegetation and climate of the East End, where the honey bees spend their time. [/xf_textblock]
Transplanting Tomato Plants
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] This week we are transplanting tomato plants into the field. We grow these tomatoes on land that has been preserved as open space in perpetuity. Wickham’s Fruit Farm supports the community by maintaining the traditional rural character and open space that characterize Cutchogue and give it its personality. …
Black Plastic Mulch
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] We are laying black plastic mulch with drip irrigation tape underneath it in preparation for planting field tomatoes. Black plastic mulch not only enables the tomatoes to grow to harvest size sooner, but it also conserves water by cutting down on water loss from evaporation as the water …
Coming Soon To Wickham’s Fruit Farm
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Coming up on the Wickham harvest calendar: strawberries around June 1, raspberries and cherries and more in July. Currently at the stand: asparagus, rhubarb, and tomatoes. Everybody seems to have a special recipe and menu partner for our tomatoes; we would welcome receiving yours and sharing them with others. …
Bees & Honey
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Wickham’s Fruit Farm hires a professional beekeeper to supply bee hives every year to replace those that don’t survive over the winter. Bees pollinate the flowers in our apple trees, a critical step in producing apples, and we extract and sell the all-natural honey in the fall. [/xf_textblock]
Asparagus Season!
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] The stand is now open with asparagus. East End chefs have long told us they prefer our asparagus for its tenderness and flavor. Here is an asparagus recipe to try, courtesy of Jane Cottrell: Asparagus with Miso Butter: Roast Asparagus in oven at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. …
Dog In The Asparagus
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Planting Something New Here
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Wickham’s Fruit Farm and IPM
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Here’s a technician from Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Stewardship Program doing integrated pest management in our orchard. We put out traps with pheromone attractants and watch them weekly to find out when insects are breeding. Wickham’s Fruit Farm supports the community by employing people here on the East End in IPM. [/xf_textblock]