Using our new precision cultivator, which can be operated in such a way as to take out precisely the weeds that need to be removed, while leaving undisturbed the desirable plants. Stay tuned for more new precision agriculture, including our new weed-roller machine, to debut later in the summer.
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The queen of the farmyard.
After rain
Rhubarb
Stick some of our colorful rhubarb in your Bloody Mary for a weekend brunch drink that pops.
Dill
Wickham’s Fruit Farm is your comprehensive one-stop destination for the freshest, most flavorful elements for your weekend lunch or weekday dinner party. When you buy some of our dill, be sure and pick up a bunch of our fingerling potatoes, asparagus, and tomatoes, as well-matched accompaniments.
Egyptian portal
The view from inside the dark, dry barn, looking out onto a lush, green, rainy barnyard. The barn doors are so tall that the frame that they give to the view appears to taper at the top, giving the scene a little of the aspect of an ancient Egyptian portal into an earlier time and …
Asparagus
Here’s a savory, healthful meal idea: Bluefish, medium-diameter broiled asparagus from Wickham’s, and wild rice.
The dog has a hard time resisting the clover-filled grassy area along the edge of this freshly-plowed furrow.
Gerardo laying plastic mulch.
We customize the mulch to each crop. In this case, the strawberry field gets white-colored mulch, which will help to conserve water and reduce the need to do weeding later in the season.
Tomato plants
Tomato plants growing in the field, with trellised apples in the background.