June 8 at 3:20 PM · Our baby melon plants get the black plastic mulch treatment, to help conserve water and use the sun’s warmth to bring the plant to maturity.
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Strawberry plants
June 7 at 5:29 PM · We have planted these young strawberry plants on a special kind of plastic mulch that has white color on the side facing the sun and black color underneath. The white minimizes the uptake of heat from the rays of the sun, while the black helps prevent weeds from growing under …
Tomatoes are on the stand.
strawberry fields
June 7 at 5:03 PM · We are opening the strawberry fields for pick-your-own Thursday, weather permitting.
Rhubarb pie
Pick up some of our tart, bracing rhubarb and try this recipe for rhubarb pie, courtesy of Jennifer Zymantas: In a bowl, mix 5 cups sliced rhubarb, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 5 tablespoons flour, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Add 1 1/4 tablespoons butter on top, put it in your favorite crust, and bake.
Precision cultivator
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.
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.