Any soft fruit growers out there?

[einstein]

Cant seem to find any soft fruit forums. Just wondered if there are any strawb or rasp growers out there in enough numbers to be worth setting a forum group up for.?

 

[. Q]

I will join you.....just a few acres for pyo here.

 

[Kidds]

Ex soft fruit grower. I just grow apples now still interested though.
Can't think it would be a busy forum, might be better having threads on here (as long as you don't mention Romanians)

 

[7610 super q]

I'd be interested to find horticultural forums / FB pages too.
Lots of equipment to sell......

 

[renewablejohn]

Horticulture are the forgotton farmers. Still do a bit including soft fruit but timber is so much more tax efficient for me.

 

[Chasingmytail]

started growing apples, pears etc within the organic sector. Its totally new to us so any help appreciated.

 

[Veryfruity]

Me too.

I used to manage/grow supermarket strawbs in the uk.

I now market garden for pyo in the south of France. Strawbs yes, but also stone fruit.

 

[liirge]

I'm a top fruit grower. I would love a fruit focused forum for us to talk shop. Horticulture is very lonely sometimes.

 

[Yale]

@Clive

Extra section on forum?

 

[liirge]

@Clive

Extra section on forum?

Yeah that would work as well. I would be happy to help if needed/wanted

 

[liirge]

I'd be interested to find horticultural forums / FB pages too.
Lots of equipment to sell......

What have you got. Might be interested....

 

[7610 super q]

What have you got. Might be interested....

Row crop wheels

Standen row crop wheels. Ford centres. Fit 5000 - 7810 etc. May fit 40 / TS series too. Good tyres. £250 + VAT

www.classifieds.farm

Sfoggia transplanter

Sfoggia 3 row, 6 cup module transplanter. Only done 150 acres since new.

www.classifieds.farm

Also 3 phase onion topper. £350 + VAT

 

[corkman2013]

@Clive

Extra section on forum?

I'd like to be a part of this

 

[fendt208v]

Apple grower here would be very interested too

 

[liirge]

Apple grower here would be very interested too

Nice looking tractor you got there!

 

[liirge]

Anymore interest. What would be the best way to see if a new section is possible?

 

[Chae1]

Why is soft fruit so tasteless?
My wife bought some strawberries. Ashamed to say from a supermarket and was rubbish. This was from a local fruit farm. It looked fantastic.

Was going to say it was like eating a neep. But a neeps quite tasty in my opinion.

 

[Muddyroads]

Just starting veg growing here so would like to be included if it’s more than just fruit?

 

[Kidds]

Why is soft fruit so tasteless?
My wife bought some strawberries. Ashamed to say from a supermarket and was rubbish. This was from a local fruit farm. It looked fantastic.

Was going to say it was like eating a neep. But a neeps quite tasty in my opinion.

Modern varieties are bred for appearance which includes uniformity, yield, resistance to p&d and good shelf life. This is often at the expense of taste.

 

[liirge]

Why is soft fruit so tasteless?
My wife bought some strawberries. Ashamed to say from a supermarket and was rubbish. This was from a local fruit farm. It looked fantastic.

Was going to say it was like eating a neep. But a neeps quite tasty in my opinion.

Look for Malling Centenary variety. They have much more flavour than all the other varieties. Particularly avoid Murano If flavour is what you want. Just my personal opinion.