Gearing up for Strawberry Picking Season 2018
Preparations are in full swing for our 2018 Strawberry Picking season.
Lots of activity and excitement is in the air!
See you all soon !!!
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The 2017 strawberry picking season is over.
If you have missed it, our 2017 strawberry picking season has ended. We will be open for picking again near the end of September 2018.
It's been a pretty good strawberry season this year, with record amounts of strawberries being produced by our plants this year.
Now the hard work and preparation …
The last day of strawberry season 2017...
It's another fantastic morning on The Strawberry Farm. It's perfect for picking our delicious sweet, red, organic strawberries.
Today is our last day of picking for the 2017 season, so, if you have missed out this year, today is your last opportunity to pick. The fields have enjoyed the rain over…
Mud,grass and weeds...
We had even more rain last night meaning that the fields are very wet this morning. The rain over the last week or 2 has slowed the removal of grasses and weeds from the fields, so they are rather overgrown at the moment.
Yes, we will be open for picking today, with a good possibility of picking to…
We have one weekend of picking left...
Yes, you read right!!! The season will finish this coming weekend. We expected last weekend to be the end of it, but the weather has brought its' side by giving us wet, cool weather.
All of the plants have been lapping up the rain and flourishing in the cooler weather this week - that includes …
Gorgeous weather, get out of the city...
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and it's a gorgeous morning on The Strawberry Farm. Finished your month end shopping? Enjoyed the Sevens Rugby? It's a perfect day to head out of the city, to get some fresh air and sunshine, along with a healthy dose of our delicious, sweet, organic strawb…
This should be it...
It's another beautiful morning on The Strawberry Farm, nice and overcast.
We have a 60% chance of rain for this morning up to 12 o'clock, after that there doesn't seem to be any chance of rain according to the weatherman, but we all know that he can get it very wrong at times.
This should be…
The sun is shining...
Yup, that's correct - the sun is shining this morning, and there is an odd coolness in the air for this time of year. It's odd for us to experience a temperature of 10°C in November, which is was when we came in to work this morning.
As you know, it bucketed down yesterday out here on the farm…
Safe to come out yet?
This mornings' dash of thunder and lightning has passed, the sun has even made a brief appearance.
We all know Mother Nature is not predictable, and we have more dark clouds on the way - anything can happen.
So, if there is any thunder and lightning, we will close the fields, if it is merely…
Rain???
Good morning from a very overcast Strawberry Farm.
Last night we experienced some fantastic, well needed rain, and it looks like it may very well continue this morning. There are rumblings from upstairs, indicating this may be more than just rain, but a full blown thunderstorm. As you may know, i…
It's a dash cooler this morning...
If you hadn't noticed, there is a cold front that has rolled through the country. Who would have thought that this close to Christmas South Africa would get to experience snow - is a white Christmas maybe on the cards? The changes in the global climate have become a lot more noticeable. A few season…
Been busy...
Well hello Saturday!
What a busy time we have had over the last couple of weeks. It's been so busy that we haven't had an opportunity to post here, apologies for that. Time has just seemed to slip away from us.
O.K. so, we have passed the halfway mark for our season this year, and from here on out…
Time in the fields...
Having spent a lot of time in the fields this week, we are happy to let you know that the strawberry fields have an awesome abundance of insanely sweet, organic strawberries.
After last weeks' water fiasco (which left the fields in a state that "Muddy Princess" could have taken place here), the…
It's going to be busy...
Arriving at work this morning, we are greeted by fine cool weather, the sky was dotted with light clouds (which has now clouded over completely) and the promise of a great day of picking.
Yesterday was a cloudy, drizzly day, which was fantastic for picking as well as month end shopping. The Cur…
It's wet in the fields...
Yes, we are open for picking... Yes, it's drizzling and wet underfoot... Perfect weather for gorging yourself on our delicious strawberries.
This week saw a wet, muddy beginning. Our farm gets its' irrigation water via a furrow and sluice system that comes from the Skeerpoort river. We share this…
That's a wrap...
Yup, it's a wrap for picking for this weekend folks. Lots of people, and loads of strawberries have been picked.
Come through next weekend if you're wanting to pick. We understand that some people wish to still head to the fields to have a look, we allow it, but still charge our entrance fee for…
Rain, mud and a really good time...
What amazing rain we had last night, all 10 mm of it!!! The thunder was rolling through the valley with quite some ferocity, the wind picked up (and damaged a couple of trees) making its own music, what a fantastic sound.
Thanks to the rain, the fields are pretty muddy this morning even with some…
Fantastic weather...
Good morning, we are in for a weekend of fantastic weather if you are a duck or a pluviophile according to the weatherman.
This morning has started out nice and sunny, but we expect conditions to change from about 11 this morning. There is a 45% chance of thundershowers from 1 p.m. and the chance…
Picked out!!!
Yes, you read correctly. We are picked out for this weekend folks. It's been a crazy weekend of vast numbers of pickers between yesterday and this morning.
Our restaurant and picnic areas will still be open until 4 p.m. this afternoon. If you're in the area, pop in for a double thick strawberry…
A beautiful day...
What a day we had yesterday. Loads of people came through to pick and eat our strawberries in the fields.
Over and above the devouring of our delicious bounty down in the fields, about 7000 strawberries were picked to take home. Yes, its a lot of strawberries, but we do still have more to be en…
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