by admin | Jun 20, 2023 | Acerola, Fruit
This is one of our Acerola trees here at Tullamore Farm. Acerola are native to the Caribbean and have the common name of Barbados Cherry. The fruit are about the size of a grape or cherry and start out green and ripen to a nice red, like the ones in the photo. They...
by admin | Jun 9, 2023 | Fruit
There are few things more enjoyable than picking a ripe juicy strawberry from your little patch and eating it on the spot. Our strawberry beds here at Tullamore Farm move into overdrive in Spring. Strawberry plants start to reduce fruit yield when they are about 3...
by admin | Jun 9, 2023 | Choko, Fruit
One of the most polarising Vegetables (Fruits) we grow is the Choko. So many people have a story about their childhood experience with how their parents or grandparents made the most amazing or perhaps horrid meal using Chokos. My Mum used the pressure cooker (there...
by admin | May 30, 2023 | Fruit, Grow Your Own, Melons
Very early in Spring we start planting out all our summer vine crops ,including Watermelon, Rockmelons, Cucumbers, Squash and Zucchini. Being members of the Cucurbiteae family they require lots of space, plenty of water and good soil. We always try to get them in as...
by admin | May 24, 2023 | Fruit, Mangoes
We have 10 mango trees and slowly adding more. Every year we get a larger crop as more and more of them get to the point of fruiting. Like most people we love mangoes. When considering the limited effort to maintain them and their amazing flavour it is surprising that...
by admin | May 24, 2023 | Fruit, Tomatoes, Vegetables
One of the easiest and most popular vegetables (actually a fruit) to get started with are Tomatoes. We grow tomatoes here 12 months of the year and at the current prices are pleased to do so. We generally have about 3 beds of Tomatoes at varying stages of growth to...
