Fruit Routes: Fruit Thinning event

Join the Gardens Team this summer at the time of year when they traditionally thin the fruit from the Fruit Routes orchards. Fruit thinning naturally occurs around the end of June for many fruit trees. Further thinning is done by the Gardens team to allow fewer fruit to mature on the tree, a practice used to create a healthier autumn harvest.

The unripe fruits that have been harvested as part of the thinning can be put to many uses, such as making vinegar, jellies, pickles and fruit cheese.

If you’d like to come along and harvest some of the early fruit, then please bring your own tub or bag so you can take home anything you have picked!