The Rose of Mercia

Month: January 2020

  • Starting Over

    This is our first January on the plot. There isn’t much growing activity this time of year, so we have used this time to try and prepare the plot for the upcoming growing season. This has been a lot harder than it should have been, due to the excessive rainfall over the last few months.…

  • Oh apple tree, we wassail thee

    Wassailing of the apple trees dates back to our forefathers of Anglo-Saxon times. It was originally celebrated on 17th January, although this changed to 5th January with the introduction of the Gregorian calendar. Many people still celebrate Wassail on the Julian date. The word “Wassail” comes from the Old English “wæs (þu) hæl“, roughly translating to “be…