Five reasons to pick up fallen apples ... - Horticultural

October 27, 2005

Five reasons to pick up fallen apples ...

... from the blog Our Patch of Green.

Apples. With blackcurrants and blackberries in a crumble laced with custard served out of my big Cornish Blue jug.

There are a few consolations to winter, after all.

27 Oct 2005 17:25:49 | Harvest time

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