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Mixed Cases Sparkling Cider

£36.00 – £42.00

Can’t decide which of our sparkling Kent ciders to try first? Our Mixed Cases of sparkling cider offer you a variety.

Earl’s Reserve Still Cider

£39.00 – £75.00

Our award winning, take wherever you go, Earl’s Reserve Still Cider

Rain!
It’s good for our orchards and reservoir.

Apple trees need water to grow and produce juicy and sweet apples. Water is essential for many processes in apple trees, such as photosynthesis, nutrient transport, fruit development, and stress prevention. Water also hydrates, nourishes, and supports the apple cells and tissues, making them plump, firm, and crisp.

Apple trees absorb water from the soil through their roots, which have tiny hairs that increase the surface area for water uptake. Typically we try to deliver a cup of water to each tree through our drip irrigation which we collect from our rainfall during the winter. The younger the tree and the smaller the roots, the more we water. The roots act like a sponge, soaking up water from the soil by osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a semi-permeable membrane. We are constantly measuring the health of the tree and the availability of water to the roots. The membrane allows water to pass through, but not other substances such as salts or sugars. The roots of apple trees have a lower concentration of water than the soil, because they have higher concentrations of salts and sugars. This creates a pressure difference that drives water into the roots.