Berry Gardens kicks-off UK cherry season

Berry Gardens grower AR Neaves & Sons has become one of the first in the UK to supply the supermarkets with English cherries this season.

The producer, based at Doddington in Kent, has benefited from the continued spell of warm weather.

“The long spell of dry weather has its challenges for fruit growers like other areas of agriculture and horticulture, but we have gained so far from having an early season on all fruit which means that our overall season will be extended and that soft-fruit crops especially will have increased yields,” said Sarah Neaves, farm manager at AR Neaves.