Location
DIRECTIONS TO THE U PICK
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Heritage Cattle Co. is our farm and the U Pick is on the property.
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We are located at 3333 Highway 7, Norwood, Ontario. PLEASE NOTE that an easier access driveway is located on asphodel 4th line.
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We recommend following directions:
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Turn south onto asphodel 4th line (DO NOT turn on Highway 7)
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Go 0.1 (500 ft) until you see the first driveway on the right. You will see Heritage Cattle Co. and Heritage Blooms farm signs.
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Turn right there.
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Come up the driveway and you will see a parking space on your right by the red barn.
Our flower U-pick is open August 1st until our first frost in fall,
Tuesday - Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
Closed Sunday & Monday
We are closed on Sunday and Monday
Additional Information
UPON ARRIVAL
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Park in the designated parking area and come to the dark blue/black building, that’s our store.
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Don’t forget your scissors or snips!
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Choose what size container you want to pick into.
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Fill your container with water at our gazebo.
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Time to start cutting flowers
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Check out our downloadable worksheet on proper cutting techniques. (Here)
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Most people spend about an hour or so on the farm.
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Once you have cut your flowers, go checkout at the farm store. Transfer your flowers from your cup or bucket to your own and ENJOY the beauty you harvested.
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ONCE YOU GET HOME
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We do not recommend leaving your flowers in a hot car and try to keep them out of direct sunlight.
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The most important thing to keep your flowers fresh is starting with a clean vase or jar at home. Using hot soapy water or even a touch of bleach to clean it after each use is super important. Bacteria in the water clog the stems’ ability to take up water and will drastically reduce vase life.
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Give the stems a fresh cut at a 45-degree angle with sharp scissors before putting them in the clean vase(s) at home. This maximizes the surface area for water uptake.
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Be sure there are no leaves below the water line in the vase. This will cause the water to build bacteria quickly.
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We recommend every 2-3 days changing the water and giving the stems a fresh cut on the bottom.
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Keeping the flowers away from direct sunlight will also extend their vase life.
If you follow these few steps your flowers should provide you awesome vase life!
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