Greenhouse and Orchard

No tomatoes or cucumbers
Fruits and vegetables from the manor’s vegetable garden and greenhouses reached the manor’s table.
The first records of the construction of greenhouses date back to 1783.
Two greenhouses have been marked on the 1840 map.
Greenhouses were not used as a place to grow tomatoes and cucumbers, as we consider common today, but mainly for growing flowers, melons, asparagus.
Cucumbers and early vegetables were grown in beds near the ox stable.

Re-establishing the orchard
In the late 1970s, Lahemaa National Park started re-establishing the orchard according to the 1753 plan – mainly for the preservation of old varieties.

Surprisingly many trees planted at the turn of the century in Estonia were found to be still viable and yielding.
The twigs taken from them were used to eye the rootstocks of apple and pear trees.
Sprouts of native plum and cherry trees were also collected.

Today’s manor dishes – from the garden here
Like centuries ago, the products growing in the vegetable and orchard garden of Palmse Manor reach the manor’s kitchen today, where delicious and authentic manor dishes are made from them.