Gem squash is seasonal — ask us what is ready, or we will tell you when the next crop is in.
PLOT 48
A crate of gem squash picked on the farm, with one on the table beside it
Santon · Isle of Man · since 2022

A taste of South Africa,
grown on the Isle of Man

A family market garden on the outskirts of Douglas, growing South African gem squash with care.

The range

What we grow

A family market garden near Douglas, started in 2022. South African gem squash grown in Manx soil, and seed garlic for anyone who would rather grow their own.

Gem squash in a Plot 48 crate [ images/gem-squash ]

Gem Squash 1kg

£4.00

A Plot 48 box of elephant garlic cloves [ images/garlic ]

Elephant Garlic Cloves 400g

Sold out

£12.00

Elephant garlic monobulbs beside a ten pence piece for scale [ images/garlic-monobulb ]

Garlic Monobulbs 1kg

£35.00

Hand-cut beef biltong slices on a wooden board [ images/biltong-slices ]
Made on the same farm

Farmhouse Biltong

Manx silverside, salted, spiced and air-dried for a week. Biltong, droewors and boerewors, made here in Santon.

It has its own shop now, with every size, the full ingredients and allergens, and postage worked out by weight.

Getting it to you

Three ways

Collect — free

From the farm at Ballaquiggin Manor, Santon. Message us and we'll have it ready.

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Free over £30

Spend £30 or more and we pay the postage, anywhere we deliver — and the same for biltong and droewors through the biltong shop.

Island delivery — from £3.75

Anywhere on the Isle of Man.

UK post — from £3.75

Royal Mail tracked, 2–3 working days, to the UK and Northern Ireland. Worked out by weight when you check out, and free over £30.