A very hot summer
I am not sure what I have told you before as I have been working very long days. It would seem to me in my very fuzzled state that all the fruit has ripened almost simultaneously. With the very hot … Continue reading →
Denis Buchanan
Once upon a time I was a Chemical Engineer now I am a born again Farmer. The transition was really quite easy with the major change that the life of feasibility studies has ended and any experiment that I wish to undertake is at my peril.
Bushfire Season Warnings Today
Temperatures soared today with hot dry northerly winds. All our inter rows are parched grass inspite of the enormous amount of waters I am pumping everywhere. It wasn’t so bad inside the house but when I went out to check … Continue reading →
A Berry Good Time
Well the season has started with a vengeance. We will need more pickers very soon. This weekend it rained overnight and in the early morning delaying the start of picking. We didn’t expect to pick on the Saturday and told … Continue reading →
Christmas drinks
Yesterday Ann had a few people over for Christmas drinks. We were very lucky as a lot of the cooking was done by the girls who are working on the farm. Lucy on the left is from Korea and Kaki … Continue reading →
Yordu and Bilal’s family
Bilal’s family live in Yordu. In order for one  to get to Yordu it is necessary to cross the Mawau River either via the old bridge or via the newer suspension bridge which takes a larger load. Then a short … Continue reading →
Cherry Netting
One of the last jobs for the 2012/2013 season has been to get the cherry netting up. The original netting and many of the trees were destroyed in the 2006 bushfire. Since that time we have replanted most of the … Continue reading →
Blueberry Netting
Just about finished the netting on the blueberries. Â The birds love blueberries and last year which incidentally was our first cropping year for the older plants we got very few blueberries. It is a long structure but only 2 … Continue reading →
Fruit at last
Summer is on the way but rather haphazardly. The weather has been alternatingly hot and cold. This can be a real problem with pollination. Some trees have fruit but others missed out altogehter. Apricots and some plums look good. The … Continue reading →
The Marwah Valley – FINALLY
Last year I was fortunate enough to visit the Marwah Valley as part of my trek from Sonder to Baital . This was a great adventure but the need to return even if only to see parts of it again … Continue reading →
A new shopping trolley
As many of you know we have had a on-line shopping trolley for several years. But in all that time postage has been expensive. Â We are just not big enough to be eligible for the e-parcel service that Australia Post … Continue reading →