Black currants
Yes we are now back in the sale of freshly picked black currants. As readers will know we had troubles with Australia Post during the Covid Period. This seems to have ended and we are attempting to send 3kg … Continue reading →
Yes we are now back in the sale of freshly picked black currants. As readers will know we had troubles with Australia Post during the Covid Period. This seems to have ended and we are attempting to send 3kg … Continue reading →
It has been an interesting summer for us. Well that is one way of describing it. Certainly the driest year in the 26 years we have been settled in Tasmania, We have been continually irrigating our row crops with mixed … Continue reading →
What a season – hardly any rain in the last 6 months. But amazingly lots of fruit. IN the tree crops cherries and apricots are now being picked. Lucky we have irrigation. Just the same lots of damage from roos … Continue reading →
Observations of our berry crops in particular showed poor growth and often heavy weed infestation at the end of last season. This was partly due to the very dry summer and the invasion of weeds and in particular twitch. I … Continue reading →
Lots of rain in Tasmania. Not just the East Coast but all over Tasmania. One minute we are experiencing droughts and now floods. Fortunately not too much damage todate but certainly slows down the work program. Oh well such is … Continue reading →
May is nearly finished and yet the strawberries are still ripening albeit at a much slower rate. Alas we are not getting many to eat ourselves as the parrots seem to have taken a liking to them this year. Hopefully … Continue reading →
In our strawberry paddock we had 2 big trees right next to the strawberries. They were both dead but needing removing. And this is what I decided to do to my chagrin. As you might know felling big trees can … Continue reading →
Diego is our first employee from South America and in his case from Chile. Diego has now left Eureka Farm after being here three months. Diego came to us with quite a few practical talents including a love of the … Continue reading →
More about keeping the animals out. This is an obsession of mine now as to how to keep the animals out of our orchards. It is been raining a lot lately and I think this has taken the pressure of … Continue reading →