Sorry to say we are unable to send any more Courier orders to the North Island until further notice, as Covid has struck down many of the North Island NZ Couriers staff, particularly in Auckland.

We will have an update next Tuesday to when we can send fruit to the North Island again

The majority of the North Island orders I sent out on Monday, before I was told of this situation, have been delivered.

Very grateful to NZ Couriers for getting the majority delivered safely, especially with skeleton staff

My heart goes out to all those affected by this cruel virus and I hope everyone recovers swiftly

At present all South Island Courier orders are still up and running hence you can still place your orders, which will be sent out next week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

For those who live in the North Island I am more than happy to take your orders which will be sent out as soon as everything is back on track.

Please remember you only pay if and when your order is delivered.

From tomorrow on, our freshly picked Royal Gala apples will be on the Fruit Stall in both 5 and 10 kg bags

These are a delicious crispy, sweet eating apple

Omega plums are still in full swing – eating, jam, stewing and freezing.

Cox’s orange apples are still available – these are a lovely eating and cooking apple

Quinces are still a few weeks away – hopefully they will be ready by the end of the month.

The Golden Queen Peaches are still 2-3 weeks away…..as these are all pre-ordered, everyone on the list will be notified as to when they get close to maturity

Next week apples and plums will be couriered out in 5kg, 10kg and 15kg boxes – I can do mixture boxes if you prefer.

Contact me, Ruby – 027 288 6090 – anytime for fruit queries or to place an order

Remember we are open 7 days,

7am – 9pm

until early June.

“We only sell what we grow”

We finished our Black Doris plums last night and the Bon Chretien pears will finish today.

Omega plums are now available in 1st grade and 2nd grade boxes.

These are a delicious plum and a long keeper.

Great for eating, chutney, Jam, sauce, bottling and freezing.

They are clingstone but are very easy to slice off stone.

Cox’s Orange commenced yesterday and are a delicious apple for both eating and cooking

They are a very old variety.

Available in 5 and 10 kg bags.

Royal Gala apples start in about a week

Will keep you posted.

These are a very popular eating apple – especially for kids

Beurre Hardy and Packham pears will be available in about two weeks

Will keep you posted.

Quinces are still a few weeks away so there is still time to get your Jelly jars washed.

Omega plums and Cox’s Orange apple orders will commence being sent out this week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday which are our Courier days.

I can do mixture boxes if preferred.

Contact me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 anytime for fruit queries or to place an order.

Remember we are open 7 days,

7am – 9pm

until early June.

“We only sell what we grow”

Black Doris plums will be on the Stall as from today

I will be sending out some Courier orders this coming Monday and Tuesday and then Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the following week. You will not miss out

Pick up orders can be arranged for most days.

Black Doris are a great bottling plum.

They are also a great for sauce, Jam, chutney, stewing and freezing.

Freezing is so simple; halve and throw them into freezer bags and freeze.

When ready to use, remember to cook from frozen.

Bon Cretien pears are sold in 5 and 10kg bags.

These are a wonderful bottling pear as well as lovely eating.

Still plenty of 2 and 4kg bags of Red Gravenstein apples on the Stall.

These are our very first apple and are crisp and sweet.

Cox’s Orange apples should begin about the 25th of February.

These are our very first of the main crop.

Royal Gala will come in about the 5th March, or earlier if this heat keeps up

I will keep you posted

A couple of cancellations mean that we can now accept “fund-raising” Royal Gala apple orders.

These will bagged for you in either 5 or 10 kg bags.

Contact me for more details.

The last of the Hawera plums are on the Stall.

Purple King plums are still plentiful.

Contact me, Ruby, anytime for fruit orders or fruit queries.

027 288 6090

Remember we are open from 7am-9pm every day until June and we only sell what we grow.

Apricots have now finished on the Stall

We have Billington plums and Red Gravenstein apples available our very first apple for the Season – they are sweet and crispy for eating and cooking.

Billington plums are red flesh with a lovely sweet flavour, great for eating, cooking and making jam

The main crop of apples will begin at the end of this month, starting with Cox’s Orange, followed closely by Royal Gala

Bon Chretien pears will be on the Stall as from this Saturday – available in 5kg and 10kg bags

Can courier pears out in 10kg and 15kg boxes – PM me if you would like a box or to make an enquiry about prices, etc.

Black Doris plums will be available in roughly two weeks – taking pre-orders for these for both pick up and courier

You will like our prices

TXT or phone me (Ruby) anytime for fruit queries, etc on 027 288 6090

Open 7 days

7am – 9pm

From now until June

PYO of all varieties of apricots will finish tomorrow – there should be enough to take us through to late afternoon – it is mostly ladder work now.

We will still have bagged and boxed apricots on the Stall tomorrow and during the weekend and beyond as we have an area especially marked out for Stall Fruit which Sam picks daily.

Shiro Plums have now finished – Billington plums are in full swing – these are a lovely small red flesh plum, great for eating, bottling and stewing, etc.

Mum (Sandra) bottles these whole and I must say they taste great

Red Gravenstein – our very first apple – are still a week away

Bon Chretian Pears are roughly 10 days away Black Doris plums are still about 2-3 weeks away as are Purple King plums

And we are just over a month away for our Royal Gala apples and from then we will have many other varieties to follow

Here’s my Mum, Sandra, busy helping stock the Fruit Stall, all ready to pull up her mask at the dot of 7

This is her 32nd Fruit Season and is still going strong

TXT or phone me (Ruby) anytime for fruit queries on 027 288 6090

Open 7 days

7am – 9pm

From now until June

Just a reminder to all those coming for PYO Moorparks, which starts this coming Saturday, to bring your own containers, whether they be shopping bags, laundry baskets or fish crates – our scales can manage all of these

There are still PYO Roxburgh Red apricots and these may be still available on Saturday if you can’t get up till then.

PYO Stevens Favourite apricots are still on track for next Tuesday.

If you aren’t into preserving apricots, there is another method which is really simple.

Just half the apricots and pop them into freezer bags

But always remember to cook from frozen, never let a bag thaw or they will be a brown mess.

You can also cook a stock pot full of apricots and when cool, put a cup of apricots into each freezer bag. No need for further cooking after they thaw.

Stewed apricots are lovely with yoghurt, ice cream, muesli and other breakfast cereals

They are also delicious when making apricot muffins, crumbles etc.

Report up at the Fruit Stall when you arrive for PYO and Mum,(Sandra) or I will point you in the right direction to the apricot of your choice

We have an amazing crop of Moorparks so plenty for everyone

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PYO Roxburgh Red apricots are still available.

PYO Moorparks commences this coming Saturday 22 January. We have a great crop

PYO Nectarines has been cancelled – we only had a small crop this Season, due to adverse weather conditions during Spring, but we had assumed there would be enough but sadly we were wrong. Sorry about this!

On a brighter note there are Fruit Stalls in the Valley with Nectarine signs up so you won’t miss out

PYO Stevens Favourite apricots begins next Tuesday 25 January.

Plenty of fruit on the Fruit Stall

We only sell what we grow.

Open 7 days, 7am – 9pm.

Ring/txt me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 if you have any fruit or weather enquires.

Remember we are Open:

7 days

7am – 9pm

from now until early June

Ring/txt me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 if you have any fruit or weather enquires

Remember we are Open:

7 days

7am – 9pm

from now until early June

On the Stall we have Sundrop, Valley Gold and Roxburgh Red apricots

Peeka apricots will be available on the Stall at the end of this coming week and Stevens Favourite a little bit after.

Shiro plums are now available on the Stall – they are yellow flesh and great for eating and making jam

Billington plums are still a few days away – more varieties coming on – I will keep you posted as everything ripens.

Ring/txt me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 if you have any fruit or weather enquires

Remember we are Open:

7 days

7am – 9pm

from now until early June

PYO Sundrop apricots will finish up this weekend

PYO Roxburgh Red apricots will start this weekend Oops forgot to say – all Roxburgh Red orders are being sent out next Monday and Tuesday

PYO Moorparks will start in about 10 days.

PYO Nectarines will start in about 10 days also.

I will keep you posted

At present we have Sundrop apricots on the Stall in 1st and 2nd grade boxes.

You will like our prices!

Both Shiro and Billington plums will be available on the Stall as from this weekend as well as Roxburgh Red apricots and the very last of the Sundrops

Shiro plums are yellow flesh; great for eating and jam making.

The Billington are red flesh and are great for eating and they ean be be used for plum sauce if you can’t wait for the Black Doris plums which are quite a way away.

Txt me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 if you have any fruit or weather enquires

Remember we are Open:

7 days

7am – 9pm

from now until early June