Fruit Season
Our Omegas Have Been Wiped Out
All our Omega plums have been wiped out!!!!!
We had massive winds come in last night and this morning when we went out to check the plums we saw that every single one had been blown off the trees!!
As you can imagine we are not very happy right now and we apologise to all the customers who have missed out.
Mom didn’t even get a chance to bottle any!!!!!
Wind
Oh yeah wind is such a joy.
Yesterday we had gale force winds hit us like a ton of bricks.
We’ve lost quite a lot of Omegas but by some miracle there are still some on the trees!
Only downside is that all the “survivors” are 2nds hence only 2nds are available on the Stall at $2.00/kg.
Windy Times
We’ve got some really strong winds blasting through orchard at the moment.
Not what we needed as Omega Plums have a tendency to fall off the tree under such conditions!!!
Once it is light enough I’ll be heading out to survey the damage.
Lets hope there aren’t too many on the ground!!
Apple Have So Many Uses
As I mentioned yesterday we now have Royal Gala available in 5kg bags for $5.
In a week or two we will have 10kg bags for $10 as well.
I personally consider Apples to be one of the favourite fruits.
They have so many uses!
You can eat them, stew them, preserve them, dehydrate them and they can a wonderful self-defense weapon when I have to protect myself from the marauding rabbits that continue to invade my garden!!!!
As long as you have a good throw you can just sit in the long grass and wait for the enemy (the rabbits) to approach.
As soon as they are in a range (about 15 metres or so) you spring out of the grass, take aim and throw that Apple are hard as you can.
As long as your aim is true then that rabbit will reconsider his invasion and make a tactical retreat.
Job done!!
We have Royal Gala
Today we have the very first of our Royal Gala Apples.
They are being sold in 5kg bags for $5.
10kg bags will start in a few days.
We also have Red Doris Plums which are great for eating and are a favourite amongst kids.
2kg bags for $5
We started our Coxes Orange Apples the other day.
At this stage they still have a very tarty taste but they will definately sweeten as time goes on.
They are being sold in 5kg bags for $5 or 10kg for $10.
Our “Omega” Plums should be ready in about 4 days – 1 week
Coxes Orange Apples
At the moment we have a small amount of 2nds grade Black Doris Plums left on the Stall for $2/kg.
We also have Bon Chretien Pears, 5kg bags for $5 or 10kg for $10.
We have finished our Gravenstein Apples but have now start our Coxes Orange Apples.
At this stage they still have a very tarty taste but they will definately sweeten as time goes on.
They are being sold in 5kg bags for $5.
I Love Nice Days
Lovely day yesterday.
The temperature got up about 25c and stayed there most of the day.
What made it great though was the gentle breeze that was blowing constantly keeping things nice and cool.
Finished digging over another area of one of my garden.
Didn’t find any Pygmy tribes this time!
Yesterday Was Cold
I’ll admit it.
We were freezing yesterday and the weather was miserable.
I mean really, if it’s going to rain then I wish it would just rain, don’t drizzle off and on all day!!!!
Make up you mind!
Bonus was though we had heaps of our regulars pop in throughout the day so chatting we them helped pass the time and take our minds off the fact we were cold.
Hopefully the weather is more favourable today.
Managed to Scrounge Some Plums!!!!
We have a limited amount of Black Doris Plums available on the stall.
Because we lost 15 ton in the September snowstorm we have only been able to scrounge the few that were left on the trees.
We have firsts at $3/kg and they are in 7kg boxes for $21 or 2nds at $2/kg and they are in a variety of sizes.
We also have Bon Chretien Pears, 5kg bags for $5 or 10kg for $10, and Gravenstein Apples, an early Apple variety which is a great eater or cooker, 2.5kg bags for $5.
We can courier the pears.
Our “Omega” Plums should be ready in about 2 weeks.
Our “Royal Gala” Apples should be ready in a couple of weeks as well.
Another Day Another Pile of Weeds
I have effectively finished clearing the bulk of my weeds in my garden.
It may have taken me 4 days but I got there!!!
Fruit Update:
We hope to start our Omegas in about 2 weeks or so and we hope to have our Red Doris ready to go in a few days.