by admin | Feb 16, 2021 | CSA (Regional)
Gday everyone, I had some feedback that the Julie white peaches you got two weeks ago were a little flour-y. That’s a result of having kept them in the chiller for a 12 day ‘holding period’ in an effort to reduce the risk of any QFF affected fruit...
by admin | Feb 2, 2021 | CSA (Regional)
Gday everyone, It’s that part of the season where plums begin to dominate the harvest (made worse by small nectarine/peach harvests as a result of leaf curl). Luckily, the Mariposas are excellent this year and Greengages are a special delight. Part of our fruit...
by admin | Jan 28, 2021 | CSA (Regional)
Gday everyone, The CSA updates have been a bit thin lately as Sam and I prioritise harvesting, grading, irrigation, maintenance, pest management… and I figure it’s better to deliver fruit without an accompanying update than be composing emails while it...
by admin | Jan 26, 2021 | CSA (Regional), Tellurian Fruit Gardens
Some of you may know that Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) as been steadily gaining a foothold in our region of Victoria. It has been confirmed in Bendigo in the last few years and was confirmed in Harcourt and Castlemaine last year. This year marks our first sightings on...
by admin | Jan 22, 2021 | CSA (Metro), CSA (Regional), Tellurian Fruit Gardens
As some of you may have heard from Grow Great Fruit (who established and maintained the orchard prior to me) I have chosen not to renew my lease at the end of this financial year. What that means is that the orchard, all it’s associated infrastructure and...
by admin | Jan 14, 2021 | CSA (Regional)
Gday everyone, This week you’ve got a healthy amount of yellow peaches and white nectarines plus what is the last of the Pizzaz plums (finally) and possibly the last of the apricots – there might be just enough left to get a few out on the next regional...
