~ What We Are Growing, Breeding, Cooking, Crafting At Our Place ~
Posted in cooking, Kids, Orchard, Recycling on Apr 20th, 2012
My youngest has just turned 6. Hubby & I attempted a vintage style party at a local reserve with half a dozen other 6 year olds & their mums. I strung balloons & streamers between the trees, we cooked up bbq sausages & I produced a homemade picnic lunch which included fairy bread, pizza, mini quiche, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2012
3 years ago we were given a little stick of wood from a friends Monty Surprise apple tree. We grafted it onto our rootstock & now have several young trees. This is the first time we have seen the fruit and.. woah.. I see why they called it Monty! I thought the Peasgood Nonsuch was […]
Posted in Orchard on Apr 6th, 2012
We are knee deep in apples here at the moment. Not surprising when we have dozens of trees and many many varieties. Today I collected the last of the Gala’s off the tree & a garden bag full of Liberty which had dropped on the ground. The animals scored a few and the rest I […]
