Cherish the Moment

It is hard to explain as an orchardist how such a moment feels. It's a wild ride, cherish the moment.

My son Mark, who can pull copious amounts of cherries.

 

 

Without good workers an orchardist is nothing.

 

Taiowa above who never lets me down.

 

 

Luke back from Uni.

John Baptiste, learning english.

It felt good to hold these Merchant on November 9.

 

 

 

 

These are the 2kg boxes packed for market.

 

 

 

 

This is our simple work area.

From left, Fiona, Lydia, Phetlada and Pairin, packing for market.

 

 

I wish Jenny could be in the barn working with me everyday.

 

 

 

 

 

Some spring colour around the garden at the barn.

 

 

 

 

I cannot tell you what tomorow will bring, but this is an open and honest look at what we did today.

 

Picking Time at Cherrydale

27/10/2012

 

Started some spot (colour) picking today on Empress with my sons Mark and John.

5 weeks since last blog entry.

Typical mixed bag of weather this spring hot, cold, 75mm of timely rain, some snow mixed with rain, sleet a couple of light frosts, but, Here We Are!!!

In this district it takes approximately 45-50 days from Empress to Sweet Georgia.  

 

 

 

 

Mark and John

 

have picked cherries all their life.[

 



 

 

 

First cherries for the season on the table for sorting.

 





 

 



Bottom of an 2 kg Empress Box

 

&

 



its row faced top (below)

 

 



John from Pascoes, Rocklea markets (Brisbane) with Eleesia, Jenny and Myself



This is the stage of the other cultivars in the orchard.

 

Early Burlat below

 

Van



 

Stella

 



 

Bing



 

 

Sweet Georgia

 

 

Lapin

 

Rons

 

 

Lewis



 

Eagles

 

Merchant

 



 

Simone

 

A young Santina tree

 





 

Entrance to the Fruit Barn

 



 

 

My mother Fay standing near the weeping cherry she planted in 1990

 

This is an open and honest look at what is happening around Cherrydale today.

 

I wish all cherrygrowers in Australia a good harvest.

20 September 2012 Spring Blossom

Some more photos taken today - 20 September 2012

 

Empress cherries approaching shuck fall.

 

Empress row below on the left, realistically

 

full bloom to petal fall. Van in the right of the photo

 

 

Van above and below

 

Rons above - Sweet Georgia below

 

Rows of Sweet Georgia



 

 

Rons to the left of photo and Lapin to the right

Photo of Lapin blossom below

 

 



 

Lapin above Simone below

 

Some rows of Empress and Lapin

 



 

Early Burlat

 

 

 

 

Lily above

Max below orchard dogs - it's a dog's life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solar Nugget apricot fruit set

 

 

Looks like it is time to start thinning

 

 

Solar Glow apricot

 

 

 

 

 

 

View of one of the cherry blocks

 

The next photos of  spring blossom shots around the garden.

 

 

Jenny in the garden

 

Wisteria

 

 

 

 

succulent garden below

 

 

 

Rodadendron above and Clivea below

 

 

 

 

 A sea of Heartease (Johnny Jump ups) below

 

 

 

 

Anenemone below

 

 

 

 

 

Orange Pig Face waiting for the sun to open

 

View of the dry river bed

 

More Anemones below

 

 

 

Cactus Garden below

 

 

 

 

Succulents near steps to deck

 

 

 This is some of what is blooming in the garden at the moment.

Have had 23mm of rain since last blog entry, no bad frosts, mild to warm days for bee activity.