CLOSED for FEBRUARY

We are taking the month of February off, so the farm will not be open. We will still be responding to emails, but not frequently, so have patience. We intend to walk the Great Ocean Walk in south west Victoria - 8 days hiking along a spectacular coastline and carrying packs. The website is at http://www.greatoceanwalk.com.au if you interested.

Neighbour's horse eats our Abiu crop

People ask us what pests we have in the orchard.

I never thought that 'horse' would be on the list. A golden palomino who lives a few blocks away has decided our place is better than his, and he has moved in to feast on the abius. He eats everything - including the skin, and the seeds. The process is a bit tricky for him because he can't actually hold the fruit while he eats it - a bit like playing bob apple. The fruit bounces around on his nose until he can get his teeth into it.

I always get sticky lips from eating abiu from the latex near the skin. Considering the amount of fruit he has eaten, his lips will surely stick together. I suppose we will have lots of little seedlings germinating in horsey poo all over the orchard too.

Digby went out and madly picked as many Abiu as he could at 'horse height' so that he could sell them to Mossman before the horse got the whole crop. Spurred into action so to speak.