These are the feijoas Malcolm has picked up these last few days. Big and juicy. And there are some very crisp apples in the bucket.
The figs are still going and we have given a lot away. Each time we pick them we find a silver eye in one of the trees which are netted. Takes a while for them to finally leave. We still have an orchard ladder lent to us and have now ordered our own, a very light aluminium one with three feet.
Today I discovered a dead rabbit caught in the net covering one of the apple trees. Must have been a rotten death.
We thought we had a lot of chestnuts, but today visited the neighbours who are doing it commercially. They have irrigation at every tree and some of the chestnuts are huge. They feed some of their smaller chestnuts to their three jersey steers and the animals had very shiny coats. We had picked up all the chestnuts lying on the ground, but discovered the green ones are no good. You stand on them and if they don't come apart quickly you are wasting your time.
Today we went to Pukehou Nursery and bought three wormwoods, some catnip, cat mint and oregano plants and a third avocado. Hopefully that third avocado will help, as the two ten year old avocadoes already on the property are large but have yet to fruit.
The blackbirds are gradually eating the last of the quinces lying on the ground. It takes them ages. They must be so full after an hour or two eating it!
Walnuts are still falling and are drying out in the various warm spots around the property including the shed and the garage and store room.
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