Author: timetbh
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The 100 year drought Nordale, Delungra. January 2017 – December 2019 (36 months)
After reasonably high rain fall over the winter of 2016 no one was expecting 2017 to turn exceptionally dry. It was fortunate for us that we had not suffered the dry period from 2012 – 2015 that many parts of the state and Queensland had already experienced, Australia is well known for extended periods of…
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The 100 year drought
Nordale Delungra. January 2017 – December 2019 (36 months) After reasonably high rain fall over the winter of 2016 no one was expecting 2017 to turn exceptionally dry. It was fortunate for us that we had not suffered the dry period from 2012 – 2015 that many parts of the state and Queensland had already…
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Kumquat marmalade
In 2024 Scott planted a kumquat tree in the orchard. It is a dwarf Nagami with small oval, bright fruit. This year it has yielded enough fruit to make some marmalade. Apparently that is a job for Scott so I sourced my own fruit from Jacks orchard. He was given the same variety kumquat as…
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May 2023
It can’t get any busier than May on a farm. The season is changing and the days vary in temperature from an average max of 20º and minimum average of 2º. There are days that are so glorious you just want to put your back to the sun and soak it up. Other days there…
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Chickens, at last.
For around 10 years Scott had made a pledge to build a chook run. Well, I just could not see that happening. He needed to find the exact right spot with the perfect aspect, the right amount of sun and the right amount of shade. The roosts and the laying boxes needed to be under…
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A wise farmer knows that hay in the shed is as good as money in the bank.
Sometimes on a farm it is amazing how quickly life can get busy. We had wheat and barley in the paddocks to be harvested and beautiful bales of first cut lucern hay baled up in the paddock and ready to be picked up and carted to a shed. We didn’t have quite enough man power…
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Garlic
There is no boubt that one of the easiest things to grow is garlic. It does’t mind it a little dry and it grows like a weed, A good guide for planting and harvesting garlic is to plant ANZAC day and harvest on Rememberance day. This year I planted 50 cloves and I have harvested…
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