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(breakfast) Toast with homemade jam

(breakfast) Toast with homemade jam

Four slices of homemade bread toasted with butter and homemade jam with a small side of fresh or preserved fruit.
$10
Home office refit

Home office refit

After almost two years of working out of the previous owners spare bedroom I have finally invested the effort in a thorough refit of my home office.
Considering how many hours of the week are spent in here it makes sense to have a comfortable space that inspires creativity.
May 30, 2011

Day 64 - Home Again

Well, now it's over (in a way). I've been on the road for 64 days, right to the top of the country and back again. My last day of travel, rolling down familiar roads once again, terminated in Wellington, the place I currently call home.
April 15, 2004
Snug little home

Snug little home

Details   The cabin is a studio style single room which includes a mezzanine loft bed (up the ladder) with an additional fold-out futon bed in the 'lounge'

Fertilised Silkie Eggs

Details   Silkies are the sweetest, fluffiest chickens and make fantastic pets. They have a docile nature and if handled from a young age make excellent 'lap chickens'. They require all the same care as regular chickens, but because they have special fluffy feathers that look like fur, they need a dry place to keep out of the rain. Their feathers can become saturated with water quite quickly. Once their feathers get too wet they can get chilled and this could lead to health problems. So it is important they have shelter from wet weather.

We do not always have eggs available but please contact us to check on availability. Eggs are not posted due to risk of damage during shipping. Eggs can be picked up directly from Blockhill. The fertilised eggs are from Mottle Silkie hens and a White Bearded Silkie rooster. Babies usually have a mix of black and white feathers. We also occasionally have unsexed silkie babies to go to good homes.

If you would like to come meet our Silkie friends, or if you would like to buy some fertilised eggs then please get in touch by filling out the form below, or email melisa@blockhill.co.nz
Tags     buy  silkie eggs 
Price   $15.00  per half dozen
Inspiration for the future

Inspiration for the future

We were delighted to host Chris and Sherry for 3 days at the end of their New Zealand adventure. Together we extended garden cover, pruned trees and processed branches into future raised planting beds and discussed the various approaches and techniques for fruit tree propagation.
Our visit with you provided exactly the kind of inspiration we were hoping for as we wrap our heads around our own ideas for our future home. Blockhill is a special place and will stand out as a highlight of our travels this year.
December 14, 2013

Driving On

Driving on, driving home. I was awash with foresight and keen of hearing. All about the winter winds were their least, leaving all in brilliant chill.
May 20, 2004

Day 10 - Hastings

The morning dawned bright and clear in Haumoana so I sat on the beach and discovered a fascinating world of science and technology that is waiting to pour into our homes (when it has finished being discovered).
Makara - Sunset and Paua

Makara - Sunset and Paua

The route was still plastered with the 'Save Quartz Hill' plaques, but I was happy to know that soon the hills will sprout 70 gigantic windmills capable to converting the motion of the wind into charged electrons, harnessed for use in the home.
June 25, 2006

Brooklyn

With the eviction and development from Tasman street we were forced to find a new home. We searched for some time, keen to remain together if possible. Dave had a dog and so we were limited in our selection.
November 05, 2000
Siberian Pea Shrub

Siberian Pea Shrub

Common name   Siberian Pea Shrub
Botanical name   Caragana arborescens
Family   Leguminosae/Fabaceae
Details   A genus of shrubs mostly native to Central Asia, some inhabiting dry, half-desert regions with hot summers and bitterly cold winters. They include some of the toughest and most accommodating of all plants, some able to survive temperatures down to -40°C. (A diversion for quiz addicts: this is the one point in the Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales of temperature where they are numerically the same.) As with many plants of such origin, they are often armed with an interesting variety of spines, some making useful impenetrable barriers. One of the toughest of all plants with clusters of yellow pea-flowers in May.
Flowers   Yellow
Diameter   1.00
Date   July 07, 2013
Height (m)   4
Drought tolerance  
Edible  
Evergreen  
Nitrogen fixer  
Perennial  
Seeds / nuts / tubers  
Shade / Sun   Full sun
Soil type   Most
Wind tolerance   High
Krabi, Ko Samui and Myanmar

Krabi, Ko Samui and Myanmar

July 27, 2005

Miles turned up and we made the journey to Krabi for a few days before heading out to Ko Samui and Ko Phangan. I made a short detour to Myanmar before returning home.

Install and setup VPN in Ubuntu 9.04

A step-by-step guide for creating a connection to a Microsoft VPN. I use this for connecting to resources at the office when working from home.

I compiled this information because I couldn't find a single online resource that brought all the different elements into one article.

May 11, 2009
Mediterranean style preserved olives

Mediterranean style preserved olives

Details   While looking for the simplest recipe for processing small scale harvest of home grown olives I came across the following process:

Step 1: PREPARING OLIVES
Make a simple, straight cut into each one or poke each with a fork. This will allow them to release some of the bitterness and soak flavour faster. Place all olives in a big pot, cover them with water and place a big, heavy plate in the pot to keep the olives at the bottom, fully submerged. Leave olives in water for 2 weeks, changing the water every day.

Step 2: ADDING OLIVES TO BRINE
Sterilize your glass jars and lids first by washing them with warm soapy water and then popping them in the oven at low temp (120C) until completely dry. Allow to cool before handling. If lids are plastic, do not put them in the oven but pour boiling water over them. Add olives to jars, making sure they are packed as tight as possible. Stuff as many as you can. To make brine, for every 500ml water, add about 100ml vinegar and 2 TBSP coarse salt. Pour brine in the jars filled with olives, to the top of the rim, until it begins to overflow – it is key that no air remains in the jar. Screw the lids on the jars, label them and leave them in a dark cupboard for about 2 months

Step 3: MARINATING THE OLIVES – make enough for 1-2 weeks at a time
Now your olives are ready to take on the flavours of the marinade. Put the olives into a saleable container and add the following:
  • Chilli powder or flakes
  • Lime juice + zest
  • Finely chopped garlic
  • A nice coating of olive oil
Marinade oil leftover after eating will make a wonderful addition to salad dressings! Place olives in the fridge for 1-2 days. Flavours develop as they sit. Keeps well for few weeks in the fridge.
Date   July 03, 2017
Harvest      
Edible  
Tags     olive  preserve  recipe 

My motivation

Having grown up in rural New Zealand on a small organic farm with no electricity, low impact living was an obvious choice but not one I had really contemplated until about 2005.

I had lived in several cities since leaving home to study at high school. The urban lifestyle was exciting and was, at the time, a prerequisite for my career path into software and web design. After some time I decided to get outside my comfort zone and embarked on the obligatory overseas experience.

During my travels I encountered poor people, unfortunate conditions of over population, pollution and conflict yet almost everywhere a strong sense of family and community. This inspired me to return home with a new appreciation for the fantastic privilege we have here in New Zealand.
At first I just fitted back into my old life in Wellington but the more I looked about the more I realised that this experiment called civilization that we have come to take for granted is headed for rough times and possibly the rocks.

It became evident that serious issues like species extinction, peak oil and climate change pose an enormous challenge to humanity and that even minor disruptions to our 'just in time' way of life would have severe impacts on city living.

So I worked hard and kept my eyes peeled for a suitable location that might shelter me from the coming chaos. I wanted to be able to garden, raise a few animals, avoid rising sea level and generally attempt to survive the converging catastrophes of the 21st century.

Restoring China's Loess Plateau

Restoring China's Loess Plateau

Home to more than 50 million people, the Loess Plateau in China’s Northwest takes its name from the dry powdery wind-blown soil. Centuries of overuse and overgrazing led to one of the highest erosion rates in the world and widespread poverty.

Two projects set out to restore China’s heavily degraded Loess Plateau through one of the world’s largest erosion control programs with the goal of returning this poor part of China to an area of sustainable agricultural production.
  land  water  terracing 
4 years of 'development'

4 years of 'development'

Human muscles coupled with hand tools, powered by home grown fruit and vegetables is reshaping the land and nudging nature in a direction that reinforces positive feedbacks while providing a useful surplus.

In 2009, when we first moved to the land, it had been extensively grazed by sheep for an extended period of time. This, combined with encroaching weedy growth (barberry and blackberry) resulted in a fairly sterile biological situation.

During the intervening years we have carried out extensive planting along with careful contour earth works.

These simple actions have allowed us to create very obvious improvements in a fairly short time at next to no cost.

March 30, 2014
The myth about tree & pasture incompatibility - photographic evidence

The myth about tree & pasture incompatibility - photographic evidence

I am passionate about trees and their numerous benefits so I frequently encounter this commonly held misconception when I try and encourage grass growers to consider incorporating trees on their farms. The argument goes something like this: "I can't plant trees in or around my pasture because they compete with grass for light, water and minerals, grass production would suffer".

This photo, taken a few hundred meters from my home on a conventional sheep and beef farm during the worst drought in decades is evidence that certain tree species can actually improve the performance of grass. If only people were as observant as they are quick to dismiss the value of trees in the landscape.
May 06, 2015
  trees  grass  drought 
Somewhat free range

Somewhat free range

Facing increasing encroachment into our living and garden area by adventurous chooks, we finally snapped and set up a caged are for 'time out'.
By covering the bays along the sheltered side of the old piggery that is their home we have succeed in providing a relatively large space with little hope of escape.
Concentrated chook action combined with food scraps, cut grass and other organic material is a great recipe for rapid composting.
June 20, 2010
Steve

Steve

It's been a year since Steve stopped in and planted a tree to offset his flight home to New Zealand.

Returning to the new and improved Blockhill, Steve made use of the hammock and stretched his legs with a cycle ride.
January 06, 2010
  Steve  visitor 
Harvesting rain

Harvesting rain

It's raining today (as they said it would) and it's bloody marvellous. As a free resource, rain should be collected or focussed for use in the right spots at the right time.
One of my processes includes home made guttering, a bath, and an overflow pipe
March 05, 2011
  rain  water 
Benjamin

Benjamin

Of the four stays I had on my wwoofing experience in two months of wwoofing in New Zealand, my stay with Olmec and Melisa was the most comfortable. This couple is kind, welcoming, dedicated and smart. Staying in their container home was a treat and working with Olmec on the land was a great pleasure. All of the tasks set up were interesting, were explained in great detail, and included great conversation about many aspects of permaculture, grafting fruit trees, animals, and life! If you are wwoofing to really learn more about permaculture and sustainability and you would like to work in a closed-loop food forest, stay with Olmec and Melisa! Thank you both!
USA / Korea
February 11, 2019
Make and take fruit preserve (jam, sauce etc.)

Make and take fruit preserve (jam, sauce etc.)

Details  
  • Collect seasonal fruit or berries from the forest garden
  • Process into tasty preserve
  • Take some home
Duration   1 and a half hours
Available     January   February   March  
Price   $60.00
Sturmer Pippin

Sturmer Pippin

Details   Cook, Eat, Cider. Late season. Keeper. 1800’s Suffolk. Sturmer has blushed, green/bronze skin with an acidic, aromatic, sweet and juicy flesh that is very firm. This variety makes excellent cider and is great cooked. The fruit is very high in Vitamin C. It is a compact tree with low vigour meaning it needs little pruning. Tolerates cold. Very popular in NZ home orchards pre1970's
Date   September 28, 2017
Colour   Brown
Radium weed transplant and use feedback

Radium weed transplant and use feedback

The re-planting of the weeds was quite successful, as shown in the attached photo. The one in the green pot is the one from your garden, and is doing the best. The others are from your orchard area. The two at front left and in the brown pot are looking as if they are growing well. Three or four others in the background aren’t looking so good and will probably not make it. Interestingly, on my return home I found several plants growing around our house (now that I have seen what they look like), mainly small, but all looking healthy. When I was re-planting them some were slightly damaged, so I broke the stems and applied the milk to a red dis-coloured area of sun damaged skin on my cheek. Within a couple of hours it was stinging, and the next day it was quite inflamed and raw. It settled to a scab which was gone in about a week, with the redness considerably reduced, so I regard that as successful. The following week, I applied some of the milk to a couple of spots on my nose, probably a bit too liberally, as the next day it was very inflamed, and even bleeding, but again it healed within about a week with a noticeable improvement in the spots. So my conclusion is that the milk is very effective, but quite aggressive, so care is needed not to overdo the application, as the result is quite disfiguring in the short term. I will continue to use it, and would recommend it, subject to the cautions noted.
December 12, 2018

Royal Rosa - Apricot

Variety   Royal Rosa
Details   A very early, freestone selection with tasty firm sweet, golden flesh. Bears young and heavy. More disease tolerant than many apricots. An excellent home selection for many areas of NZ. Self fertile.
Colour   Orange

Peterborough Street

The typical student flat, 133 Peterborough Street was my home for almost a year while I completed my studies at Christchurch Polytech.
October 20, 1998

Barbadoes Street

I lived for a short time in a house on the corner of Kilmore and Barbadoes streets in central Christchurch. This place was never really a home for me. I remember listening to the concert station to fall asleep.
June 27, 1999
Tomatoes

Tomatoes

March 27, 2007
Finally, after months of impatient waiting, lots of watering and the battering of ceaseless winds, the tomatoes are ripening. Three different varieties, planted in different locations are now bearing fruit. Nothing better than home grown tomatoes.
October Sky

October Sky

"October Sky" is a film that will steal your heart, fill your mind with vivid imagery, and lift your spirit. The tale of Homer Hickham and his dream of creating a rocket seem so simple at first, especially when the film is set in a mining town, where the future is as clear cut as the lumps of coal in the mine. But Homer cannot follow in his father's footsteps. With the encouragement of Miss Riley (a friendly teacher), members of his father's staff, and his friends, Homer attempts to make his dream a reality.
March 03, 2008
Annes Lagoon

Annes Lagoon

Just off the main road, this relaxing lake is home to lots of water birds.
Student of permaculture

Student of permaculture

Mai spent a week in early autumn at blockhill experiencing the various ways we garden and grow crops, seeking ideas to take back to her homeland and apply to her grandfathers land.
Thank you such a wonderful day, how nice people you are! I'm glad to have a time with you. Beyond my expectations, it is amazing place. I could get a lot of idea about permaculture, so I want to try doing it on my place. In the future if I get my wonderful land, please come visit!
Japan
March 25, 2018

Cowies triangle

Details   Cook. Late season. Keeper. Very attractive firm green cooking apple with a red splash by the stalk. This apple has been found on several heritage orchards in Southland so it is an very old variety and one well worth including in a home orchard. We are presently working to identify it. This one was planted by a fruit tree enthusiast a Mr Kennedy many years ago when, like us, he was putting back heritage apples he thought worthwhile for Southland.
Date   September 28, 2017
Colour   Green
Elderberry

Elderberry

Details   Fast growing multi stemmed small tree with flat clusters of small white flowers in late spring.
Common name   Elderberry - European Elder
Botanical name   Sambucus nigra
Family   Caprifoliaceae
Height (m)   6
Diameter   6.00
Edible  
Fruit / berries  
Wind tolerance   Low
Shade / Sun   Full sun - Shade
Soil type   Most
Flowers   White
Babaco

Babaco

Common name   Babaco, Mountain Papaya, Champagne Fruit
Botanical name   Carica x heilbornii
Details   Produces large, yellow fruit pentagonal in cross-section - Self fertile.
Easily propagated from stem cuttings.
Variety   Pentagona
Diameter   1.00
Height (m)   2
Flowers   Small white
Edible  
Evergreen  
Frost sensitive  
Fruit / berries  
Perennial  
Shade / Sun   Full sun - part shade
Soil type   Rich, free draining
Wind tolerance   Low (large leaves)
Tags     exotic  sub-tropical  fruit 
Rating  
Ajuga

Ajuga

Details   Ajuga reptans is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3m by 0.6m at a slow rate. It is hardy to zone (UK) 6 and is not frost tender. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, The plant is self-fertile. It is noted for attracting wildlife.
Common name   Bugle, Common Bugelweed, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Carpet Bugle
Botanical name   Ajuga reptans
Family   Lamiaceae
Height (m)   0.3
Evergreen  
Perennial  
Date   October 17, 2014
Shade / Sun   Sun - Full shade
Soil type   Most
Flowers   Purple
Olive

Olive

Botanical name   Olea europaea
Details   Attractive fast growing tree. Clusters of white fluffy flowers in spring followed by fruit in autumn. Olives grow in most soils providing plenty of moisture during growing season and drainage. Fruit eaten by Kereru.
Harvest      
Diameter   3.00
Height (m)   4
Flowers   white
Drought tolerance  
Edible  
Evergreen  
Fruit / berries  
Shade / Sun   Full sun
Soil type   Most
Wind tolerance   Moderate
Seeds

Seeds

Collecting and storing seeds for planting in the seasons ahead is an essential component of gardening.
I have a reasonable assortment of purchased, traded and gathered seeds that was in dire need of a tidy up.
September 19, 2010
Red cherry / strawberry guava

Red cherry / strawberry guava

Common name   Red cherry / strawberry guava
Botanical name   Psidium cattleianum
Height (m)   6
Edible  
Evergreen  
Fruit / berries  
Perennial  
Shade / Sun   Full sun
Summer Time

Summer Time

Wellington summer events to keep life exciting. Free open air music at dusk, one love music and sunburn.
February 06, 2007
Buying a property with 80% deposit

Buying a property with 80% deposit

Modern society is built on debt and many of us accept it as inevitable. Our consumer culture encourages spending (not saving) with easy credit and a notion that instant gratification will lead to happiness.

With a little self control and planning it is possible to save a large deposit and avoid the shackles of long term debt.

July 11, 2009

Making dollars and sense

A brief look at how to be a lifestyle entrepreneur and make the ends meet while living on a small rural 'farm'.
I find it helps if hobbies and interests or things that you are doing anyway can be used to generate income or reduce expenses. This makes life a lot more enjoyable.

Rapaki - St Martins

The early days of living in the wide world, sharing space with a friend and family in St Martins / Opawa at the base of Rapaki track.
February 25, 1998
ActionThis

ActionThis

August 23, 2007
Recently I have been involved in the production of ActionThis, a web based project management application. The system offers a suite of tools designed to improve productivity and performance while making use of the latest in web technology and design.
Quince root stock for grafting dwarf pear and loquat

Quince root stock for grafting dwarf pear and loquat

Botanical name   Cydonia oblonga
Details   Quinces are used as a root stock for producing dwarf pears, loquat and other quinces.

Root stocks can be created from root suckers, stool bed or seeds from overripe fruit planted in late autumn.
Flowers   White
Fruit / berries  
Tags     graft  dwarf  fruit tree  pear 
Benefits   The primary benefits are smaller trees that fruit sooner
Negatives   Many cultivars of pear are not directly compatible with quince and require double grafting with a compatible interstock
Pears grafted on quince have shorter lifespan than on seedling grown root stocks
Quince trees are prone to suckering, sending up growth from around the base of the tree and near damaged roots. These can be used as rootstocks.
Ubuntu 8.10 Upgrade Saga

Ubuntu 8.10 Upgrade Saga

November 10, 2008

A recent upgrade left my machine with a bad case of noisy fan and inaccurately reported / excessive processor usage.

A fresh install of the operating system rectified the issue and all is well.

Portable Electric Chainsaw

Portable Electric Chainsaw

Configuring an electric chainsaw for mobile firewood collection.

Electric chainsaws are light, with no fumes, less noise and fewer complex parts to cause issues.

The problem is they require a fair amount of power, thus limiting their portability.

Check out how to set up a useful system for mobile sawing...
April 27, 2010

Rootstock compatibility for different types of tree

Scions of desirable species must be grafted onto a suitable, compatible root system or ultimately the graft with be rejected by the host tree.
The roots determine to size, growth rate and suitable soil conditions for the tree while the scion controls the flowers and fruit type and timing.
Most are only self compatible and so apple must be grafted to apple but as usual there are exceptions such as almonds onto peach.
  grafting 
Vodafone 3G vs Orcon Broadband

Vodafone 3G vs Orcon Broadband

A brief report covering my recent evaluation of Vodafone 3G mobile broadband solution.

I am testing the service to see if it will provide adequate solution for my rural internet needs. It has already proven to be faster then my urban conventional wired broadband from Orcon.

 

June 17, 2009
Thornless Honey Locust Seed

Thornless Honey Locust Seed

Botanical name   Gleditsia triacanthos f.inermis
Details   Excellent shade and autumn colour tree. Produces very large pods with sticky sweet pulp, valued for stock fodder. Thrives in the heat and dry.
Drought tolerance  
Jugulone tolerance  
Nitrogen fixer  
Tags     deciduous  N fixer  tree 
Price   $4.90  20 seeds
Got 'matos precious?

Got 'matos precious?

Our tomatoes are out of control, a huge improvement over last year.

We have a bunch of different varieties but the most prolific by far are the roma. Last year a lot of these ended up in the compost and subsequently sprung up all over the garden. Unable to bring myself to pull them out we are now drowning in tomatoes.
February 19, 2011
  tomato  preserve  stew 
Bee swarm

Bee swarm

It started with a few bees buzzing around the corner of the house and quickly turned into several thousand.
Hoping to prevent their entry into the roof cavity I blocked up the small hole they had discovered and tried to forget about it. They wouldn't give up.
November 19, 2010
  bees  swarm  insects 
Eating Meat

Eating Meat

We decided to cook our young rooster since he was eating plenty and not making any eggs.
He was about 6 months old, one of our first set of baby chickens.
Follow my easy steps for killing, plucking, gutting and cooking.
April 06, 2010
Teasel

Teasel

Common name   Teasel, Fuller's teasel
Botanical name   Dipsacus fullonum
Family   Dipsacaceae
Diameter   1.00
Height (m)   1.8
Carbon Equivalent   1.00
Shade / Sun   Full sun - part shade
Soil type   Most
Wind tolerance   Moderate
Perennial Chilli Seeds

Perennial Chilli Seeds

Common name   Rocoto Manzano Red
Botanical name   Capsicum pubescens
Details   Originating from Bolivia and Peru, the Rocoto is a robust perennial chilli pepper variety. Its distinctive apple-shaped fruits encase unique black seeds.

This remarkable plant boasts a lifespan of over a decade, often towering many meters in height. Each year, it can yield copious 5-7cm red fruits characterized by a delightful blend of sweetness and spice.

While it can withstand cooler climates, it requires shelter from harsh winds and frosts to thrive.
Edible  
Evergreen  
Frost sensitive  
Fruit / berries  
Perennial  
Propagate     November   December  
Price   $3.80
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Sunflower Seeds

Sunflower Seeds

Botanical name   Helianthus annuus
Details   This easy to grow plant will produce a single large yellow flower 1 to 2 meters above the ground.
  • Plant climbing beans amongst the sunflowers when they are a meter high, the beans will climb the stem
  • The seeds ripen in April and can be fed directly to chickens or left for birds
  • Can get blown over by strong wind
Edible  
Seeds / nuts / tubers  
Tags     annual  edible  flowers  tender  yellow 
Price   $3.90  20 seeds
Colour   Yellow
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Zucchini

Zucchini

Common name   courgette
Botanical name   Botanical name
Details   A vigorous vining plant producing large numbers of dumpy fruit. Harvest regularly while small for a constant supply.
Edible  
Frost sensitive  
Tags     annual  edible  fruit  tender  vegetable 
Price   $3.90  20 seeds
Colour   Pale green
Watch Learn More Out of stock
Lavender seed

Lavender seed

Botanical name   Lavandula
Details   Seed collected from a selection of different lavendar plants of varying type, some seed grown and some commercial cultivars.
Drought tolerance  
Perennial  
Tags     flowers  purple 
Price   $3.90  40 seeds
Catnip seeds

Catnip seeds

Botanical name   Nepeta cataria
Details   A short-lived perennial, plant that grows to be 50–100 cm tall and wide, which blooms pink or white from late spring through autumn. Loved by felines, catnip is also used in herbal teas. It can be a repellent for certain insects, including aphids.
Drought tolerance  
Perennial  
Tags     cats  fragrance  perennial  seeds 
Price   $3.90  50 seeds
Cape gooseberry

Cape gooseberry

Common name   goldenberry, ground cherry
Botanical name   Physalis peruviana
Details   Easily grown in warm climate, this unruly plants can get quite large and produce masses of small yellow / orange fruits a bit like cherry tomatoes, in papery cases. Frequently self seeds in areas where it has grown previously.
Edible  
Frost sensitive  
Fruit / berries  
Tags     berries  edible 
Price   $4.90  20 seeds
Pear - Louise Bonne of Jersey scion / bud wood

Pear - Louise Bonne of Jersey scion / bud wood

Details   Smaller pears with thin skin and soft flesh. Red blush on the skin.Louise Bonne of Jersey is not self-fertile and needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby. Pollination partners - Packham's Triumph, Conference
Price   $3.90  each
Price for 2 or more   $3.50  each if you buy 2 or more
Tags     pear  scion 
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Luisa Plum

Luisa Plum

Botanical name   Prunus domestica
Details   This plum variety boasts large, red-yellow skinned fruit with a vibrant yellow flesh and a unique dimple on its cheek, taking on an elongated heart-shaped form. Notably sweet and juicy, it offers an exceptional taste experience. The tree yields heavily, exhibiting precocious and consistent cropping year after year.
It is self-fertile, though cross-pollination with 'Billington' can enhance fruit set.
The plum is nearly freestone, making it easier to enjoy.

Typically ripe for harvesting in January or February.
Diameter   1.00
Flowers   White
Edible  
Fruit / berries  
Perennial  
Shade / Sun   Full sun
Tags     plum  fruit 
Shiro Plum

Shiro Plum

Botanical name   Prunus domestica
Details   A Japanese variety, this tree produces medium sized golden yellow fruit with dense sweet and juicy flesh that clings to the stone.
Early to mid season
Supposedly best pollinated by Santa Rosa although I have been getting good yields despite not having Santa Rosa
Flowers   White
Edible  
Fruit / berries  
Perennial  
Shade / Sun   Full sun
Tags     plum  fruit 
Rating  
MacVerna Plum

MacVerna Plum

Botanical name   Prunus domestica
Details   'Mac Verna' is an early-season plum variety, characterized by medium to large-sized fruit with dark red skin and flesh. The fruit typically has a round shape and exhibits vigorous growth. For optimal yeild, it is recommended to cross-pollinate with 'Billington' or 'Wilson’s Early' varieties.
Diameter   1.00
Flowers   White
Edible  
Fruit / berries  
Perennial  
Shade / Sun   Full sun
Tags     plum  fruit 
Rating