Summer 2009/2010

Meet George, one of the King Parrots that come around demanding seed.  This one is a solitary young male that likes to show off, as he is here dancing on the back of the chair not much more that 1 to 2 metres away from us. 

This is a busy time for us although the hay and silage have all been cut, raked and bailed and put away in the sheds. However, it is all hands on deck with the walnuts. While we have about 500 grafted trees, we still have another 600 to graft. Last year's effort was delayed and did not get us any further, what with the fires nearby in February '09. 

Some of the rootstock trees are now too large (3+ metres!) to patch bud (bark is too thick compared with the thickness of the buds). Instead, we are top working them. More on this later once we have some buds from top worked trees out fully.   

Latest Parrot news:

George now has a lady friend (Mary). The first time she showed up with him, it was obviously on sufferance but now George is happy to share the seed with her.