Spring

Spring has sprung as the saying goes. Fruit trees are in full blossom, the lawns are growing again, seeds in the tunnel house are sprouting and the lettuces have finally caught up with their growing. All in time for lockdown ;-(

Even though we have had no income since lockdown we have quite enjoyed having the time to catch up on jobs around here and even having time to slow down a bit. Really looking forward to when some of our commercial customers can reopen and the local farmer’s markets can start up again.

We have been busy making and testing rubs using our chillies and herbs - just about ready to start producting a few. Will be good to add them to our chilli powder, flavoured salts and seasoning mix we currently produce.

The tui are guarding the kowhai trees now they are in flower and the wood pigeon is back to feed on the new kowhai shoots. There are lots of manarch butterflies around at the moment. Yesterday I was looking at one of the flowering plum trees, it was full of bumblebees, honey bees, 5 monarch butterflies and one yellow admiral butterfly. So cool seeing all the activity.

The first few zuchinni plants are nearly ready to plant out. Tomatoes and chillies got potted up yesterday so things are moving.

We have also been busy making chilli powder, flavoured salts, sauces, drying herbs, etc

AND even had time for Steve to do a bit of wood turning and me some resin work, first in about 6 months :-)