ON THE MERRI FLOWER FRONT….
There is not much going on at the farm in January, so now is the time to make use fo the quiet times to indulge in READING.
I love reading. Give me a good book over TV/YouTube any day. January is my time to catch up on all the reading that I daydream about during the summer.
I’m a fan of reading about flower growing (naturally!), but also a huge fan of ‘romantic escapism’.
Here are three of the books I dived into in January for inspiration and reference.
A must-have. It changed the way I grew spring crops and helped me to increase quality and production tenfold.
The bible for cut flower growers.
Published the year we went into business.
Next month i’ll share with you MY go to seed catalogues & have my fingers crossed that I stay within my seed budget for 2023.
ON THE TREE FRONT…
Oh how we love being on our hands and knees with ours heads stuck under a tree!!!
Yes. It’s that time of year again when our trees need base pruning to improve air circulation and pinpoint all the energy in the tree into the top of the tree (instead of putting energy into branches at the base of the trees which will get pruned off when they are chosen).
SOME people may think that you just plant a tree & leave it to grow. If only it was that easy!
Base pruning is a very physical task. One not for the faintheaded. Julian & I are both in our 50s now, so its definately a task we cannot do for too long. 2 hours a day is enough. We prune approx, 40 trees a day, so we have a mighty long way to go until we have pruned at least 2000. 50 days+ if the weather is good.
Best wishes
Rachelle