Hobbs Family
FRUIT UPDATE
Black Doris plums will be on the Stall as from today 
I will be sending out some Courier orders this coming Monday and Tuesday and then Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the following week. You will not miss out 
Pick up orders can be arranged for most days.
Black Doris are a great bottling plum.
They are also a great for sauce, Jam, chutney, stewing and freezing.
Freezing is so simple; halve and throw them into freezer bags and freeze.
When ready to use, remember to cook from frozen.
Bon Cretien pears are sold in 5 and 10kg bags.
These are a wonderful bottling pear as well as lovely eating.
Still plenty of 2 and 4kg bags of Red Gravenstein apples on the Stall.
These are our very first apple and are crisp and sweet.
Cox’s Orange apples should begin about the 25th of February.
These are our very first of the main crop.
Royal Gala will come in about the 5th March, or earlier if this heat keeps up 
I will keep you posted 
A couple of cancellations mean that we can now accept “fund-raising” Royal Gala apple orders.
These will bagged for you in either 5 or 10 kg bags.
Contact me for more details.
The last of the Hawera plums are on the Stall.
Purple King plums are still plentiful.
Contact me, Ruby, anytime for fruit orders or fruit queries.
027 288 6090
Remember we are open from 7am-9pm every day until June and we only sell what we grow.
Fruit Update
Apricots have now finished on the Stall
We have Billington plums and Red Gravenstein apples available our very first apple for the Season – they are sweet and crispy for eating and cooking.
our very first apple for the Season – they are sweet and crispy for eating and cooking.Billington plums are red flesh with a lovely sweet flavour, great for eating, cooking and making jam 
The main crop of apples will begin at the end of this month, starting with Cox’s Orange, followed closely by Royal Gala
Bon Chretien pears will be on the Stall as from this Saturday – available in 5kg and 10kg bags 
Can courier pears out in 10kg and 15kg boxes – PM me if you would like a box or to make an enquiry about prices, etc.
Black Doris plums will be available in roughly two weeks – taking pre-orders for these for both pick up and courier
You will like our prices
TXT or phone me (Ruby) anytime for fruit queries, etc on 027 288 6090 
Open 7 days
7am – 9pm
From now until June
YO Fruit Update
PYO of all varieties of apricots will finish tomorrow – there should be enough to take us through to late afternoon – it is mostly ladder work now.
We will still have bagged and boxed apricots on the Stall tomorrow and during the weekend and beyond as we have an area especially marked out for Stall Fruit which Sam picks daily.
Shiro Plums have now finished – Billington plums are in full swing – these are a lovely small red flesh plum, great for eating, bottling and stewing, etc.
Mum (Sandra) bottles these whole and I must say they taste great
Red Gravenstein – our very first apple – are still a week away
Bon Chretian Pears are roughly 10 days away Black Doris plums are still about 2-3 weeks away as are Purple King plums
Black Doris plums are still about 2-3 weeks away as are Purple King plums And we are just over a month away for our Royal Gala apples and from then we will have many other varieties to follow
Here’s my Mum, Sandra, busy helping stock the Fruit Stall, all ready to pull up her mask at the dot of 7
This is her 32nd Fruit Season and is still going strong 
TXT or phone me (Ruby) anytime for fruit queries on 027 288 6090
Open 7 days
7am – 9pm
From now until June
Fruit Update
Just a reminder to all those coming for PYO Moorparks, which starts this coming Saturday, to bring your own containers, whether they be shopping bags, laundry baskets or fish crates – our scales can manage all of these
There are still PYO Roxburgh Red apricots and these may be still available on Saturday if you can’t get up till then.
PYO Stevens Favourite apricots are still on track for next Tuesday.
If you aren’t into preserving apricots, there is another method which is really simple.
Just half the apricots and pop them into freezer bags
But always remember to cook from frozen, never let a bag thaw or they will be a brown mess.
You can also cook a stock pot full of apricots and when cool, put a cup of apricots into each freezer bag. No need for further cooking after they thaw. 
Stewed apricots are lovely with yoghurt, ice cream, muesli and other breakfast cereals
They are also delicious when making apricot muffins, crumbles etc.
Report up at the Fruit Stall when you arrive for PYO and Mum,(Sandra) or I will point you in the right direction to the apricot of your choice
We have an amazing crop of Moorparks so plenty for everyone
Fruit Update
PYO Roxburgh Red apricots are still available.
PYO Moorparks commences this coming Saturday 22 January. We have a great crop 
PYO Nectarines has been cancelled – we only had a small crop this Season, due to adverse weather conditions during Spring, but we had assumed there would be enough but sadly we were wrong. Sorry about this!
On a brighter note there are Fruit Stalls in the Valley with Nectarine signs up so you won’t miss out 
PYO Stevens Favourite apricots begins next Tuesday 25 January.
Plenty of fruit on the Fruit Stall
We only sell what we grow.
Open 7 days, 7am – 9pm.
Ring/txt me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 if you have any fruit or weather enquires.
Remember we are Open:
7 days
7am – 9pm
from now until early June
A gorgeous day here it is supposed to reach over 30 degrees by early afternoon 
it is supposed to reach over 30 degrees by early afternoon PYO Roxburgh Red apricots is in full swing! 
These are an old variety, full of flavour and
are great for bottling, jam and stewing.
There is plenty on the trees.
PYO Sundrops will probably be all over today.
We also have boxed apricots on the Stall in plentiful supply 
We have Shiro plums in the Stall – they are yellow flesh and lovely to eat and make jam.
PYO Moorparks are still a week away will keep you posted.
Ring/txt me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 if you have any fruit or weather enquires 
Remember we are Open:
7 days
7am – 9pm
from now until early June
PYO Roxburgh Red begins today
We still have the last of PYO Sundrop apricots.
PYO Nectarines are still a week away.
PYO Moorparks probably 10 days away – will keep you posted
On the Stall we have Sundrop, Valley Gold and Roxburgh Red apricots 
Peeka apricots will be available on the Stall at the end of this coming week and Stevens Favourite a little bit after. 
Shiro plums are now available on the Stall – they are yellow flesh and great for eating and making jam
Billington plums are still a few days away – more varieties coming on – I will keep you posted as everything ripens.
Ring/txt me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 if you have any fruit or weather enquires 
Remember we are Open:
7 days
7am – 9pm
from now until early June
Fruit Update
PYO Sundrop apricots will finish up this weekend
PYO Roxburgh Red apricots will start this weekend Oops forgot to say – all Roxburgh Red orders are being sent out next Monday and Tuesday
Oops forgot to say – all Roxburgh Red orders are being sent out next Monday and Tuesday PYO Moorparks will start in about 10 days.
PYO Nectarines will start in about 10 days also.
I will keep you posted
At present we have Sundrop apricots on the Stall in 1st and 2nd grade boxes.
You will like our prices!
Both Shiro and Billington plums will be available on the Stall as from this weekend as well as Roxburgh Red apricots and the very last of the Sundrops
Shiro plums are yellow flesh; great for eating and jam making.
The Billington are red flesh and are great for eating and they ean be be used for plum sauce if you can’t wait for the Black Doris plums which are quite a way away.
Txt me, Ruby, 027 288 6090 if you have any fruit or weather enquires
Remember we are Open:
7 days
7am – 9pm
from now until early June
?PYO Update ?
PYO Sundrop Apricots starts tomorrow ?
Remember to bring your own buckets, shopping bags, boxes, crates, etc ????
For those who forget, we have shopping bags and buckets available at $1.00 each, which is the price we paid for them.
Tomorrow’s temperature will be very high so remember to bring your drink bottles as the temperature is supposed to be 30 degrees ??
When you arrive, come up the drive to the Fruit Stall so we can give you safety instructions and tell you which trees you pick from ?☺️
Our Fruit Stall will be fully stocked tomorrow for those who don’t want to pick and will be continually restocked throughout the day, each and every day ??
Will keep you posted as to when Roxburgh Red, Moorparks,Valley Gold apricots, and Nectarines are ready for PYO ??
Ring/txt me, (Ruby) on 027 288 6090 anytime for weather report, fruit queries, orders etc. ?
Open 7 days from 7am – 9am from now until early June
We have another beautiful day ahead of us 
Cherries have all finished but plenty are still available on other Stalls.
Our Fruit stall is stocked with Sundrop apricots in both boxes and bags – 1st grade and 2nd grade. You will like our prices
Wilson’s Early Plums are on the Stall as well 
PYO Sundrop apricots will start Saturday 8th January
Roxburgh Red, Moorpark, Valley Gold, Peeka, Stevens Favourite apricots and nectarines are 2-3 weeks away. Will keep you posted as to when each variety ripens
TXT or phone me (Ruby) anytime for fruit queries on 027 288 6090
Open 7 days
7am – 9pm
From now until June