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Spring Activities

Published on 4 September 2019 On Seasonal Activities, Spring Activties 1

Spring is a magical time on Markdale as the property emerges from the cold months and the ewes prepare to give birth to our lambs.

The two most important periods on the farm are shearing and lambing, and much of Markdale’s activity revolves around these two times. The ewes have now been moved into the paddocks with the best pasture in order to keep them strong as they give birth, recover and feed. A daily inspection is made of the ewes and lambs during this time and our team works hard to ensure the health of the entire flock. The cheeky foxes, pigs and the odd cold snap keeps everyone on their toes.

With so much happening it is a wonderful time to visit Markdale – there are literally thousands of lambs running around, our donkeys Nancy and Nelly are settled in and love being hand fed and the garden is emerging from its winter hibernation.

We also take the opportunity to remind our readers about the ongoing impact of the drought on many Australians especially those who are doing it tough in our rural communities. We would encourage everyone to get out and visit a country town or farm – not only is it beneficial for those towns and farmers, it is a great opportunity to understand where Australia’s produce and some of our country’s great characters comes from.

Spring activities

We are expecting 3,000 lambs on the ground from late August – early September.

Weed control and eradication of invasive introduced plant species. This includes ground spraying for serrated tussock and blackberry bushes, spraying by helicopter of harder to reach areas and burning of dead blackberry bushes

Maintenance work continues on the farm as we consolidate much of the work done through the winter months.

On the October long weekend we have a family wedding on Markdale with the ceremony being held in the garden and  reception in a marquee on the Polo Field.

On Saturday, 19 October Markdale is holding an Open Garden between 10am – 4pm. Entry is $5 and visitors can explore the Edna Walling garden and pack a picnic.

A beehive will be introduced to the garden in late October. We are looking forward to trying how the beautiful flowers in our garden flavour our honey.

Spring veggies including tomatoes, chillis, pumpkin, zucchini, cucumber, silverbeet and strawberries have been planted.

Comments

Debbie O’Neill (Warn) Reply
5 September 2019

I love reading about Markdale, it’s where I call home and I miss it more than I could ever have imagined but hopefully we will make it out on the 19th to see the gardens and catch up with the locals.

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