Comments for Limestone Hills

Comment on Our bountiful Burgundy summer by Wang

Wang — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:23:53 +0000

Dear Garath,

Congratulations! Your wonderful products will bring the new hope to NZ truffle industry , I hope.

Best regards

Wang

Comment on Time to ring some changes by Gareth

Gareth — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:07:25 +0000

Thanks m’dear. Haven’t got round to tweaking fonts and things yet. Still trying to pages appear in the right order with right things on them. Will do as soon as we have the next rainy day.

Comment on Time to ring some changes by Emma

Emma — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:10:23 +0000

Hi dad,
Website looks good, nice and clean. Just not sure about the colour blue you’re using for links… doesn’t look right to me. Also the font you’ve used for ‘Limestone Hills’… it’s a bit too blocky and it doesn’t match the font you’re using for the tabs up the top.
Just my feedback
xx

Comment on Tonight’s dinner, and vineyard notes… by Gareth

Gareth — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:39:54 +0000

And this is what happened to it — a little carbonara sauce for spaghetti spiced up with bianchetto. Boosted by another (less ripe) bianchetto from our bianchetto block — so now all three of our truffieres are in production.

Comment on First crop of Lactarius deliciosus by gigimushroom

gigimushroom — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:35:40 +0000

thanks gareth that’s great

Comment on First crop of Lactarius deliciosus by Gareth

Gareth — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:13:56 +0000

Any time from now (end of February) through to the first frosts. The porcini usually appear about a week after the first heavy rain of late summer. I’m not giving away any of my secret places, but you could look round any of the oak trees in Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens. But be warned: lots of others will be looking too!

Comment on First crop of Lactarius deliciosus by gigimushroom

gigimushroom — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:59:00 +0000

i have friends coming from Italy to stay with me for two weeks…we’d like to forage for porcini and was hoping you could tell me when is the best time to be looking for them…they would love to come while they’re fruitng! And where should we be looking in Christchurch?? grazia

Comment on First crop of Lactarius deliciosus by Gareth

Gareth — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:59:02 +0000

Hi Alex, thanks for the interest. To grow Saffron Milkcaps properly, you need to start with seedling pines infected with the fungus. As far as I know, they are not currently available ex-nurseries in NZ – though there might be one or two that could do it to order.

Cheers

Comment on First crop of Lactarius deliciosus by axel

axel — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:25:23 +0000

Hi there,

Saw your articles and so have registered. I too am keen to grow milkcaps on radiata. I grew up collecting them around Melbourne, Australia. My parents are East Europeans and love them – i have collected and barbecued, pickled and eaten raw heaps over the years. They are not unlike a sweetmeat rather than a fungi. If anyone could kindly advise me how i could start some up (i have about ten acres of 25 year old radiatas that may soon fell and possibly replace some) then i am all ears and eager to befriend anyone who cares to help me towards this end, ta, alex (ph021 210 2500)

Comment on Cordane Precious Peggoty (Peg) 2003-10 by doubletruffle

doubletruffle — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:28:09 +0000

Hi there, We have a few oak and hazelnut trees that were infected with the truffle virus and are about 7 to 8 years old – And I have the opportunity to use a pet pig to see if there are any truffles to be found – do we have to train her or will she seek them out naturally??

cheers

Linda