Roux Pecans preparing orchard floor for harvesting

The top picture illustrates the orchard floor before we slash the grass and undergrowth

The second photo shows the result of the slashing process. The grass is left to rot. We introduce a

flock of sheep to keep the grass low until the first cold snap.

The third is Chris Roux - the farmer himself!! I really enjoyed an hour on the tractor this morning showing Simon the inns and outs of getting under the trees. Very hot and humid. The sky shows the humidity and storms brewing. We need some rain again!!

Ramah - Front of House

Richard Attwell, previous owner of Ramah at the front door of Ramah house during the Anglo Boer War (1899 - 1902). His sons sold the farm to Chris Roux, my grandfather in 1925. The door is the same and so was the shape of the house. There was not much garden then !!

While there are pictures of crashing down trees at the back of the house, it is time there is one of the front of the house seeing there is none to date.