What will 2018 hold for us
For the second year in a row we have had very hot and dry summer months requiring diligent monitoring of moisture content and irrigation to ensure a good fruiting season. Growers are hoping for the …
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Autumn and groundswell heralds the beginning of the 2017 truffle season
Changing colours of the trees and promising isolated groundswell in the truffiere indicates the lead up to the 2017 truffle season. The very hot and dry summer months required diligent monitoring of moisture content and …
Read More →The Rain and Heat
The local weather continues to confound the local truffle growers, pushing back the harvest dates. The increased warmth of the past week has significantly increased the 100 mm below ground temperatures from 5 degrees C …
Read More →Warm Autumn delays 2016 season!
The truffle season in the Canberra region is dragging its feet due to the unseasonably warm start to winter. Ground temperatures (we measure that at 100mm depth) were at 15 degrees C at the beginning …
Read More →A promising start to the 2016 Truffle Season
A search of the Bluefrog truffle field indicates a promising start to the 2016 truffle season, with indications of truffle activity pushing up below the surface. The unusually hot summer required vigilance in irrigating to …
Read More →A Big Thank You to our Clients and Friends
Blue Frog Truffle farm would like to thank its many clients and friends for their continued support through the 2015 season and we look forward to seeing you all again during the 2016 harvest beginning …
Read More →The Truffle Festival for 2015
Local growers are gearing up for the 2015 Truffle Festival and looking forward to another good season.
Unfortunately, from 2015 Blue Frog is harvesting mid week and will not be conducting hunts for the public as part …
Read More →2014 Truffle Season slowly drawing to a close.
The 2014 Truffle Season is slowly drawing to a close and the weekend truffle hunts have ended. Many thanks to all our clients and supporters who have attended the Bluefrog Truffle Hunts and contributed so …
Read More →DK and Yvn from Excuse Me Waiter come hunting
We were fortunate enough to have DK and Yvn come on one of our hunts and they’ve written all about it on their Read More →
Sunday 22 June
What a great day for everyone with reasonable weather (it is winter!) and plenty of truffle to be found by the dogs. After a brief introduction to truffles and their host trees, the hunting dog handler Jayson Mesman …
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