Hanging Rock Truffle Farm

Hanging Rock Truffle Farm Victorian truffière at Hanging Rock

10 years ago we moved here. What a journey it’s been so far. Plenty more memories to come!
25/05/2026

10 years ago we moved here. What a journey it’s been so far. Plenty more memories to come!

Happy birthday to Piper!!!
01/05/2026

Happy birthday to Piper!!!

A couple truffles surfacing already. Excited for the season to start in a couple months. Follow to see how we go this y...
14/04/2026

A couple truffles surfacing already. Excited for the season to start in a couple months. Follow to see how we go this year!

Nothing is safe in the kitchen garden when the dogs are out and about . Harper is snacking on some strawberries in today...
15/01/2026

Nothing is safe in the kitchen garden when the dogs are out and about . Harper is snacking on some strawberries in today’s garden sesh

14/01/2026

If you’re on the fence about a second dog and getting some land, watch this.
Two mates, endless space, and they’re entertained for hours.

14/01/2026

This is the natural progression of a man from the arcade claw game.
Same obsession, different prize. Now I’m winning rocks instead of lollies.
Send this to a mate who still hits the claw machine.

13/01/2026

Country Uber. Passenger refuses to pay. Harper thinks front seat is non negotiable.

13/01/2026

This one mowing habit can ruin your orchard’s soil.

It is not the mower. It is where and when you drive it. If you run over the active root zone, especially when the ground is damp, you compact the top layer where feeder roots and mycorrhiza live. Oxygen drops, drainage slows, and the orchard quietly loses momentum.

Simple rules we follow. Keep passes in the same lanes. Stay out of the root zone around each tree. Do not mow when the soil smears in your hand.

Share this with someone who thinks mowing is harmless.

12/01/2026

Most truffle orchards do not fail from climate or “bad luck”. They fail because the active root zone gets driven on.

That top layer is where feeder roots and truffle mycorrhiza live. Compaction squeezes out oxygen and shuts down drainage, so water sits and roots stall. If you drive over it when the soil is damp you smear the pores shut and the damage can last years.

If you take nothing else from this, follow these three rules. Mark the active root zone and make it a no go area. Only traffic the orchard when the soil crumbles, not smears. Keep all passes in fixed lanes outside the root zone.

Save this video for the next time you are tempted to “just do one quick run”.

12/01/2026

I moved this probe up 50mm and saved water.
It was sitting at 200mm. Which meant we were often watering to “keep the graph happy” down deep.
Problem is, if you push water past the active feeder root zone, you are not helping the tree. You are just paying to wet dirt that does nothing for production.
At 150mm the reading drops quicker after a warm day, which is exactly what I want to see. It forces tighter irrigation timing and stops those long runs that drive water too deep.
If you are using moisture probes, placement matters as much as the numbers. Set it where the roots are actually working, then irrigate to hold that zone steady.
Save this if you are dialing in irrigation.
Comment 'Land Check' and I will send you the 5 minute checklist to see if your site and water setup are truffle ready.

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