INTRODUCING high quality, water soluble fertilisers into their fruit growing program several years ago has put the Borg family, in Jarrahdale, on the path to bigger and better quality produce, generating added excitement for the further expansion of their enterprise.

Matt Borg said it also had helped to halve spreader applications of granular fertilisers in their orchard this season.

Matt and his son, Joseph, are third and fourth generation orchardists in the Perth Hills, in a 1000-1200 millimetre annual rainfall zone.

The family started fruit growing in the nearby Roleystone area and Matt's father, Charlie, still lends a helping hand today - or a word or two.

They have followed the market to predominantly stone fruit production after mainly growing apples previously. - Read more of this Farm Weekly article.