Finally, a decent rain. Mushrooms just appeared overnight in the orchard, and the paddocks look green already. Ahhhhh that is a sigh of reluef from the dry. We even filled a tank with rainwater!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015
A lesson in Carrots
I should know better...but every year I cant help it. I try to replant my carrot thinnings. This is a big mistake. Being a root crop they dont like ttransplantimg at all. It bends its root and you get these....must remember!
Friday, March 13, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
The good, the bad and the dry
So, still no rain to break this drought.
The only part of our property that is green is the immediate piece of lawn directly by our veranda, and this is only because we water it every day from our washing machine.
There are "oasis" of green around the poor orchard trees. They have some mulch around the base, and then we water deeply at least once a week.
Our rainwater tanks are dry, and we have to be very careful what we do with the water that comes from the council, every drop is counted!
Things that are doing well in the heat and the dry are the pumpkins, lemons, basil and lemongrass.
Harvesting now: Basil, Tomatoes, Pumpkins, Boysenberries, Carrots, Lettuces
Jobs to do: Plant winter brassicas as soon as the weather cools down a bit, perhaps under a shade cloche
Planting now: Lettuces
This is my Garden Share Collective post for March, you can see some of the wonderful gardens and produce here:
There are "oasis" of green around the poor orchard trees. They have some mulch around the base, and then we water deeply at least once a week.
Things that are doing well in the heat and the dry are the pumpkins, lemons, basil and lemongrass.
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| This particular lemon tree is looking very promising |
Harvesting now: Basil, Tomatoes, Pumpkins, Boysenberries, Carrots, Lettuces
Jobs to do: Plant winter brassicas as soon as the weather cools down a bit, perhaps under a shade cloche
Planting now: Lettuces
This is my Garden Share Collective post for March, you can see some of the wonderful gardens and produce here:
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Wrestling with the raspberries
Its coming into Rasberry pruning time. Ours have all finished fruiting. Raspberries fruit on last years growth. The idea is to cut off at the base all canes that fruited this year and also any dead canes or ones that are in the way.
I struggled with my pruners, i think i need to replace them. Although i got the job done in the end, i also got some nasty blisters for my pains.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Harvest time
3 kilos french beans -frozen
1 bucket carrots -frozen
1 more kilo strawberries -frozen
5 x more jars pasta sauce canned
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