Hello! Today the stretches of sun were noticeably longer and more encouraging than recent times!!
This morning I made up 10 litres of my laundry liquid – we had run out completely, and I didn’t want to waste that sun and gale-force breeze!! 🙂
If you want to see how I make this, just click here
I was interested to note that that batch of laundry liquid was made in April – I don’t think I have made any since, so that has lasted just on 6 months! Not bad for half an hours work and a huge savings at the supermarket!
It was also time to get out the gee-whizzer and sort out lunch for the worms
I was curious to see the bottom layers of the compost – just to see how things were going. Well, to me it looks pretty good! Worms were popping out everywhere!
I gave both of the compost bins a good turn with the fork
I think processing the scraps small has really helped this along. I am wondering when I can just dump some of it in a garden bed!
Speaking of garden beds – a quick overview of the main vegie patch. Its slowly slowly coming along. Its easier to pick out where the potatoes have come up now.
And the snow peas are hanging in there
Yesterday, in between rainstorms, hail and visiting Ruby, I managed to get some carrots in the soil
I know you are not supposed to overdo the fertilising for carrots, but the topsoil I put in here didn’t look very inspiring – and it does need something! Hopefully its enough. I will add a lot more to the other side, where I will try to plant my heirloom capsicums.
I have some carrots still in the garden which I will let go to seed. In the meantime I scrounged up some seeds from last season.
I’d just like to add its tricky trying to plant carrot seed in strong winds. (Cue mystery carrots popping up in strange places!!!)
I did go out and splurge on a punnet of tomatoes to put in the outside garden now – so I have my three in the hothouse which are forging ahead, then I will have these next ones coming along – they will be slower in the main garden, but they can act as a forerunner to the little seedlings above (if I don’t somehow kill them)(I am being very kind to them, so fingers crossed!)
I am really hoping tomorrow will be a much more sensible spring day (with sunshine and minimal wind, preferably no hail) so we can do a bit of catching up.
Cheers!
