Hello!!
Happy mid-week to everyone!
Despite the doom & gloom forecasts, we have had really great weather so far this week – although as I type there is some wild wind out there, so we may be back to cold and wet tomorrow.
Yesterday we finished off the fence (ok – Jeff finished off the fence) and it seemed pretty chicken-proof, so I decided it was time to plant out some of those lovely little cos lettuce seedlings.
Thats not even half of what I had grown! These were from the seed I collected last season, so I am pretty chuffed with their performance!
I used some coffee grounds to surround the snow peas and hopefully deter any hungry slugs/snails
What are we still eating from the garden in the ‘lean times’ ? Lots of broccoli, still a few carrots left, celery and various herbs! Oh – and chillies!
I found another box of potatoes in the shed… made me laugh, although I did salvage a few!
Tonight I agonised through peeling a ridiculous number of tiny potatoes to get the amount I wanted, as I refuse to buy the outrageously priced potatoes in the supermarket. Getting what I can out of the last ones we grew!
This is taking frugal-ness to a special level…
Anyway, today Emma and I wandered back to Ruby’s to sort out another garden plot.
I swear, next winter I am going to bury every non-working garden plot both at Ruby’s and our place in seaweed grass. It acted as a fabulous weed suppressant! The difference between what we had to dig up today, and the other day where there was no seaweed was phenomenal!
The lettuce covered for a while as they take hold, the silverbeet (in the shade) should be fine as they came out of an outside garden plot.
I dug up the middle as that is where the new tomato plants are going to go. (I bet they will be in before I get back too!)
Ruby has been busy since we were there the other day – she planted beetroot in the plot we dug.
She also weeded the strawberry patch – although Margie and I think we will organise getting a raised bed for her for these this season – and she also went mad weeding under the lemon tree!!
We even fitted in another wander down at Fossil Bluff this afternoon!! It was gorgeous soaking up the sun (and picking up an agate or three…)
Cheers!
