Lots Happening

Hi!
The other day when I was hobnobbing with movie stars, Tree-Guy Warrwick returned to take more off our dwindling Macrocarpas!

So we’ve got another bunch of branches and timber to clean up.

This time he took down one of the big trunks

She makes a solid thump when hitting ground!!
This went into the neighbours paddock.

Warrwick cut through a lot of the main bits into rounds so we could clear the gateway for our paddock neighbour.

That end bit is being left so we can mill it as its a really nice big straight piece!

I postponed my gardening workshop today as yesterday was dreadful weather and today wasn’t meant to be much either. It wasn’t too bad but so soggy and muddy underfoot. We’ll wait for a better weekend.

So easy to dive into my drawers and find what seeds I need!
Time for the snow peas to go in!

Mushroom compost dug in and seeds planted either side. Lets hope the sticks hold up!

I was NOT going to dig to level more sloping land. So a bit of a Dodgy Brothers job on stacking some bricks etc up under one end…
Then filling the space with logs and old dirt etc before laying the cardboard down.

I filled the first layer with some of the straw.
Apparently the top soil is in at the nursery so I hope to order a truck load this week so I can finish topping up new beds and gardens.

I think I would like this bed to be full of sunflowers

Next – roped Jeff into putting together the remaining raised beds. Sadly we could only do 3 of the 4 as we were short on the long screws!

Yes I will make these neater.

After I had done other jobs today I got back to this bed and worked to get it level. That was a poo of a job. The whole thing was too heavy for me to lift and move to dig and then replace/check/rinse/repeat. I just had to keep digging under the edges to try to push them into the right spot.
Would help if there was less concrete and stones.

Was getting me really titchy in the end but I was pigheaded about giving up and coming back to it.
Eventually I got it right.

Earlier in the day I got the tripods that Jeff made me and put them in the herb garden. I’ve decided thats where the sweet peas can grow this season.
Generous application of mushroom compost and some potting mix and a lot of seeds

I can’t wait for these to grow!

Little Moo is back in the next paddock. He still runs up to me for some leafy treats.

I brought one of the tables back into the hothouse to make a start on planting some seeds.
I only planted the cos lettuce, two types of cucumber and some zucchini
Tomorrow I will need to write some labels before I forget what I have done!

Check this out! The lettuce that has gone to seed seems to have aphids. The sticky reside they’ve left all over the plant has laminated all the whitefly to them! Awesome!
When I no longer need them as a trap I can just pull them all up and discard!
Never thought I’d feel kindly towards aphids!

Well – its now late and I am feeling a bit achy after todays efforts.
I hope your weekends are going along beautifully!
Cheers