Soap Dwindles, Garden Still Grows

Hello!
Quite the weekend of markets… feeling a bit tired now tonight, although I’ve perked up a bit with a bowl of fresh raspberries and ice cream!
I went back to the Elliot Market on Saturday with Maureen… and Jeff came along and sold a couple of his necklaces!
Overall that day was very slow trading wise but lovely and sunny and great to meet and catch up with people.
Maureen messaged me that evening to tell me the local beach market was on so I took the plunge and booked in late and was back up again this morning to try again!
Blah to having to be on site before 7am though…
Was sooooo windy!! BUT, sales were excellent and I came home with a lot less soap this time.

A bigger bowl of raspberries! I am loving them!

The other day we made some good progress in the back veranda garden. Jeff gave the feverfew a severe trim and now we have a pathway again!

I got in and planted lettuce seedlings and netted this area to thwart rabbits or whatever had been sampling my salad veggies

I planted seeds in here too

I ended up taking out the lettuce that was going to seed… felt sad about that but too awkward with netting.

I still have the other bed to do, but I did take out the cape gooseberries, replanted one and put one in a big bucket to maybe give to a friend

They were just way too big for this area! I didn’t realise when I planted them… rookie haha

Ok…. remember this mess??
Oh dear.

Well it was a bundle of twitchy fun to dig up… not!!!

Can you believe it? I am not even finished.
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t keen on being organic… (searches internet for low yield nuclear options…)

I had gone and gotten a scoop of dulverton in the trailer… a fabbo compost to top up the last gardens with now that I can’t get my beloved mushroom compost.
I was keen to barrow some in and plant this plot but it was taking SO much longer than I supposed
I found a lot of spring onions…

I should divide and replant into new homes…

Oh… I caved and pulled up a garlic!!!
Monster!!

I still reckon they have a couple of weeks growing but I am madly impressed at myself with this effort haha
Can’t wait for full harvest!

Smells amazing too!!

I think I have to go into town tomorrow and run about like a headless chook to sort out some kind of Christmas plan to post off to the nieces and nephew… 2020 was like molasses then WHAM… hello Christmas!!
I can’t even tell you how not ready I am!
Jeff and I have no plans… since the family can’t come over this year, we have vague ideas of picking a mountain to climb and packing a fancy picnic.
Who knows!!

Well, I am full of raspberries and ice cream, dusk is falling and the chooks need shutting in for the night!
Hope you’ve all had a great weekend!
Cheers!