Hmmmm Seems I have an overload of gardening photos… might break everything up into a couple of posts so I don’t bore the socks off you all 🙂
So many things overdue to be done in the garden. Oh well…
In the words of our beloved Ruby “Don’t break your heart over it”
Time for the raspberries to be weeded and netted etc
Already showing fruit so thats pretty positive!
Jeff mowed… got it all down pretty low
We weeded with expert chook help for as long as our aging backs would allow us.
The buttercup has really gotten in and spread and its a nightmare to get out.
The roots have octopus tentacles that hang on
We got a fair way through weeding… then got the netting back up.
Good use for some of those macrocarpa scrap lengths of timber that were leftover from the guy doing the milling. They are holding the netting down pretty well.
Once I finish the weeding, I’ll give them a good feed and mulch them.
I’ve hooked up the bore again and been giving the whole area daily soakings. I didn’t realise how dry it has been.
Sigh. Another job adding to my list of unfinished jobs!!
Now that I netted the beetroot patch and stopped the birds digging it up, the beetroot have had a chance to pop up!
I didn’t net the carrots since they were so small… I wish I had. I’ve lost about a third as I think it was a bunny that came in and nibbled most of the small tops off!
Must replant. 🙁
Its also netted now.
The zucchini are really zooming along in size… even bigger than this today… I took these snaps two days ago. I don’t dare take their ice cream containers off at night yet… just in case.
Will net this patch too.
And the garlic… swoon
The white garlic looks fabulous. No sign of the bulbs forming but in recent years, seems the last month or so is what makes the difference.
Probably looking to harvest end of Dec at this rate or even January…
The purple garlic is really looking a but scrappy this year… but the bulbs are forming up nicely so it won’t be too bad.
And excitement reigns in the hothouse… tomatoes have started!!
The last of the snow peas I am letting dry out to save them for next season
The self seeded plants are coming up and thriving. I really don’t know why I bother mucking about trying to grow tomatoes from seed…
I wanted to top up the soil in here but lots of things are popping up everywhere!
Even a fancy lettuce!
And tomatoes galore…
The pear tree has a really lovely lot of fruit forming.
I think if I want the other trees down the back to do anything they need fencing off from the possums that have savaged our two young plums.
So far the cherry trees look good, even a few cherries forming.
Going to have to think of a defensive strategy for them soon.
Oh and the rocket. The beautiful lush rocket!
Picked the first leaves for salads yesterday. So happy to have it again nice and young.
It grows so fast!!
Anyway, tomorrow I will regale you of the surprise snake when I continue the gardening chronicles!
Hope your week has started fantastically
Cheers
