It wasn’t the sunniest day, but I was grateful for the continued lack of pouring rain – a chance to go out and finish what we started!
We dug in the bridge so it was stable and relocated a few more rocks to finish the edging before mixing in the super compost we picked up at the nursery yesterday. (Mushroom compost and a fancy super rich compost mix that I can’t remember the name of!)
I am sure there are rules about which strawberry plants to use and not to use. I have never followed them. Something about only using the first runner?? Well… I have Buckley’s or none, chance of sorting out this mess as to which is what – so I just cleaned them up and picked the best
Jeff trotted off next door with his lawn mower to do the neighbours lawn and paddock (way to go Jeff earning some pocket-money) while I cleaned up a lot of strawberry plants!
It was getting quite chilly by this point of the day! I was happy to get inside and jump under a hot shower!
There are over 100 plants in this new plot – so I have high hopes for strawberries this season – that is if I can keep the chooks away!
And I have leftovers! Will have to find homes for all of these!
Hope your weekend is going fantastically!
I say roll on spring! I am seeing the plum blossoms starting to show and I am getting REALLY keen!
Cheers!
It turned out beautiful! That dirt looks glorious! Your pictures make me yearn for winter. We are in full on summer here which means we are busy harvesting and freezing up fruit. Our plums are just about ready to pick and our garden is full of green (almost ripe!) tomatoes. We went apple picking yesterday for gravenstein apples and my boys and I made a ton of applesauce for the freezer. I love summer and it’s bounty, but I also love the slowness and chill of winter. I am thankful for your blog, I look forward to it each day while my boys are napping.
Hello! You sound so busy! What will you do with all the plums? I agree with you re the seasons! Summer is so much fun and full of food and things to do – but its soooooo nice to kick back in winter to recharge your batteries! Although I think I am ready to start diving back into it all… the better weather has got me all keen! lol
How do you do your applesauce? I tend to just cook apples and freeze – nothing added. (lazy me)
I am glad you are enjoying the blog! Great to hear your garden news!
Hi Lisa,
I usually make a few plum crisps for the freezer and plum jam. I love pulling out a plum crisp in the middle of winter when I’m longing for summer (ha!). I will give your plum liqueur recipe a try. It looked so pretty in the bottle! For applesauce, I’m like you. I just cook the apples with peels on add a bit of water and cinnamon. Blend it up. Then pour it into quart size freezer bags that I can stack flat in the freezer. Take care!
I suspect I will need a new blender of some sort soon! Good way to store the applesauce too! I will copy that next apple season! I did it with the bananas and was so much more sensible than hard containers!
I don’t know what plum crisps are, so I am heading off to google! lol
Yes! Try the liqueur and tell me how you go with it!!
Love, love, love the bridge!
Yay! Thank-you! I really wasn’t sure, but it sits in nicely – I have even trotted across it a few times… more garden and plants and it will blend in fine! 🙂