Scarecrow's Log: 20:12:2009:
Temperatures this week:
Lowest Min 4.4C
Lowest Max 23.6C
Highest Max 38.5C
No Recorded Rainfall
Lowest Min 4.4C
Lowest Max 23.6C
Highest Max 38.5C
No Recorded Rainfall
What's happening in the garden?
Since their tree blew over in the front garden
the Apostlebirds have taken to perching
on the main electricity wire to the house.
the Apostlebirds have taken to perching
on the main electricity wire to the house.
Propagation:
Seeds:
- Amaranth - Leaf Amaranthus gangeticus
- Amaranth - Grain Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Basil - Lettuce Leaf Ocimum basilicum
- Basil Sweet - Genovese Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese'
- Celtuce - Lactuca sativa
- Chicory - Coffee Stetorium intybus magdeburg
- Cosmos - Sunny Yellow and mixed Cosmos bipinnatus
- Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis
- Kale - 'Squire' Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
- Kale - Moretons Mix Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
- Lettuce - Goldrush Lactuca sativa
- Mitsuba - Japanese wild parsley- Cryptotaenia japonica
- Nasturtiums Tropaeolum majus
- Parcel Apium graveolens var. Secalinum
- Silverbeet - 'Rainbow Chard' - Beta vulgaris
- Sunflower - Sun King Helianthus annuus
Plants were tidied and potted on for the market stall.
Planting out:
Tomatoes Yellow Baby Pear in the Dog Pen Garden
5 X Ginger plants in the first wicking bed I ever made (that was back in 2007 but it's has been re-vamped along the way) in the Dog Pen Garden. It's nice and shady there so they should appreciate that.
New in the Garden This week:
First flowers on the Eggplants (Casper) and Capsicums (Hungarian Yellow Wax Sweet )
Weekly Harvest Tally:
Doesn't include Greens fed to the chooks on a daily basis or herbs picked for use in the kitchen for cooking or tea making.
- Beetroot Heirloom Mix***234g
- Carrot Chantenay Red-cored***122g
- Onion Red***90g
- Apricots***150g To test for ripeness!
Plus a yummy mix of greens for soups/stirfries/salads...Chives, Lebanese Watercress, Onions Red Stemmed Welsh Bunching, Parsley, Shallots, Sea Parsley, Warrigal Greens (blanched).
Eggs
- 8 from the Farmyard Ferals
- 10 from the Ginger Girls
- 1 from Blackie
To see how the various Garden areas fit on our half acre block check out the newest Map of our place. Here.