The longest day has passed and for a change this year I did not leave it to put my garlic in on this day as I have in the past.
I include a photo here of my garlic, which seems to be growing well. I have had to put some wire over it to try to stop the wallabies and the dog from laying on it.
The chookhouse is nearing completion, it is going to be pretty spectacular. We have to oil it yet. It will be oiled with Maddison oil to blend in with the house. Fencing is the next big thing to create the run for the girls, as much as I would love them to be able to wander all over the garden, I have seen how much damage they can reek with my neighbours garden. They will have a large run and will be popped into other areas to dig and weed at times. Does this mean they are not free range, maybe but they will have plenty of space to wander.
I just cannot believe how hard it is to find where to buy either sexed chickens or point of lay hens down here. I have put out word, checked email and surfed the net, rung a couple of places that had chooks. All I have left are the people who produce eggs large scale to see if they can direct me. Who would have thought it would be so difficult.
My brassicas are growing but no little heads as yet. We are eating greens from the garden for salads, mesculan mix, corn salad, miners lettuce, turnip green(young leaves, parsley, bokchoy, mustard, garlic shallots, young beetroot and silver beet leaves. Yummy.
On the deck I have planted in polystyrene boxes some more mesculan mix and baby cos lettuce, white onions, spring onions and spinache. I also have planted sugar snap peas garlic and other things in polystyrene boxes putting them along the edge of the house.
I am moving the two lilac trees as they have never done anything much where they have been. My darling man chopped down a eucalyptus tree that was growing too close to the house today, and I will plant both the lilacs here. I have to plant out the fig which is going into the chook run, grapes to grow over the deck pergola, kiwi fruit, and passionfruit perhaps along the chooks fence. I may also have to move the apricot. I have to laugh at myself, as I have decided that I am not buying anymore fruit trees this season, well maybe one nectarine..and a second lemon as the one I have just has never produced a lemon ..yet I do live in hope.
Making more bread today, linseed and soy. I will also make a great sponge cake from the Australian Woman's Weekly Cake Cook book,
Simple sponge, light and fluffy I have never had a failure with it. I put cream and passionfruit in the middle with a cream passionfruit icing on top. I was thinking of putting raspberries on it, as mine are still fruiting and producing large berries.
It has just begun to drizzle, I would love it to continue this light drizzle rain over night and for tomorrow, watering the vegies for me. I did put some worm juice and worm castings about the vegetable garden and in the new boxes on the deck. I have also covered the seeds with bubble wrap which was an idea of the Simple savings site. Simplesavings.com.au it helps speed up germination and protect the seeds from birds and bugs. Fingers crossed it will have great success for me!
Does anyone else love this time of year, actually I think I love most seasons, they all have something truly unique. I hear some cockatoos and our local parrots calling to each other, as I sit here typing this. Earlier this morning I was watching a family of blue wrens at the bird bath, and a pair of scarlet breasted robins on the feed table. The frost on the cobwebbs and the dew as it drips off the trees it is all quite perfect. Especially as I am sitting inside with the fire going, the yeasty smell of bread rising and a sponge cooking in the oven. A mug of tea by my side and the dog smelling a touch damp, (imagine damp wool) laying at my feet, low cloud and drizzle..soon a glass of gluwein I think..oh hard life here at home.
I include a photo here of my garlic, which seems to be growing well. I have had to put some wire over it to try to stop the wallabies and the dog from laying on it.
The chookhouse is nearing completion, it is going to be pretty spectacular. We have to oil it yet. It will be oiled with Maddison oil to blend in with the house. Fencing is the next big thing to create the run for the girls, as much as I would love them to be able to wander all over the garden, I have seen how much damage they can reek with my neighbours garden. They will have a large run and will be popped into other areas to dig and weed at times. Does this mean they are not free range, maybe but they will have plenty of space to wander.
I just cannot believe how hard it is to find where to buy either sexed chickens or point of lay hens down here. I have put out word, checked email and surfed the net, rung a couple of places that had chooks. All I have left are the people who produce eggs large scale to see if they can direct me. Who would have thought it would be so difficult.
My brassicas are growing but no little heads as yet. We are eating greens from the garden for salads, mesculan mix, corn salad, miners lettuce, turnip green(young leaves, parsley, bokchoy, mustard, garlic shallots, young beetroot and silver beet leaves. Yummy.
On the deck I have planted in polystyrene boxes some more mesculan mix and baby cos lettuce, white onions, spring onions and spinache. I also have planted sugar snap peas garlic and other things in polystyrene boxes putting them along the edge of the house.
I am moving the two lilac trees as they have never done anything much where they have been. My darling man chopped down a eucalyptus tree that was growing too close to the house today, and I will plant both the lilacs here. I have to plant out the fig which is going into the chook run, grapes to grow over the deck pergola, kiwi fruit, and passionfruit perhaps along the chooks fence. I may also have to move the apricot. I have to laugh at myself, as I have decided that I am not buying anymore fruit trees this season, well maybe one nectarine..and a second lemon as the one I have just has never produced a lemon ..yet I do live in hope.
Making more bread today, linseed and soy. I will also make a great sponge cake from the Australian Woman's Weekly Cake Cook book,
Simple sponge, light and fluffy I have never had a failure with it. I put cream and passionfruit in the middle with a cream passionfruit icing on top. I was thinking of putting raspberries on it, as mine are still fruiting and producing large berries.
It has just begun to drizzle, I would love it to continue this light drizzle rain over night and for tomorrow, watering the vegies for me. I did put some worm juice and worm castings about the vegetable garden and in the new boxes on the deck. I have also covered the seeds with bubble wrap which was an idea of the Simple savings site. Simplesavings.com.au it helps speed up germination and protect the seeds from birds and bugs. Fingers crossed it will have great success for me!
Does anyone else love this time of year, actually I think I love most seasons, they all have something truly unique. I hear some cockatoos and our local parrots calling to each other, as I sit here typing this. Earlier this morning I was watching a family of blue wrens at the bird bath, and a pair of scarlet breasted robins on the feed table. The frost on the cobwebbs and the dew as it drips off the trees it is all quite perfect. Especially as I am sitting inside with the fire going, the yeasty smell of bread rising and a sponge cooking in the oven. A mug of tea by my side and the dog smelling a touch damp, (imagine damp wool) laying at my feet, low cloud and drizzle..soon a glass of gluwein I think..oh hard life here at home.
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