Scarecrow's Log: 27:09:2009:
Temperatures this week:
Lowest Min 2.5C
Lowest Max 10.3C
Highest Max 23.1C
55mm Rainfall
Lowest Min 2.5C
Lowest Max 10.3C
Highest Max 23.1C
55mm Rainfall
What's happening in the garden?
Horrible dust storms on Monday...
The view of the sun further north of here,taken at 2pm by our son...
Our front garden taken at 3pm...
then we lost power until later that night.
then we lost power until later that night.
That dust went East from here through Broken Hill see this link for a video clip...and on to the eastern seaboard see here
On Friday the wind started again, this time we missed the dust and had lots of lovely rain instead!
Propagation:
Seeds:
- Amaranth Leaf Amaranthus gangeticus
- Amaranth Grain Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Arugula Nonies Giant Eruca sativa
- Basil Ocimum basilicum - Lettuce Leaf and Purple
- Clover Red Trifolium pratense var. sativum
- Fennel Florence Foeniculum dulce
- Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum
- Kale Red Russian Brassica napus pabularia
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa
- Marvel of 4 seasons
- Red Velvet
- Phacelia tanacetifolia
- Malabar Spinach Red Basella rubra a re-planting as the others aren't up yet.
- Mesclun Mix
- Purslane Portulaca oleracea
- Willow Herb Epilobium parviflorum
- A few seeds of each, planted into punnets.
We have started to pick some of the Red Onionsfrom the Wicking Bed
...only small yet but full of flavour.
The Celery is ready for picking...stem by stem,
also growing well in the Wicking Bed.
I've never had enough water
to grow celery like this before!
also growing well in the Wicking Bed.
I've never had enough water
to grow celery like this before!
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.
- Broad Beans Peruvian Emerald***150g
- Broccoli Green Goliath***78g
- Carrots Atomic Red***351g
- Celery***552g
- Onion Brown***44g
- Onion Red***606g
- Silverbeet***97g
Plus a yummy mix of greens for soups/stirfries/salads...Kale, Lettuce, Lebanese cress, Watercress, Chives, Parsley, Sea Parsley, Beetroot Greens.
Plus 6 eggs from the Ginger Girls and 23 eggs from the Farmyard Ferals.
