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10kgs of Apricots!

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Scarecrow's Garden Log: 10:01:2010:

We have finally found a use for those noisy Galahs
that wake us up at 5am!
This is one of many
who are weeding the Community Garden block,
they dig up the bulbs and eat them!

Temperatures this week:
Lowest Min 6.5C
Lowest Max 31.7C
Highest Max 40.2C
No Recorded Rainfall

What's the weather been like in the garden?
Temps have been up around 35C and above most of the week. That makes very early morning starts a necessity if you want to get anything done outside!

Propagation:
Potting up/on:
  • Amaranth - Leaf
  • Lettuce Gold Rush
  • Basil sweet Genovese
  • Parcel
  • Into punnets as they germinated so they didn't get too crowded and dry out in the heat.
Cuttings/Division:
Lamb's Ears were divided and potted up coz they were growing over the pathway and getting in Doc's way.

What's around the Garden This week:
Lot's of extra shade during the 40C (104F) heat see this post

The new chookies have made their way through
one bale of straw, so this has been raked up
and spread around the Dog Pen Garden beds
and in the Almond area!

The chicks are growing up fast and have stopped chirping and now make 'real chook' noises! We have started to let them out into the orchard when it's in shade and they busily dig and scratch around and pick up any fallen fruit. biggrin

Sunflowers are, as always, a welcome sight in the garden.
I didn't plant any this year
so I'm just enjoying the volunteers, as are the bees!

Just on 10kgs of Apricots have all been picked and dried,
so we took the net off and left the rest to the Wattlebirds.
They cleared them up in a couple of days!

We re-used the netting over the Plum tree
next to the Apricot!

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.
  • Carrots Chantenay Red-cored***103g
  • Cucumber Marketmore***178g
  • Apricots***5030g
  • Figs***304g
Eggs:
  • 10 from the Farmyard Ferals
  • 0 from the Ginger Girls
  • 0 from Blackie
To see how the various Garden areas fit on our half acre block check out the newest Map of our place HERE

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10kgs of Apricots!

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Scarecrow's Garden Log: 10:01:2010:

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsWe have finally found a use for those noisy Galahs
that wake us up at 5am!
This is one of many
who are weeding the Community Garden block,
they dig up the bulbs and eat them!

Temperatures this week:
Lowest Min 6.5C
Lowest Max 31.7C
Highest Max 40.2C
No Recorded Rainfall

What's the weather been like in the garden?
Temps have been up around 35C and above most of the week. That makes very early morning starts a necessity if you want to get anything done outside!

Propagation:
Potting up/on:
  • Amaranth - Leaf
  • Lettuce Gold Rush
  • Basil sweet Genovese
  • Parcel
  • Into punnets as they germinated so they didn't get too crowded and dry out in the heat.
Cuttings/Division:
Lamb's Ears were divided and potted up coz they were growing over the pathway and getting in Doc's way.

What's around the Garden This week:
Lot's of extra shade during the 40C (104F) heat see this post

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe new chookies have made their way through
one bale of straw, so this has been raked up
and spread around the Dog Pen Garden beds
and in the Almond area!

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe chicks are growing up fast and have stopped chirping and now make 'real chook' noises! We have started to let them out into the orchard when it's in shade and they busily dig and scratch around and pick up any fallen fruit. west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsbiggrin

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsSunflowers are, as always, a welcome sight in the garden.
I didn't plant any this year
so I'm just enjoying the volunteers, as are the bees!

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsJust on 10kgs of Apricots have all been picked and dried,
so we took the net off and left the rest to the Wattlebirds.
They cleared them up in a couple of days!

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsWe re-used the netting over the Plum tree
next to the Apricot!

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.
  • Carrots Chantenay Red-cored***103g
  • Cucumber Marketmore***178g
  • Apricots***5030g
  • Figs***304g
Eggs:
  • 10 from the Farmyard Ferals
  • 0 from the Ginger Girls
  • 0 from Blackie
To see how the various Garden areas fit on our half acre block check out the newest Map of our place HERE

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Posted by bobby

A Second Spring???

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Scarecrow's Log: 29:11:2009:

The Black Sultana Grapes on the back pergola
have survived the heat
and are filling out nicely with the rain.

Temperatures this week:
Lowest Min 8.8C
Lowest Max 19.5C
Highest Max 30.4C
18mm Rain

Milder temperatures, chilly at times, with some rain and very strong winds have been a feature of this week...sounds like a second chance at spring...maybe! confused

What's happening in the garden?
We have been settling in those new little chicks.
They have had their first dust baths, love anything green and they didn't need any training to devour their daily feast of collected earwigs!!!
It's great to see these tiny little chicks jumping after the pesky grasshoppers too...I can't wait to let them loose in the veg patch. exclaim

The daily load of earwigs...


...being devoured!!!
mrgreenmrgreenmrgreen

The fruit trees have set fruit and it is developing well and hanging on during the strong wind storms.

No sign yet of the cherries splitting
with the rain we have been getting!

The Apples are looking good!

I have let a few Purple Dragon carrots flower
in the hope of collecting some seed from them.

The Jerusalem Artichokes along the new chook fence
are growing rapidly
and should provide some welcome shelter soon!

Propagation:
Seeds:
Trees For Life planting 1 box of *Acacia hakeoides - Hakea Wattle
* = seeds were soaked overnight in just boiled water to aid germination
+ = seeds were scarified, lightly scratched with fine sandpaper to assist germination.

Planting out:
Some yellow Yarrow into the compost bed.

New in the Garden This week:
On a sad note one of our windbreak trees in the front garden came down in a wind storm last week. We had to get the power company out to re-attach the power line that was left dangling (but still connected to the house). eek
I now have to cut my way through all the branches to see if the tiny trees/shrubs recently planted below it have survived. This tree was a favourite of birds on hot days with the bath beneath it.
We shall miss it. crycrycry


A crater a metre deep has been left behind!

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.
  • Strawberries***30g
  • Loganberries***100g
Plus a yummy mix of greens for soups/stirfries/salads...Kale, Lebanese Watercress, Chives, Parsley, Sea Parsley.

Eggs
  • 11 from the Farmyard Ferals
  • 2 from the remaining 4 Ginger Girls (2 died in the heatwave cry )
  • 2 from Blackie

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Posted by bobby

A Second Spring???

Labels: , , , ,

Scarecrow's Log: 29:11:2009:

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe Black Sultana Grapes on the back pergola
have survived the heat
and are filling out nicely with the rain.

Temperatures this week:
Lowest Min 8.8C
Lowest Max 19.5C
Highest Max 30.4C
18mm Rain

Milder temperatures, chilly at times, with some rain and very strong winds have been a feature of this week...sounds like a second chance at spring...maybe! west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsconfused

What's happening in the garden?
We have been settling in those new little chicks.
They have had their first dust baths, love anything green and they didn't need any training to devour their daily feast of collected earwigs!!!
It's great to see these tiny little chicks jumping after the pesky grasshoppers too...I can't wait to let them loose in the veg patch. west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsexclaim

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe daily load of earwigs...

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorswest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiors
...being devoured!!!
west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsmrgreenwest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsmrgreenwest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsmrgreen

The fruit trees have set fruit and it is developing well and hanging on during the strong wind storms.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsNo sign yet of the cherries splitting
with the rain we have been getting!

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe Apples are looking good!

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsI have let a few Purple Dragon carrots flower
in the hope of collecting some seed from them.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe Jerusalem Artichokes along the new chook fence
are growing rapidly
and should provide some welcome shelter soon!

Propagation:
Seeds:
Trees For Life planting 1 box of *Acacia hakeoides - Hakea Wattle
* = seeds were soaked overnight in just boiled water to aid germination
+ = seeds were scarified, lightly scratched with fine sandpaper to assist germination.

Planting out:
Some yellow Yarrow into the compost bed.

New in the Garden This week:
On a sad note one of our windbreak trees in the front garden came down in a wind storm last week. We had to get the power company out to re-attach the power line that was left dangling (but still connected to the house). west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorseek
I now have to cut my way through all the branches to see if the tiny trees/shrubs recently planted below it have survived. This tree was a favourite of birds on hot days with the bath beneath it.
We shall miss it. west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorscrywest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorscrywest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorscry

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorswest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiors
A crater a metre deep has been left behind!

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.
  • Strawberries***30g
  • Loganberries***100g
Plus a yummy mix of greens for soups/stirfries/salads...Kale, Lebanese Watercress, Chives, Parsley, Sea Parsley.

Eggs
  • 11 from the Farmyard Ferals
  • 2 from the remaining 4 Ginger Girls (2 died in the heatwave west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorscry )
  • 2 from Blackie

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