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More Heatwave Conditions

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Unlike the Northworld folk who are freezing at the moment
we are, in true Aussie summertime tradition,
in the middle of yet another heatwave!
confusedconfusedconfused

Chart clipped from the Elder's Weather site:
Friday's temperature rose to 38C (100F)
and temps are set to go higher for the next three days.
So that means early starts in the garden at 5am
and lots of extra shade over the garden!
I wonder if those thunderstorms will arrive on Tuesday!
rolleyeswinkrolleyes

Temporary shade to the western side
of the Main Veg Garden for the carrots and parsnips
on Bed 3.

On the other end of the garden shade
goes over the pathways too!

The Rhubarb was looking very stressed
but I found a spare piece of already hemmed 70% shadecloth
that I'm sure will do the trick.
Attached to 1.5 inch poly hose that fits over tomato stakes
it took 5 mins to put it up.

New seedlings need all the help they can get
on the propagation benches.

This bench is made from a trampoline frame
covered with corrugated iron
and the shade structure is another frame
with 50% shadecloth over it.

Extra shade from net curtains
stops the midday sun sneaking in the gap
and scorching the tiny seedlings.

Over in the Dog Pen Garden
some small Yellow Pear Tomato bushes
get an extra cover during the heat.

The wormfarm has been re-built with fresh bedding
and covered with an old curtain.
It can be sprinkled with water for a cool down.

The best shade of all is the edible kind! mrgreen
The Black Sultana vine on the back pergola
was tidied up (mainly tied up)
and now we wait for the grapes to ripen...yummy!

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More Heatwave Conditions

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Unlike the Northworld folk who are freezing at the moment
we are, in true Aussie summertime tradition,
in the middle of yet another heatwave!
west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsconfusedwest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsconfusedwest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsconfused

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsChart clipped from the Elder's Weather site:
Friday's temperature rose to 38C (100F)
and temps are set to go higher for the next three days.
So that means early starts in the garden at 5am
and lots of extra shade over the garden!
I wonder if those thunderstorms will arrive on Tuesday!
west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsrolleyeswest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorswinkwest elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsrolleyes

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsTemporary shade to the western side
of the Main Veg Garden for the carrots and parsnips
on Bed 3.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsOn the other end of the garden shade
goes over the pathways too!

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe Rhubarb was looking very stressed
but I found a spare piece of already hemmed 70% shadecloth
that I'm sure will do the trick.
Attached to 1.5 inch poly hose that fits over tomato stakes
it took 5 mins to put it up.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsNew seedlings need all the help they can get
on the propagation benches.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThis bench is made from a trampoline frame
covered with corrugated iron
and the shade structure is another frame
with 50% shadecloth over it.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsExtra shade from net curtains
stops the midday sun sneaking in the gap
and scorching the tiny seedlings.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsOver in the Dog Pen Garden
some small Yellow Pear Tomato bushes
get an extra cover during the heat.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe wormfarm has been re-built with fresh bedding
and covered with an old curtain.
It can be sprinkled with water for a cool down.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe best shade of all is the edible kind! west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsmrgreen
The Black Sultana vine on the back pergola
was tidied up (mainly tied up)
and now we wait for the grapes to ripen...yummy!

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The New Year Begins

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Scarecrow's Garden Log: 2:01:2010:

The Greens in the Wicking Boxes grew well in the heat
so hopefully we will have some fresh greens soon!


Temperatures this week:
Lowest Min 11.3C
Lowest Max 24C
Highest Max 38C
No Recorded Rainfall

What's the weather been like in the garden?
As it warmed up this week we had 3 days of over 36 degrees but the cool change on Friday night brought relief but no rain.
Extra shade was attached to the western sides of growing beds as well as over any newly planted or emerging seedlings.

The heat sparked a growth spurt in the Comfrey
which seems to enjoy life under the 75% shadecloth cover.
You can see the sun scorch on the older leaves.

Rockmelons also put on growth
and the Gourd seedlings took off,
safe with their little protectors in place.

Propagation:
Seeds:
  • Cosmos 'Seashell Mix' Cosmos bipinnatus
  • Beetroot Golden Detroit Beta vulgaris
  • Mangelwurzel Beta vulgaris
  • These went into punnets and pots in the propagation area under shadecloth.
Potting up:
Into punnets:
  • Lettuce Gold Rush
  • Celtuce
  • Basil Lettuce Leaf
  • Basil sweet Genovese
  • Kale Morton's Mix
  • Kale Squire
Put under 75% shadecloth until settled,
then moved to 50% shade.

Potted on:

Strawberry Guava
(seedlings from the home saved seed!)

Basil Lettuce Leaf
Malabar Spinach -
green and red stemmed

Free from the Garden:
  • Dug up seedling Catmint Nepeta mussinii plants that were popping up in the Strawberry tank bed.
  • Collected Tagasaste seeds from the popping pods!
  • Borage is sprouting in the Dog Pen Beds, I use these seedlings as mulch around the tomato plants there.
  • Borage was listed on Food'n'Stuff's Dynamic Accumulators post recently!
  • The list suggests it is an accumulator of Sulphur and Potassium.
New in the Garden This week:

This years Trees For Life plantings
sprout new seedlings with each cool change!

The Old Man Saltbush
I'm growing on for the Community Garden
has taken off after the addition
of some slow release native plant food!

Rockmelons are volunteering in Bed 1
in the Main Vegetable Garden.

Cucumbers (Marketmore) nearly ready!

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.
  • Carrot***119g
  • Parsnip***120g
  • Apricots***4980g all dried.
Eggs
  • 10 from the Farmyard Ferals
  • 0 from the Ginger Girls
  • 1 from Blackie

Anise Hyssop Agastache foeniculum in bloom
in the Strawberry Tank Bed.


To see the various Garden areas on our half acre block check out the newest "Map of our place" HERE

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Posted by bobby

The New Year Begins

Labels: , , , ,

Scarecrow's Garden Log: 2:01:2010:

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe Greens in the Wicking Boxes grew well in the heat
so hopefully we will have some fresh greens soon!


Temperatures this week:
Lowest Min 11.3C
Lowest Max 24C
Highest Max 38C
No Recorded Rainfall

What's the weather been like in the garden?
As it warmed up this week we had 3 days of over 36 degrees but the cool change on Friday night brought relief but no rain.
Extra shade was attached to the western sides of growing beds as well as over any newly planted or emerging seedlings.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe heat sparked a growth spurt in the Comfrey
which seems to enjoy life under the 75% shadecloth cover.
You can see the sun scorch on the older leaves.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsRockmelons also put on growth
and the Gourd seedlings took off,
safe with their little protectors in place.

Propagation:
Seeds:
  • Cosmos 'Seashell Mix' Cosmos bipinnatus
  • Beetroot Golden Detroit Beta vulgaris
  • Mangelwurzel Beta vulgaris
  • These went into punnets and pots in the propagation area under shadecloth.
Potting up:
Into punnets:
  • Lettuce Gold Rush
  • Celtuce
  • Basil Lettuce Leaf
  • Basil sweet Genovese
  • Kale Morton's Mix
  • Kale Squire
west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsPut under 75% shadecloth until settled,
then moved to 50% shade.

Potted on:

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsStrawberry Guava
(seedlings from the home saved seed!)

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsBasil Lettuce Leaf
Malabar Spinach -
green and red stemmed

Free from the Garden:
  • Dug up seedling Catmint Nepeta mussinii plants that were popping up in the Strawberry tank bed.
  • Collected Tagasaste seeds from the popping pods!
  • Borage is sprouting in the Dog Pen Beds, I use these seedlings as mulch around the tomato plants there.
  • Borage was listed on Food'n'Stuff's Dynamic Accumulators post recently!
  • The list suggests it is an accumulator of Sulphur and Potassium.
New in the Garden This week:

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThis years Trees For Life plantings
sprout new seedlings with each cool change!

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsThe Old Man Saltbush
I'm growing on for the Community Garden
has taken off after the addition
of some slow release native plant food!

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsRockmelons are volunteering in Bed 1
in the Main Vegetable Garden.

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsCucumbers (Marketmore) nearly ready!

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.
  • Carrot***119g
  • Parsnip***120g
  • Apricots***4980g all dried.
Eggs
  • 10 from the Farmyard Ferals
  • 0 from the Ginger Girls
  • 1 from Blackie

west elm furniture,interior design, furnitures, office interiorsAnise Hyssop Agastache foeniculum in bloom
in the Strawberry Tank Bed.


To see the various Garden areas on our half acre block check out the newest "Map of our place" HERE

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