A day in the garden

Yesterday before going to calligraphy class I quickly popped into bunnings 

I purchased more seedlings for the garden 

I topped up this pot after weeding it and I’ve planted more tomato plants. 

I’ll be able to net it easily once they grow and set fruit. 

Fruit flys have come down this far south now.  I hope to be able to stop them getting into the fruit 

I weeded and planted more tomato plants in this raised bed. 

I’ve also  planted bush cucumbers seedlings.  The ones in the background are the ones I planted in September 

I can’t remember what they are. I’m sure I’ll find out when they fruit 

I’ve got eggplant seedlings in the small wicking bed. Eggplants, are also related to potatoes and tomatoes 

So I can’t put them into the second raised bed. You can see the second bed in the background of the previous photo 

It’s full of potatoes.  I’ve started harvesting those and we had some with our roast pork yesterday  

They’re ones with a red/purple skin.  I don’t think they’re as prolific as the stock standard ones I planted in the wicking bed  

I had to dig around a bigger area to get enough potatoes for our dinner  

I will try next year in another wicking bed and see if they do better  

The big pot in the little orchard has started to sprout.

Once the plants are well and truly grown I’ll take the cover off and let the pumpkin vines just sprawl 

Fingers crossed for a bumper crop. I love roasted pumpkin and Ana loves pumpkin soup  

Hubby has put an electric fence in the back so the steer and dobby can munch the grass down 

Brisket, yes that’s his name, is such a quiet beast  he didn’t even get up when I filling up their water tube  

Unfortunately his big horns can do severe damage to the chicken coup and that’s why he is not allowed anywhere near it  

He’s so curious he would definitely want to work out what those funny little balls of fluffy wings are  

Unfortunately the chickens are still under house arrest.

We do let them out if we are out there  but as the two big beasts are out there, they’re definitely much safer in their coop  

After all that work I was very sore and tired  

We have leftovers for dinner, so I don’t have to cook  

After washing up I’m now in my pjs resting on the couch 

I think I’ve achieved enough for one day 

And so, it begins

Yup. It’s heading towards that time of year. 

The things we do

I was using one pice of cardboard across the pattern 

But I was still getting confused are times and change over the row before 

The  you dont find out until the second or even the third line as you nave  double crochet over the row under the one your working on,and pick the base stitch from the row before to find out. 

So I made these 

Now the only line I’m working on is the only line I can see  

Now I have to work on lighting, the graphs are still smallish 

I  think remembered I had these 

Hang them around your neck adjust and off you go 

I’m really hope I’ll won’t be ripping it out any time soon  

Or  ever 

It’s definitely making this, a not so relaxing endeavour .

I’m ready to go again   But I’ve now just put it away and  concentrating  on watching hard quiz 

It always make me feel so much better. Especially when I’m yelling the correct answers 

I can pretend I’m very clever 

They were correct

https://youtu.be/2S__fbCGwOM?feature=shared

And today. Just for a change. 

It’s raining. 

I don’t mind too much , except for the fact that usually by now I can pack my clothes horses away. 

Yet again. They have been set out and are full of washing. 

Some did go out under the veranda. I’ll bring them in tonight and finish off drying them inside 

As I always say 

Trust the ants 

Melbourne cup

Here in Victoria we have the race that stops the nation. 

It’s always the first Tuesday in November and slowly it became 

A holiday  

Now being Aussies  we all just take Monday to off as well  

Monday night baby girl and son in law had a function so the girls were dropped off 

Here  

We had a movie night. They were all snuggly warm under blankets with their water and popcorn 

It’s so easy having them at this age. 

They go to bed when they’re tired.  Usually not late at all 

I don’t have to remind them to brush teeth or organise anything 

They have their toothbrushes that stay here, and they know they sleep in the double bed 

In the spare room. 

Today they slept in. Bonus 

Grandpa cooked them breakfast and they ate and did their thing. 

Obviously we had some painting time. 

And they also practice some cheerleading moves 

I did tell them that they were giving grandma a heart attack 

To which they replied that they did want to do that.

Brianna told me to not worry as they are professional cheerleaders 

They then asked me to video all their moves and send them to their mum  

Just after lunch their mummy and daddy arrived to pick them up  

Once they left, the house seems so quiet  

It always does when the grandchildren leave  

I hope they have fun while here and continue to want to come 

And stay, as they get older  

I didn’t have a flutter on the race. haven’t for years 

I’m sure I’m way in front, saving the money rather than gambling and hoping to win 

Potatoes, tomatoes

Well I asked the google machine and it said, no. 

I cannot plant tomatoes where I just harvested potatoes 

It also said that both those crops are big eaters

So after harvesting I added some of this 

I rarely use any fertiliser, but I do add some of this every other year 

I decided to plant corn. 

These are glass gems. They grow very colourful 

There wasn’t enough seeds for the bed so I did add some Hopi blue seeds 

Corn this year will be like a rainbow 

Planted , mulched, and covered. No birds eat my heritage seeds. 

I hope they sprout and grow. The girls will love them 

This is the last of the potatoes from this wicking bed. 

There’s a whole raised bed to harvest next 

Everybody’s getting spuds for Christmas this year lol 

Beltane

Yesterday was Beltane for us down south. 

Which means the growing season has now well and truly begun. 

I’ve planted butternut pumpkin seeds in here this morning. 

The cover will stay on until the seedlings are well on the way to growing. 

I’ll let the vines sprall everywhere.  It will help kill the weeds, and keep the ground cool.

That should hopefully help the fruit trees that have survived 

Next autumn I’ll plant the orange and lemon trees I saved and have been growing in the pots. 

Now I’ve got the extra protection from the rabbits  

This wicking bed had the potatoes 

I’ve half harvested so far.  I’ll harvest the rest when I’m ready to plant 

I think more tomatoes in this one. I’ll Google and see if it’s a good idea to plant 

Tomatoes in the same soil. 

They do come from the same group, so maybe not. 

This is all part of learning. Thank goodness for Google 

The weather today is lovely sunshine. 

Everyone is out mowing.  

More rain is predicted, and lots of places have been put 

On flood watch. 

I did have to get rid of ants in my kitchen yesterday, 

I believe them before I believe the weather man 

They have never been wrong.