once again we have a lovely sunny day. This morning my neighbour dropped off the bags of potting mix and mulch
I topped up all four wicking beds and started planting out
once the seedlings were in I mulched I’m so used to mulching that a garden just doesn’t look finished until it added
Just as I was almost finished hubby got home. Typical lol
He asked me want I wanted to do next
bad move
I said we needed to start weeding the larger garden area
I had already started the asparagus bed look at all those weeds!
I could see the first spears starting to come up
I covered it with mulch and watered it
it’s windy today and the mulch just flys everywhere watering it helps to keep it in place
you can see the grass growing around the blue pots
And in between the large beds
they're the ones that are the hardest on our bodies
the raised beds and wicking pots are much easier. no bending
Ana and I had purchased quite a few punnets of seedlings and we needed all the space to plant out
the strawberry pots were weeded and the three new plants went into the pots to replace the strawberries that had died
you can see the rhubarb starting to really grow now
in here so far we have zucchini and eggplants
you can see the mulch bag open and ready to be added
this large raised bed is all tomatoes
they’re the larger varieties I’ll plant some tiny ones in the blue wicking pots
that way it’s easy for hungry little girls to pic and eat
the white pot at the bottom has eggplants but a dwarf variety I’m hoping they start to fruit first
after all that I left hubby to finish the mulching. my body is not happy
a hot shower and extra pain meds have helped a little
Tomorrow there is supposed to be rain
I hope so that way everything will get a good soaking
it will be a few days before I can go out and do anymore
we need to get some bulk compost mix to add to the pots I had not planted in
I took from those to top up the pots I needed so I could plant all the seedlings
in the end it was a very productive day
it’s amazing what a little sunshine can do
Im really envious of your garden. Its amazing. You know how to look after too. The weeding, compost, mulch. I have emptied most of my summer pots and I have one raised bed but it needs a few bags of soil. They're just too heavy to deal with. I'm hoping I can get a Poppi to do some lifitng but they're all ending their summer and drifting off to Athens.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get some decent rain. Your girls will be thrilled to be able to pick straight from the plants. Especially Ana and her strawberries
Spring is always welcome . You got a lot done. I love all your raised beds.
ReplyDeleteWow! You got a lot done ... brilliant!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Wow and here's me wondering whether i can start some seeds in the tunnel house. Do you get sugar baste for mulch? We have nothing like it and straw costs a kings ransom.
ReplyDeleteIt starts at around $19 and goes up depending on where you get it. I usually go to bunnings, that’s the cheapest at nineteen. But I know that next door stocks it now so I just grab it from him. He pretty much sells it at the same price or a dollar or two more.
DeleteBut at least I don’t have to drive anywhere and it gets delivered for free lol
How many garden beds do you have?
ReplyDeleteThree large ones. One only has rhubarb
DeleteEight or nine of the blue tubs and four of the white ones.
I’m lucky I have the room
You have a large garden, and the raised beds are a good idea. But it's still heavy work.
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