In the garden

​today I woke up to bright sunshine. 

It looked so lovely I had to go out and enjoy it. 

I had purchased some organic blood and bone to feed the asparagus bed and put it to sleep for the winter 

The basil had overgrown and needed a hair cut badly 

Between these two beds I ended up with two full wheelbarrows of greens 

They were so full I had to ask hubby to come and empty them. 

He took them out back and let the chickens out to enjoy it 

I put a generous amount of this over the whole bed  asparagus are hungry plants, or so I’ve been told 

 I don’t know why I left that one branch of basil  I never notice it until now 

I also cleaned up the rhubarb and gave that a feed as well. It also needs some compost to top up the soil level 

I asked hubby to bring me some of the mulch. He did. Two huge wheelbarrows full. 

I thought it had composted more than it had. I put a thin layer over the blood and bone. I don’t know if it will hinder the asparagus trying to grow through as it’s still got large pieces in it  

The level has dropped in the bed and I really wanted to add compost to bring it back to the top. 

You can see the shovel, I was shoveling the soil from the big planters in to the asparagus bed. 

The pots will need fresh potting mix. 

I got a surprise. My pomegranate had finally produced fruit 

Not sure how ripe these are. I need to google. But hubby said the flower part at the bottom was brown 

I guess we will see when we cut them open 

Remember when I made the toppers for the tea towels? 

I knew I needed two sides for each. My brain said trace two of the pattern for each topper. But the other half of the brain said. You need two. So fold the fabric in half. They must of had an argument and weren’t communicating. 

I ended up with eight toppers. 

Four got used for the tea towels, and the other four got put to the side. I made them up and decided I’ll use them for hand towels in the bathroom 

While at the reject shop I purchased the four hand towels I needed 

I folded the towels lined them into place and sat down to sew. 

My machine just wouldn’t play ball. 

I had to finally admit defeat and take it to the sewing machine doctor 

The quilt shop I learned to sew quilts has a machine man pick up the sick machines. Take them home. Fix them then bring them back. 

I packed my machine, Elly the elna sewing machine, into a travel bag and took her down. 

We worked out that I had purchased her over 15 years ago!

Wow time flys.  

She’s been a good and faithful machine. 

So I left her and came back home. I then took my cheap little Aldi machine out and set it up 

The hole in the table is where Elly lives. Little Aldi doesn’t fit so she sits on the flat bit. 

Here they are all finished 

They are now added to the pile of things to go to the farm   

So after two busy days I’m tired, sore but so happy I had achieved all I did 

Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to finish filling the asparagus bed. Then I’ll organise the potting mix needed to refill the large growing pots ready for whatever I decide to plant in them