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