Ally's Wurlie

Finally, I pruned the kiwifruit vines. It should have been done earlier in winter but I don't like gardening when everything is all wet. As happens every time something is pruned around here Ally or Clare, or both, make a cubby. Kiwifruit prunings are good for this, they're long and fairly flexible. An added bonus was jasmine that migrates over from next door and gets cut back as well.

 
There's the apricot tree in the background coming into blossom. Actually, I was a bit worried about this in the cold and wet weather we've been having - no bees. And I'm down to my last jar of apricot jam! Disaster has been averted, so far, by plenty of bee activity yesterday and today.

I got around to planting the seeds for summer crops, different varieties of tomato, chilli, capsicum, eggplant, zucchini, cucumber and pumpkin, some lettuce (which is sown successively from now on), celery, silverbeet and basil. I'll sow direct in the garden some more lettuce, rocket, mibuna and mizuna, carrot, beetroot, parsnip and coriander, maybe also some more peas. I need to get seed for leeks and Lazy Housewife climbing bean. The seedlings should be ready to plant out towards the end of October, though the lettuce, silverbeet and celery can go out sooner.

 
Trays accompanied by rhubarb that I need to plant out, and my little fig tree sending out new leaves. It has graduated to a bigger pot this year.

The winter garden is working toward producing seed...the kale, parsley and silver beet are starting to bolt. I can keep the broccoli in check by continuously picking the little florets that follow the main head being picked. Cabbages...nearly ready. Lettuces planted in autumn (as seed just scattered around and raked in where the trees were removed) are going great guns, which is good because I've reached the time of year when I actually crave a green salad! Like towards the end of summer when cold weather, a warm jumper and hot soup is yearned for. I do like the different seasons down here in Victoria now. I didn't at first because I was used to "The Wet" and "The Dry" of the tropics.

Comments

[Elephant's Child]

Thanks for visiting.

I love the cubby, and am consumed with jealousy over your vegie garden. Later, we are going to get a half wine barrel and transfer the raspberry canes into it before they attempt to take over the suburb. They have already swallowed much of the vegie garden.

[victoria]

My kids would be very impressed with the cubby structure. Bring on the warm weather.