Whats up buddies.
It has been an attention-grabbing week in our neck of the woods. To this point from late Wednesday we’ve got had 95.5mm {376points) of rain, with Thursday being the day we acquired probably the most. Yesterday and immediately there have been showers on and off all day and it has been so chilly! The chilly will likely be right here for a pair extra days after which it ought to heat up once more.
The vegetation have acquired an enormous drink and this will likely be a lift for them main into summer time.
I planted pumpkin seeds and they’re actually doing properly in the mean time. I battle to develop these most years as a result of the warmth ruins them whereas they’re growing. I hope for higher outcomes this yr. I dug a few holes and stuffed them with aged manure, popped in some seeds, watered and mulched. These are planted close to the orange tree so I hope they are going to get some shade from the new afternoon solar. I’ve planted butternut, ironbark and spaghetti squash. I’m going to separate a few of these as I did not count on all of them to come back up. However come up they did, particularly after the rain final weekend.
Tiny figs are showing ultimately.
Gifted beetroot seedlings in numerous beds.
And these tomato vegetation had been additionally gifted from the identical good friend.
Lebanese cucumber prepared to select.
Nonetheless getting zucchini.
Eggplants are taking off now.
Contemporary crop of lettuces. I really like rising these, they is really easy and engaging.
I planted dwarf beans, however have already misplaced a few seedlings. They appear good to begin with, then simply shrivel up and die for some cause.
I squashed and buried a tiny tomato the opposite day and now the seeds have sprung up.
The dragon fruit are rising uncontrolled. I by no means received to prune all these this yr, however the ones I did get to are capturing in all places and heading for the roof.
Not an enormous crop of blueberries, however they’re getting higher every year.
I positioned one other gifted grapevine to coach up the trellis on the surface of the veggie patch.
We now have water in our salt lake out again. Much more there now after this final lot of rain.
I harvested my first pigeon pea seeds.
This coleus is rising up towards my window, it appears to like this spot. Its laborious to get a photograph with out background reflections.
Pale pink succulent flowering.
Portulaca.
Native Eremophila in flower, so fairly. This shrub has spiky leaves.
A particular customer to the veggie patch.
I’ve needed to cowl a number of the veggie beds with hen netting to maintain the harmful black birds from scratching all of the filth and vegetation out. And from consuming my strawberries, they’ve found how good they style!
Due to Mum being in poor health, I by no means received round to consuming the spring onions this yr, so I left them, together with chives and a few leeks to flower. This attracts native pollinators just like the blue banded bee and others.
The final of the sage flowers for this yr.
The yarrow simply coming into flower.
Previous bushes, new tomatoes.
There are quite a lot of child cucumbers forming. These are Lebanese.
And a child continental.
The climbing spinach is again! In any other case generally known as Malabar spinach or Ceylon spinach.
And these are all of the seeds left behind from the spinach final yr. Usually I’d have collected them by now and saved them for later. Will get to that job quickly.
Practically time to reap and dry lemon balm. That is good made right into a natural tea.
I’ve potted up some volunteer parsley vegetation for my daughter.
Extra pumpkin photos, they develop actually quick after rain.
And the grapes are doing properly contemplating I used to be actually late pruning them. I believe I’ll cowl these with netting this yr so I truly get some.
Fairly flowering gum for the bees. I believe it is a coral gum.
And a faint rainbow from yesterday simply after a solar bathe.
Saturday…
It was beetroot making time immediately. As soon as cooked and in jars, I water tub them for thirty minutes to make them shelf secure. I had seven jars however one cracked whereas within the sizzling water, so solely ended up with six.
I’ve extra lettuce rising in a foam wicking field. It’s rising outdoors my aspect door from the kitchen so good and useful, simply want to stop the birds from consuming it.
I misplaced my artichoke plant final yr once I tried to transplant it, so I purchased one other one and popped it within the floor alongside a dripper hose.
Native hibiscus…
My basil seeds are up…
The dill is rising, hoping it would not bolt on me.
While in search of strawberries immediately, I discovered this fungi rising in amongst them.
Actually wholesome wanting strawberry vegetation.
That is what the black birds do to my backyard beds. I’m going to need to internet all the things at this price!
We had extra showers of rain move via immediately.
We’re somewhat waterlogged now…
Sunset immediately. The gorgeous color modifications on the close by hills of the Flinders Ranges.
Have you ever acquired rain at your home? It appears to be fairly widespread. What an uncommon yr we’re having.
xTania
