Having thought about embarking on sharing our gardening stories for months, today was the day I sought out blogging ‘101’ help from ol’mate Bruce.
Today in the garden I ….
After cutting down the lawn a little lower yesterday, I made
use of the clippings that I threw into a pile in the top paddock (aka 5m x 10m
patch of re-claimed yard). I like to refer to it as the top paddock, makes me
feel big time!
So this morning between cups of coffee, I turned over a few
metres of dirt and sprinkled a fine layer of clippings over the top so they
would dry out in the daytime sun. In the coming days I will add a layer of lime
and chook poo (from our girls of course) to boost the soil in preparation for a
crop. As we are heading into Winter, most likely the crop will be broccoli or a
root vege.
Key points I always think about: Most crops will take 3 months
from seed to stove. 2nd key point, soil temperature – if soil temp
isn’t optimum, you will never strike your seeds. 3rdly, my old Yates Garden
Guide is a handy companion for seed germination temps. No, I don’t get out with
the thermometer, but if I feel the soil, is it cold to touch?
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| More little lettuce - Welcome to the world! |
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| Freshly ploughed row in 'top paddock' |
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| Lettuce just showing their heads (planted 6 days ago) GREAT! |
The lettuce and roses both had a little inspection today checking for critters that shouldn’t be there. This is almost done daily anyhow between us. If I do nothing else, this little inspection is a great way of keeping things in check.
Oh tomorrow I will talk about planting coriander and parsley the time and temperature is perrrrfect!
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