Goodness me where has the time gone, I hope everyone has spent it productively, despite staying home. This week has been rather slow for me. I don't know whether I have done too much, but very little housework and gardening has been done. Planted pea seeds I found from my Melbourne Bestie, so put all of them in as over a year now past the date. Hopefully they will come up.
Introduced some climbing beans also old, known as Northern White, and they have started to grow, so every hope for the peas.
Planted out some more of Chinese Cabbage and Broccoli left over, of which the latter has still more of them to plant somewhere. Protected of course by net. One cabbage moth laying eggs on these and you can kiss them goodbye.
Tomatoes have started to grow on the bushes, and have kept them uncovered hoping that no fruit fly is about, due to cold overnight. They are all very healthy.
John went to Bunnings and I asked for some flower seedlings, so he got White Snapdragons, Red Primulas and Mixed coloured Stock. As yet still have to plant them. I pulled a muscle or tendon in my lower back Friday, vacuuming of all things, and it is very painful, so no gardening or anything for that matter, for a while.
Our neighbour rang John, to say he saw free firewood and he went straight away to get it. Mainly pine but quite big and spent the next couple of days splitting it all to fit on the shelves on the side of the house. Mothers day has always been the day I light the fire if cold, but don't think it will be this year as quite warm at the moment at 25C. although nights are getting down to 13C or so. We shall see as the wind is quite chilly today.
John has been clearing up the side where this wood is stored. A few years ago he started a project of making a metal sheep, and has decided to finish it off.
We need to find a spot and it is extremely heavy so won't be far. This garden is probably the best but needs a good clearing out as well.
The next door neighbour also had a garden in the same area but pulled it out to put a caravan which has now gone, so it will be seen when no car is in the driveway.
Everyone should have a metal sheep in their garden lol.
Till next time, stay safe.
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| One pea is up so far. |
Introduced some climbing beans also old, known as Northern White, and they have started to grow, so every hope for the peas.
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| Climbing Beans. |
Planted out some more of Chinese Cabbage and Broccoli left over, of which the latter has still more of them to plant somewhere. Protected of course by net. One cabbage moth laying eggs on these and you can kiss them goodbye.
Tomatoes have started to grow on the bushes, and have kept them uncovered hoping that no fruit fly is about, due to cold overnight. They are all very healthy.
John went to Bunnings and I asked for some flower seedlings, so he got White Snapdragons, Red Primulas and Mixed coloured Stock. As yet still have to plant them. I pulled a muscle or tendon in my lower back Friday, vacuuming of all things, and it is very painful, so no gardening or anything for that matter, for a while.
Our neighbour rang John, to say he saw free firewood and he went straight away to get it. Mainly pine but quite big and spent the next couple of days splitting it all to fit on the shelves on the side of the house. Mothers day has always been the day I light the fire if cold, but don't think it will be this year as quite warm at the moment at 25C. although nights are getting down to 13C or so. We shall see as the wind is quite chilly today.
John has been clearing up the side where this wood is stored. A few years ago he started a project of making a metal sheep, and has decided to finish it off.
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| Fitting the tail. |
We need to find a spot and it is extremely heavy so won't be far. This garden is probably the best but needs a good clearing out as well.
The next door neighbour also had a garden in the same area but pulled it out to put a caravan which has now gone, so it will be seen when no car is in the driveway.
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Everyone should have a metal sheep in their garden lol.
Till next time, stay safe.
Your garden is looking lovely Chris. Hope your back improves for you soon.
ReplyDeleteGreat score with all that wood, it never goes astray. Sometimes we get lucky too.
And yes every garden should have a metal sheep, and yours looks fantastic!
xTania