Community Garden News.

The Garden recently won another grant of $2500, by a voting system, and organized by Essential Energy. This money is going towards a shade system, which is to be decided, for the side of the pavilion.

 It could be a skirt system around the top or actual pull down blinds. So far no quotes have come in for this. The good news though is finally a date has been given for the concrete path around the whole garden to be started, now that the rain has settled down somewhat. It seems to rain mostly at night now, but the sun usually comes out during the day. When they do the concrete path the company will also flatten out and gravel the space for the Container that is to go next to the tanks, and be the office/ride on mower home and battery recharge centre as near the solar power.

The Hay Bale Garden Project has also had a plus as this week, John finally found someone who had hay bales suitable for this.

 Sugar cane which is about the only thing available is no good for this and a local farmer several hours away had some bales that had been left out in the rain and unsuitable for selling. He kindly donated 14 of them, and I have three, which I will use to plant potatoes in ground, plus experiment in the glass house for what is usually summer plants. The garden won't be starting until the warmer weather so we can work on what is needed at home first. 

 Because they are so wet, they are very heavy.One was already falling apart and I will use this for the potatoes.

Of course now I have to clean up the glasshouse. It at the moment is about 30C at the hottest time of day so will be perfect for beans, zucchini and cucumber, which I have started off .

My "hay" bales are sugar cane which I use in the garden so it will be a bit of moving around of stuff to fit two more in. I am also looking at doing a cherry tomato in there as well, so many are coming up, now the sun is out part of the day but with winter coming it will do much better in a warmer climate. 

I should have thought of using the glass house during winter to actually produce something before this, so I am looking forward to the experiment. 

Community garden Arch of Passion fruit Vines.

Another Arch of Snail Vine

A new area next to the Shade House.

This tree is now getting big enough to put a seat under.

I have been slowly working on my garden, and finding it tough, from either RA as aching all the time or lack of exercise, but persevering, as it won't weed itself.  At the moment down in the bottom rose garden, been weeding it an hour at a time. 

In the front garden I have planted some more beetroot, carrot seeds, elephant garlic and finally put in the leeks. Also potted up green, and purple cauliflower to try out, as the coloured ones grew well at the Community Garden and I never have success, as well as  potted up some broccoli, and planted more snow peas.

 That is all for this week, 

Till Next Time.