In the Garden

[DOC]

Three weeks on from my post about lack of fruit set on the tomatoes and I now have plenty. None ripe or even close which will mean that for the second time in my life I will not have ripe tomatoes by Christmas Day.

I don't think I have ever had this many beans and I am picking the first cucumbers.

Feels very weird to have not watered for two weeks.

[Psyber]

Good thing I'm not a keen gardener, as we have something of a rabbit plague up here in the hills.
They are eating everything - even softer bits off the rose bushes I've planted.

And of course the birds are eating everything off the plum and apple trees in the back yard as they start to ripen. I'm just letting them do so as I can't be bothered putting nets over them. The previous owners of our place were obviously into growing the fruit.

[Booney]

Three weeks on from my post about lack of fruit set on the tomatoes and I now have plenty. None ripe or even close which will mean that for the second time in my life I will not have ripe tomatoes by Christmas Day.

I don't think I have ever had this many beans and I am picking the first cucumbers.

Feels very weird to have not watered for two weeks.

Same, had a lazy Sunday yesterday and tied the tomatoes off and in doing so counted 28 clusters of 10 flowers / fruit on the cherry bush. I reckon 12-15 of those clusters are full and look about 10-14 days away from being ready. Going to have a bumper crop early in the new year.

The big reds I counted over 50 flowers before I gave up.

Mowed the lawns for the 5th time in 18 days.

[dedja]

Mowed the lawns for the 5th time in 18 days.

She’s gonna make you keep doing it until you get it right.

[Booney]

Mowed the lawns for the 5th time in 18 days.

She’s gonna make you keep doing it until you get it right.

[Kahuna]

Would any of you gardener types like a dracaena or four. Give away. Pick up from Valley View.

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[Lightning McQueen]

Would any of you gardener types like a dracaena or four. Give away. Pick up from Valley View.

Dracaena x 4.jpg

I thought they were thneeds.

[Kahuna]

The dracaenas/thneeds are taken.

[Booney]

Tomatoes ripening by the dozen daily.

[Brodlach]

Tomatoes ripening by the dozen daily.

It’s ridiculous ATM be so many cucumbers

[DOC]

Good to hear.

My beans have been the best ever. Cucumbers have pretty much finished from the first lot (powdery mildew) so have put another lot in. Think I will put one more lot of beans in.

I planted my basil this year in too much shade and it has been disappointing. Lesson learnt.

Margherita pizza for lunch.

[dedja]

Tomatoes ripening by the dozen daily.

Same, lucky we wogs know how to make sauce.

[Booney]

Roasted some sweet potato, potato, pumpkin and zucchini in salt, pepper and olive oil. Added some home grown cherry tomatoes at the end for 15 minutes. Took it all out the oven and stirred through baby spinach. The tomatoes were delicious and made the dish.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Roasted some sweet potato, potato, pumpkin and zucchini in salt, pepper and olive oil. Added some home grown cherry tomatoes at the end for 15 minutes. Took it all out the oven and stirred through baby spinach. The tomatoes were delicious and made the dish.

Where was that at 6.45am??

[Booney]

Roasted some sweet potato, potato, pumpkin and zucchini in salt, pepper and olive oil. Added some home grown cherry tomatoes at the end for 15 minutes. Took it all out the oven and stirred through baby spinach. The tomatoes were delicious and made the dish.

Where was that at 6.45am??

The salmon with a glaze of garlic, ginger, soy, brown sugar and a splash of vinegar went perfectly with it.

[dedja]

Missus just picked a zucchini … 40cm long and 10cm at max girth*

[Booney]

Going to have snow peas and carrots galore in the coming weeks. The Snow peas are growing around 2-3cm a day and have just hit the matrix of brickies string between the tomato stakes, these are going to be prolific. They'll get some Seasol* tonight before the rain in the coming days.

The carrot tops look as green and healthy as can be, albeit small they're looking like they've got a great start to life.

[Booney]

Got the roses pruned off on Saturday morning and gave them a really good drink with some sudden impact and Seasol to give them a boost before the incoming spring. The snow peas are about 3 feet high and I'm worried I'll have more than I know what to do with. The carrots haven't gone so well the last month, I think the real cold has got to them and they along with the peas got some dynamic lifter for slow release and some Seasol as a hit.

The gardens are so dry, even some of the ever greens around the pool are showing signs of stress so I'll be giving them a soak in the next week or so.

ABC gardening on Saturday morning were talking to the BOM who is predicting a wet September ahead.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Got the roses pruned off on Saturday morning and gave them a really good drink with some sudden impact and Seasol to give them a boost before the incoming spring. The snow peas are about 3 feet high and I'm worried I'll have more than I know what to do with. The carrots haven't gone so well the last month, I think the real cold has got to them and they along with the peas got some dynamic lifter for slow release and some Seasol as a hit.

The gardens are so dry, even some of the ever greens around the pool are showing signs of stress so I'll be giving them a soak in the next week or so.

ABC gardening on Saturday morning were talking to the BOM who is predicting a wet September ahead.

A dry September it is then.

[mots02]

Got the roses pruned off on Saturday morning and gave them a really good drink with some sudden impact and Seasol to give them a boost before the incoming spring. The snow peas are about 3 feet high and I'm worried I'll have more than I know what to do with. The carrots haven't gone so well the last month, I think the real cold has got to them and they along with the peas got some dynamic lifter for slow release and some Seasol as a hit.

The gardens are so dry, even some of the ever greens around the pool are showing signs of stress so I'll be giving them a soak in the next week or so.

ABC gardening on Saturday morning were talking to the BOM who is predicting a wet September ahead.

A dry September it is then.

Armchair work for the BOM?