We had to go away for a few days while the floors were sanded.
The weather this week has been most odd. Very cold, and three days of rain, then very high winds and rather hot (25+ degrees). The garden seems to cope better than I do. One of the Rockets has started to lay :)
The apple trees are flowering, the plum is beginning to plum and the michaelis hedge is one of the prettiest things I've ever seen. I adore this place!
Today I put in another row of spinach, two rows of fennel, a row of carrots and radish (we're eating those other radishes now) and a few more beans. But I was watering most of the day because oh! those winds!
My regime at the moment in the vegie garden is weed one and feed two beds each day. Full watering happens every second day for ten minutes.
In seed news, the brandywine and jaune flamme tomatoes are up, but still a long way from transplant sized. The yellow and red grapes are flowering.
Showing posts with label plum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plum. Show all posts
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Coolish morning today -
and cloudy.
The plum tree has lost its blossom and gone into beautiful pink leaves. Got to identify the white tree - it's so beautiful and full of wrens.
The job today for Paul is to spray (Acelepryn) for grubs, using 90ml for the entire property. Usually this would be done mid-Sept, but we have a lot to get through. . This is the latest in his maintenance jobs - last week he sprayed (Confidor) for scale on the Viburnum ( broadleafed hedge) at the front and sides.
In June, he and David Prior dead-headed all the front garden plants that required it,. David pruned the roses in late August.
We drove out to the abandoned saleyards Paul had found up on the road to the Wombeyan Caves today, and collected the promised fence posts for the new walk into the chamomile lawn. And I got a few for the vegie garden as well. They are so very pretty :)
Fen (AW) mentioned today that blossoms on determinate plant (esp chillies, eggplant, bush tomatoes) should be plucked until the bush has reached 1/2 its adult size.
The plum tree has lost its blossom and gone into beautiful pink leaves. Got to identify the white tree - it's so beautiful and full of wrens.
| CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BOWRAL, NSW | ||
| Current Temp: 11.1°C | Humidity: 92% | Pressure: 1026.8hPa |
| Feels like: 10.4°C | Wind Speed: 7kp/h (Gusts: 9kp/h) | |
| Dew Point: 9.9°C | Wind Direction: N/A | |
The job today for Paul is to spray (Acelepryn) for grubs, using 90ml for the entire property. Usually this would be done mid-Sept, but we have a lot to get through. . This is the latest in his maintenance jobs - last week he sprayed (Confidor) for scale on the Viburnum ( broadleafed hedge) at the front and sides.
In June, he and David Prior dead-headed all the front garden plants that required it,. David pruned the roses in late August.
We drove out to the abandoned saleyards Paul had found up on the road to the Wombeyan Caves today, and collected the promised fence posts for the new walk into the chamomile lawn. And I got a few for the vegie garden as well. They are so very pretty :)
Fen (AW) mentioned today that blossoms on determinate plant (esp chillies, eggplant, bush tomatoes) should be plucked until the bush has reached 1/2 its adult size.
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