Bit of Attention for the Garden

I spent a beautifully lazy morning – doing not much at all!
Eventually we had to stir ourselves to do useful things – like empty the car of the unsold garage sale items and make use of the sunny day!

I started by stacking the rest of the wood.

I have decided not to double handle the wood that is in a pile under the Macrocarpas. Its easy enough to take the wheelbarrow down and collect it straight from the heap – and the dense cover of the trees means it doesn’t get too soggy when it rains.

Got the box on the back veranda filled up again, so we are all sorted.

Thought it was time to start pulling the duck yard garden to bits. So out with the mulcher and shovel

We pulled up the rest of the corn (except a few stalks that a determined tomato is still growing on) and put it through the shredder

We have the chooks locked up in the coop and duck yard at the moment – giving the main yard a break from their digging.

We also pulled up all the tomatoes, zucchini and pumpkin plants. Nothing much was happening with them.
We’ve made a new compost heap in the corner near the tree. Can’t hurt to have another one can it?

Eventually we will cover the whole area in seaweed – but the girls should keep the weeds down reasonably well over time.

A few green tomatoes and maybe next years corn patch resides on this missed cob! We shall see if I can get it to grow!

The manky chook coop got cleaned out – all the hay and poo got thrown onto our new compost pile.

The tomato patches are looking sadder by the day

But still getting a basket full of them every three days or so.

Even though things look messy when you just let things grow where they please… its such an easy way of getting a bit more free food.

I have no idea how this potato ended up in my newest raised garden bed where the capsicum were… but I just let it do its thing

I tell you these were a treat tonight on the plate! New potatoes only half a month out of winter! Steamed and slathered in butter!!

We had a bit of a sunset – but it was over and done with before I went back in to get the camera again. Hoping that indicates another nice day tomorrow.

By this time it was getting dark – it was hot chocolate time along with a side serving of banana cake!

Hope Sunday was a good one for everyone!

Cheers