Hi! Above… dehydrated lemons… last of Rubys that I could get. I raided her tree the day before settlement!
I squeezed the rest and freezing them in cubes as I’ve really been enjoying lemon and honey tea in the evening when I remember! (My cup is heating up now… its an icy night!)
So! The garden out back. The one I said there would be NO TOMATOES in.
Yah… I have no disciplinarian skills with my veggies
Like the cat, they do what they want.
The herb spiral was swamped and the feverfew going a bit mad
I was keen to get my path back.
Time to get brutal. Everything out! Even the borage. (It will grow back I am sure)
Several barrow loads later…
Pretty positive that a million more tomatoes will pop up again next season.
Pity these were so late. I got some good fruit off them but there was so much more.. no chance to ripen and the ones that are red now aren’t very tasty.
I know I can do green tomato stuff, but I have to be honest with myself –
I wont.
Path looking like a path again
I went down the back to start collecting some of those woodchips for my newly cleared path and gave the chooks some treats on the way
Nice to start using the huge pile of woodchips. Of course Flea was right up there on the pile with me – such a stickybeak!
Looking 100% better
Spotted a worm escaping from the herb patch once I got into it! So long and speedy!
The herb spiral is now visible again and the sage and chives can breath again!
I then put straw over everything…
I did relent and leave some sweet pea seedlings in the ground.
A bit of an improvement
The raised beds will still need tackling but that can be another day
So good to have tons of woodchip… I built the path up a long way!!
Anyway, thats all from me!
I spent the evening setting our bonfire alight and doing some yardwork near the fallen trees but thats a story for tomorrow!
Cheers!
Oh the work you did accomplish. It looks so great. My back hurts just lpoking at what you did. Sorry about the tomatoes. How about green tomatoe relish?? You are one swell worker there young lady. Also glad you had wonderful family time. Love from Georgia
Thanks Linda!! I did consider the relish, but I am already behind on making a stack of other stuff, so I just went the brutal way! The chooks are enjoying going through the pile though!
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Hi Lisa:
Just curious – what do you use the dehydrated lemons for?
Right now I am about to test them in a honey/lemon tea! … Just put in two slices now waiting for it to cool so I can taste… will keep you posted
Also someone suggested great in a cocktail lol… other people have said grind to powder for cooking dishes that require lemon
ok… 2 slices NOT enough!! So I threw in a couple of my juice ice cubes to help. Clearly further experimentation is needed. Still… they are pretty to look at!