In the week since last post we have had bucketloads of rain, two whole days in fact, what a joy to run my fingers through the sugar can mulch full of moisture and feel it's warmth today as the sun finally hit it. The warmth was amazing, both within and just above the mulch. Wanted to lay amongst it....
My greenie husband has home made a climbing frame for the snowpeas (newly planted as above), made from bamboo stakes and string, a pyramid like structure that will be entwined with those gorgeous little tendrils.
We (he) has chook proofed both beds, and there is no evidence of them attacking plants, fingers crossed. I hovered closely today looking for insects and bugs but no mini beasts lurked (as my Yr 1 son calls them).
Bad news on the water front is that we discovered our pump on water tank, is broken, totally melted in fact and all his time I felt SSSOOO proud of watering the beds from our collected water, it was coming from the mains. Who knows how long it has been stuffed, and I now dread the next water bill. With a full to brimming water tank it is really disappointing to discover this.... What can ya do?
This weekend will get the cucumber seeds happening in the seed mix, I think some lettuces will be born in about 3 weeks so will replace with cucumber. Ordered a box of veg from Dynamic Organics today, their stuff is great and as it is my staple diet these days, just had a hankering for some to die for salad ingredients.
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