Early Spring Garden Journal πŸ§šπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ“πŸ„πŸŒ·

avatar

As I write I'm in a classroom, babysitting teenagers for my emergency teaching job. Outside, the sky is bright blue and there's a gorgeous old pepper tree, wizened, gnarled, and drooping. Although it's cold, it's one of those late winter days that make me long to be home and in the garden. On Sunday the weather was just beautiful, reminding us of how hot it can get in the sunshine!

image.png

I find myself doing small things every day just to physically cope - if I overdo it, I'm out again for a few days. It's not quite long COVID I don't think but I've found the recovery hard. I've had to enlist my husband to turn the compost, steaming in the winter sun, and move the horse poo - we've found a guy who is keen to dump it at our place as they train horses. I need to build a neat bay for it to sit in and rot down, so I've put a pause on the delivery for now.

I've been trying to work out where to put tomatoes this year - they'll go in before the garlic is pulled so those patches are out, and I have space saved for other plants in remaining beds.

image.png

What I thought was dotting them about the place, using flower wire cages to keep chooks and rabbits away from them and contain their growth. So I've been marking the spots with a stake, adding compost and preparing the ground for the tomatoes to go in, which won't be for a while yet.

image.png

Chicken wire seems to be everywhere, even under the mulch where the lemon, lime and artichoke is. The rabbits like the soft soil against the vegetable patch, so when I find a hole I have to lay mesh down and hide it with thick mulch, which seems to keep them away as it's harder to dig through. As you can see, I've ringed a few of the young fruit trees with wire as well as the rabbits like to nibble the young bark. I think it looks neat enough.

There's still little mushrooms popping up in places, like the mullein.

image.png

The fruit trees are definitely starting to blossom, and we've been busy pruning some. Some have had a harder prune than they probably should have at this time of year because I missed the pruning earlier in the year. Nevermind, there's always plenty of fruit to go around the neighbourhood and I can never keep up with it anyway. Hopefully we've set a habit for next year so that can keep on top of it better. Time is always an issue. My electric shears broke so I need to go to Bunnings to swap them over. I really do find them handy!

image.png

It's such a beautiful time of year to be in the garden - everything is so full of potential.

I think the broccoli is going to go to seed in the greenhouse as it's a bit warm for them, even in the winter chill - the sun can heat it up fast. We'll be eating broccoli leaves for the next few weeks in that case, which are nice in stir fries! I did google that they don't like the warmer weather, so it's probably too late for them in the greenhouse. The cabbage doesn't seem to mind it though!

I do like to use the whole plant - I also use the broad bean tops in stir fries, salads and even toasted sandwiches!

image.png

I've put heaps of Spring seeds in, and it sesems the capsicum are the first to show themselves. I always end up buying a few tomatoes as seedlings anyway but need to put in another lot of mortgage lifter seeds and big yellow cherry tomatoes that I grew last year and loved - have no idea what they are called. They haven't shown themselves from the first sowing so maybe it's too early, unless the seeds weren't viable - I always worry and then I have three million tomato seedlings haha.

image.png

If you're in Australia I'd love to hear how your garden is going at this time of year, and in the north, I bet you're busy harvesting!

Don't forget to join in the Garden Journal challenge at the beginning of Spring in Australia and Autumn in the north, unless you're using the astronomical calendar (we don't) so starts this year on the 22 September 2021, the equinox. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the US marks it via equinox too, which makes more sense to me!

Happy Gardening!

With Love,

image.png

My Post.jpg

HG SMALL.png

Join The Hive Garden Community! The HIVE GARDEN COMMUNITY supports gardening, homesteading, cannabis growers, permaculture and other garden related content. Delegations to the curation account, @gardenhive, are welcome! Find our community here!

Are you on HIVE yet? Earn for writing! Referral link for FREE account here!




0
0
0.000
23 comments
avatar

pixresteemer_incognito_angel_mini.png
Bang, I did it again... I just rehived your post!
Week 122 of my contest just started...you can now check the winners of the previous week!
10

0
0
0.000
avatar

Ahhh. That is a healthy looking garden! there is a wee garden at the back of our house but it belongs to our landlady. It is all lush and green with really broad leaves thanks to the constant rain. She prunes it daily and I do benefit from her harvest. Hehehe

0
0
0.000
avatar

a neighbor with a good garden is a good neighbor!

0
0
0.000
avatar

I think this is a place full of mentality. Because the productivity of yourself garden is often a place of happiness and peace. You are very good at it.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Thanks.. I find a lot of peace in my garden but it is hard work too!

0
0
0.000
avatar

This post has been manually curated by @bhattg from Indiaunited community. Join us on our Discord Server.

Do you know that you can earn a passive income by delegating to @indiaunited. We share 100 % of the curation rewards with the delegators.

Here are some handy links for delegations: 100HP, 250HP, 500HP, 1000HP.

Read our latest announcement post to get more information.

image.png

Please contribute to the community by upvoting this comment and posts made by @indiaunited.

0
0
0.000
avatar

The round one is the broccoli? It looks a bit different from what we have here..
My sister cuts the leaves in strips and deep-fry them, sprinkle a little salt on top, tastes exactly like seaweed!! I didn't believe her initially until I tried it !

0
0
0.000
avatar

This one was the πŸ₯¦

2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJJ4fF1S1GVFuPqHM7dx7iKAs33QKLAcrVFfdkVBzYMfxhmyqs3Uk6abGQf7oSGXdaUYNZqAgBaJ8LLk6FtfjRyrVGHtvNwpP1MWuJoaTuzPSNLZ8b9Q.png

oh my goodness that sounds AMAZING... What a good idea! It's funny how no one eats the leaves. I also dehydrate them and put them in smoothies!! Why buy a green powder when you can grow it??

0
0
0.000
avatar

Everything went very well from the plants planted, I inspired all of them.

0
0
0.000
avatar

You did???

Do you mean you FELT inspired? Do you have a garden?

0
0
0.000
avatar
(Edited)

Looks great! Take it easy, my one brother has had 3 bouts of covid now and is also finding physical activity hard

0
0
0.000
avatar

Actually I wrote this (hafl of it) a week ago and only just published. Got round the block today on a walk and DIDN'T need to rest as I went or go to bed afterwards, so feeling a lot better! xx

0
0
0.000
avatar

My brain cannot process with the fact that it's spring on your side.

I am rejecting this reality!!!

That cabbage is a trooper, you should hire it as an extra hand!

0
0
0.000
avatar

Haha it WILL be an extra hand, made into sauerkraut to help outin my gut!

Similiarly, I reject that you guys are headed to winter and there will be no more Euro garden journals!

0
0
0.000
avatar

Looks like you've found a way to keep abreast of the rabbits! It's always so cool to read of your spring during my autumn. :))

0
0
0.000
avatar

I love the cabbage. How I wish I could plant cabbage too! Sad to say the weather here in our region is not cabbage friendly.

0
0
0.000
avatar

I find myself doing small things every day just to physically cope - if I overdo it, I'm out again for a few days. It's not quite long COVID I don't think but I've found the recovery hard.

Wow, I can really recognise me in that sentence. Even now, after a short summer break, I still get tired much quicker that how it should normally be (whatever the word normal means). I decided to get some exercises during the last few weeks by initiating a fight against the jungle who tried to invade our front yard. I am half way done but I cannot progress very quickly (especially because some places were left as such for something like 5 years).

For what concerns the garden, I must confess that I am jealous of yours I tried to have something similar at home (with the wooden squares and rectangles limiting where plants should be planted), but it is currently very far from being anywhere. When I will be done with the front yard, I may get there next. Autumn is almost with us (and it is thus time to prepare the garden for next year)!

0
0
0.000
avatar

Mushrooms can pop up anywhere!
What a great haul you are having, and enjoy the babysitting!

0
0
0.000
avatar

Love to see how colourful your garden is! And you have so many different plants!! You made me want to grow more things again in my garden. In a couple of months maybe I'll be able to grow tomatoes too as the rainy season must have ended by that time, meanwhile I was planning to just throw some seeds and see what happens! Sometimes they come out better like that haha

0
0
0.000
avatar

It's amazing how warm a little sunshine can get

0
0
0.000
avatar

You devoted heartily to your work. So doing the work by heart always gives very good results and I noticed you doing very well in the garden, with family, or in your work. Which produces good energy surrounding you. take care dear have a nice weekend ❀️😊

0
0
0.000