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09-04-2012, 03:38 AM
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Grounds Keeper
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August 2012 Totals
Scarecrow's Garden August 2012 Journal Notes:  Plum BlossomIf it wasn't for the frosts I might be tempted to say Spring is here already... Temperatures this month: Lowest Min -2.7C Highest Min 8.1C Lowest Max 9.6 C Highest Max 21.5 C 20 mm Rain Weather Highlights? 12 potential frost days this month and only 1 maximum under 10C. Up here we have had some rain just in time for local farmers who were talking about ploughing in crops already, hopefully not now... Propagation: Seeds: Bean - Pea Climbing Known as Phaseolus aegypticus or Phaseolus vulgaris from Inspiration's Seeds Bean Climbing - Purple King Phaseolus vulgaris from DT Brown Beans Bush - Zagreb Soldier Phaseolus nanus from The Lost Seed Chilli Peppers - Chilli Shake Mix Capsicum frutescens* From Mr Fothergill's Cucumber - Giant Russian Cucumis sativus from Cornucopia Seeds Cucumber - Bushy Cucumis sativus from The Lost Seed Cucumber - Suyo Long Cucumis sativus from The Lost Seed Melon - Honey Dew Cucumis melo from Johnson's Seeds Peas - Golden Podded Pisum sativum from Digger's Seeds Pumpkin - Musquee De Provence Cucurbita moschata from The Lost Seed Pumpkin - Red Warty Thing Cucurbita maxima from The Lost Seed Pumpkin - Winter Luxury Cucurbita pepo from The Lost Seed Pumpkin - Jumbo Pink Banana Cucurbita maxima from Cornucopia Seeds Pumpkin - Kakai Hulless seeds Cucurbita pepo home saved seeds Pumpkin - Wrinkled Butternut Cucurbita moschata from seed savers Rockmelon - Hales Best Cucumis melo from The Lost Seed Squash Button - Jaune et Verte Cucurbita pepo from Select Organic Tomato - Black Krim Lycopersicon esculentum* from Johnsons Seeds Tomato - Tommy Toe Organic Lycopersicon esculentum# Seed Raiser from Mr Fothergill's Watermelon - Sugarbaby Citrullus lanatus from home saved seeds Zucchini - Golden Cucurbita pepo from The Lost Seed Zucchini - Early Cucurbita pepo from Inspiration's Seeds * these seeds were sown into Jiffy® Pots and placed on the heated propagation unit # these seeds were sown into a Seed Raiser Kit from Mr Fothergill's the remaining seeds were sown into cut down milk containers or loo rolls (beans) and were placed in the green house  Potting up/on: Celery Tendercrisp Cress - American Upland Leek Elephant Lettuce Canasta Lettuce Darwin Orach Purple Atriplex hortensis from volunteers around the garden Scuplit Tomatoes Black Russian Golden Sunrise Ida Gold Home Oregon Spring Oxheart Red Roma Rumsey's Cross Red Colossus Cuttings: Thyme Lemon Sage Common Seedlings/Plants Planted Out: Beetroot Golden Beetroot Bull's Blood Peas Golden Podded Planted into Bed 6 in the Main Veg Garden Purchased Parsley and Lettuce Seedlings I didn't keep up with the sowing through winter!!! Purchased Strawberry plants Planted into the newly constructed Bed 23 in the Kitchen Garden  A new wicking bed has been made using a small kit from the cheapo shop. It's just right for some handy Lettuces, Parsley and a couple of Strawberries...maybe a small Tomato later. Harvest Tally: Doesn't include Greens fed to the chooks on a daily basis or herbs picked for use in the kitchen for cooking or tea making. For Salads, Juice and Stirfries I have been picking Lettuce, Watercress, Lebanese Watercress, Kale, Silverbeet, Gotu Kola, Parcel, Parsley and Beetroot Leaves which are not always weighed. The winter harvest is much lower than other months but we continue to eat out of our stored food supply. See side bar for details --->> Beetroot Mixed 255g Cauliflower Mini 172g Cauliflower Sicilian Violet 566g Celery 306g Jerusalem Artichokes 125g Kale Mixed 100g Leeks 85g Peas Snow Roi de Carouby42g Silverbeet 105g Total Eggs for August 129 eggs: 85 From the 5 Farmyard Ferals 0 From the Lone Barnevelder 44 From the 4 Faverolles August of Previous Years: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 To see how the various Garden areas fit on our half acre block check out the soon to be updated Map of our place HERE Come on over to the Scarecrow's Garden Facebook page and say Hi! Check out my Pinterest Boards Here In the news this week... NSW school bans handstands and cartwheels in the school playground!!! Read more... Looks like this fellow would be banned too...  ...apart from the fact there would probably never be snow there anyway... Photo from this site  Read More at Scarecrow's Garden... |
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