Hello Everyone
We have had a good week planting after some very welcome rain on Monday night. So the new beds are all ready, final raking done and irrigation all in place beneath the soil ready for each plant. Michael is showing Elissa how to rake so that the tines don’t catch in the t-tape (irrigation) and Josh and George are doing the initial raking over the t-tape. The dark soil you can see is the rich extra compost put in to give the young seedlings a kick start. Later just before planting the little holes in the t-tape show dark by the trickle of water that’s run through to mark the place.
New seedlings arrived Wednesday so here’s some photos to show you the process.
From Stewarts big truck to Serkan’s and our utes up the road where there’s a huge layby so Stewart doesn’t have to try and turn in our yard. Some seedlings straight to the paddock and others back to outside the shed to wait their turn. Decisions made on which need to go in first. Hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth. Really good it’s a cloudy day so nothing in the blazing sun.
Then up to the paddock and let’s get on with it.
The young tomato plants you saw last week are growing sturdily. Here’s flowers already on apple (lemon flavoured) cucumbers. Come on bees and pollinating insects, do your stuff!
Today picking is underway with yet a bit more rain overnight and showery this morning.
Bigger market weekend coming up. We’ll see you either at Eveleigh or Taylor Square in Sydney on Saturday morning or up here at Mangrove Mountain Country Markets on Sunday morning. Do come, the forecast is for sun and dry fairly hot weather. Heaps of good things to buy.
Have a healthy and happy week.
Nancy
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