March 12. 2014
Our willing workers
left yesterday to continue their Australian adventure. They have been
incredible workers and with their help we have achieved much. The chooks are
now running in free-range orchards that have been totally cleaned of weeds and
other rubbish. The fences have been repaired and fox proofed and the old shed
below the ruins has been repaired, painted and repositioned near the dog yard.
left yesterday to continue their Australian adventure. They have been
incredible workers and with their help we have achieved much. The chooks are
now running in free-range orchards that have been totally cleaned of weeds and
other rubbish. The fences have been repaired and fox proofed and the old shed
below the ruins has been repaired, painted and repositioned near the dog yard.
Once again fox protection is the main object here.
Down in the old garden
by the ruins I have now rebuilt the garden walls and planted out the poor
blueberries that have been waiting in pots. The wwoofers have done a great job
with the tree care over this very dry period, so all; the trees are looking
surprisingly healthy. We have now eaten almost all the lettuces but still have
enough zucchinis to sell the spare at the weekend market.
by the ruins I have now rebuilt the garden walls and planted out the poor
blueberries that have been waiting in pots. The wwoofers have done a great job
with the tree care over this very dry period, so all; the trees are looking
surprisingly healthy. We have now eaten almost all the lettuces but still have
enough zucchinis to sell the spare at the weekend market.
Our tomatoes are slow
and mostly small and the eggplants and capsicums are not doing well either. The
rocket is bolting but little pumpkins are starting to form. Something keeps
eating the beans, which is sad. We had a large crop of pears from the new pear
tree and we are still getting strawberries. The nectarines were plentiful and
the peaches good too. I have made jam from the spare fruit we did not sell.
and mostly small and the eggplants and capsicums are not doing well either. The
rocket is bolting but little pumpkins are starting to form. Something keeps
eating the beans, which is sad. We had a large crop of pears from the new pear
tree and we are still getting strawberries. The nectarines were plentiful and
the peaches good too. I have made jam from the spare fruit we did not sell.
Our neighbour, John,
has put drains around the large polyhouse. Luckily we had spare ag-pipes left
over from the shed drains so we were able to use up materials that were lying
around. We had to buy truckloads of chippings from Castella quarries to put round
the drains but we hope that this will prevent the polyhouse from flooding. This
is pretty essential if it is to be used as a marquee for A’s wedding!
has put drains around the large polyhouse. Luckily we had spare ag-pipes left
over from the shed drains so we were able to use up materials that were lying
around. We had to buy truckloads of chippings from Castella quarries to put round
the drains but we hope that this will prevent the polyhouse from flooding. This
is pretty essential if it is to be used as a marquee for A’s wedding!
John and Edd have
moved several piles of rubbish from the chook yards and the polyhouse and have
combined them into an enormous burning pile below the dams. At least it is out
of sight down there and away from the main living areas. A plans to come over
today and build a base for the pizza oven so that he can start building the
oven its self at the weekend. This is all very exciting. There is nothing like
a major event to stimulate a large clean up.
moved several piles of rubbish from the chook yards and the polyhouse and have
combined them into an enormous burning pile below the dams. At least it is out
of sight down there and away from the main living areas. A plans to come over
today and build a base for the pizza oven so that he can start building the
oven its self at the weekend. This is all very exciting. There is nothing like
a major event to stimulate a large clean up.
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