I am not sure how much rain there has been, it must be around 200mm and the daytime temperature here has been around 13 degrees. The garden is at 600 meters elevation so the cooler months last longer.
I continue to be amazed at the change in the soil, it is so soft and friable now after the gypsum plus rain. It had been covered with black plastic for several years.
Looking around the garden shed I continue to find goodies left by the previous gardeners, blood & bone, tools, etc. I noticed that there were no mouse droppings and the old blood and bone bags hadn’t been nibbled so the shed is completely mouse proof.
Having been away from the garden for a couple of weeks due to the rain I was pleasantly surprised to see that the weeds had not grown much but unfortunately, neither had the seeds although the sweet corn is making a move.
The tomatoes are looking good, it liked all that rain but the basil is booking a bit off. It may recover now that the sun is shining every day:
A quick dig with the three pronged hoe and the fledgling weds are all gone
I have noticed that the weeds on the pathways require little attention to keep them under control, just walking on them seems to do the trick although If they do become a problem i will try some herbicide I saw on Gardening Australia
Also planted some dwarf beans and also some turnip seed I had in an old packet. That’s blood & bone on the rows.
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