Planting time!

With all this rain we are getting and the drought finally looking like it will really break, there is no better time than to get into the garden! The apricot tree is in bloom, the peach tree is ready to burst, the berries are flowering and budding and you can see things grow! The first of my potatoes are pushing through the dirt. Got a few different methods going this year. I am doing the traditional dirt and mound system, Peter Cundle no-dig and then have adapted this to one of our new wicking beds, so a Peter Cundle no-dig wicking bed full of seed potatoes. It will be very interesting to see how they all go and which one gets the greatest yield. I have my money on the wicking bed.

Planted out some seedling today from seed I raised in a make-shift greenhouse. Simply a clear 60lt tub from bunnings with punnets of tomato seeds inside. Worked really well, but did get a bit too moist in their. Also got capsicum, egg plant, watermelon, cucumber and basil going. Have done another batch of seeds so should get a coninual harvest right into autumn and winter next year.

Need to get some corn seeds and get them started too. We have brocoli coming out of our ears at the moment so will probably harvest the bigger ones to make some growbed space and blanch and deep freeze them. Brocoli get crazy infested with aphids so really need to get them harvested before the warm weather hits. Got 2mths I guess.

No action in the wood oven. Bill after bill after bill coming in so need to take care of them first then the oven. Oh well.....

Silvers are feeding even though it is 10-12 deg in the tanks. I am giving them a sprinkling of feed, maybe 2 tbl spoons and they finish it off without a problem once a day. I also chuck in worms, grubs, snails and slugs and man they chase them down and fight over them! I'm guessing that these guys will start kicking into serious feeding in the next 3-4 weeks so should be fun to watch.

If the weather is good, will do some more gardening tomorrow (will probably do it even if the weather is crap!) and try to get some more seeds planted. Need to get some more apple crates!