TWIG - 7

Yesterday the whole Sams Creek mob ventured off to Tanja (just a wee bit down the road from here) for an afternoon of garden visits – 3 neighbouring Tanja gardens were open as part of the Open Garden scheme (and on the way home we stopped off at 'long' beach next to Bermagui for a spot of shell collecting). We all had a lovely afternoon – I've come away with a heap of new ideas (FP is developing a migrane!) – the productive vege gardens were fabulous - and the layout of Catherine and Philip's young garden was spectacular!

Catherine and Philip's vege garden – both lovely to look at and incredibly productive – a sensation

Deb and Jack's vege garden (love the drip irrigation, raised beds and giant bird net covering the whole affair!)

The day reminded me that the simplest pleasures – like a day out with the family - are indeed the sweetest

and that this area really is a special place – it's sometimes easy to forget that, when you've lived in the area almost all your life.... and when the dry weather continues to bring such difficulties....

EJ liked the large pond at C&P's the best – it was filled to the brim with tempting tadpoles....

To do

weeding in vege garden and herb bed

erect support for the climbing beans

erect support for the raspberries

move shade arch to the leafy bed (in preparation for the hot weather yet to come)


Completed

seeds sown: green cos lettuce, bulls blood beetroot, danvers carrot, rosita eggplant, golden capsicum, rondo de nice zucchini, yellow bush scallop squash, climbing princess bean, early wonder & armenian cucumber, replaced cherokee wax bean (where none emerged),

transplanted basil & ivory eggplant seedlings and moved unknown type (free growing) tomato and squash seedlings

hot border, vege garden and parts of the decorative garden were given a big drink (it was necessary as its been quite hot and dry – and many of the plants are at a tender stage)

mowing (yet again)

picking/eating

italian cabbage, cos lettuce, red onion, apricots (they're not fully ripe but we're trying to beat the birds), the last of the bok choy & broad beans