Your gardening day so far sounds idyllic.

My snow peas were a dissappointment with black spots on the leaves, though
the pods were fine. I'd love to be planting new things, but we're planning a
longish holiday soon and seems pointless. Did drop a few old pumpkin seeds
I'd found in the garden shed in to the ground ... doubts as to their
viability.

Enjoy your P and garden!

Cheers, Carmel


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u...
It's just beautiful here in sunny Melbourne. A little windy and we need
more
rain...
However, I am enjoying pottering about. I helped P (age 5) make her own
flower garden in a polystyrene box got from the fruit shop (free of
course).
I think I might go back and get some more. They are perfect for children
to
grow stuff in. P wanted flower seedlings rather than veg. She chose
violas,
pink petunias and some lovely blue salvias. I must remember to put down
some
slug pellets before I finish up today.

As for me I made up a new tomato guard and planted my two tomatoes (one
large heirloom tomato and a tommytoe). I have a volunteer that I think
will
be a grape tomato. Basil is in next to them. I will be planting seeds
next -
some Lebanese zucchinis and trying to squeeze in some spinach. And then I
must decide how long I let the snow peas keep on as I want to use the
trellis for cucumbers. The snow peas have been just lovely. I've pulled
out
the rest of the carrots as they were a big failure. Weird shapes and
bitter
taste. Rather get them from the shops :-)

I've been spraying masses of aphids that are on the poor lavender and the
lettuce. Liquid citrus fertiliser on the lemons and the lime. Will do the
veg garden with the veg fertiliser soon.

Three different types of strawberry went into a bag that will hang on the
veg garden stake. Will be interested in how well they will do. Bit worried
I
may not be able to keep the water up to them.

In between planting I've been weeding. It's all coming out fairly easily
so
I'm going around the garden quite quickly.

Happy gardening!!

Liz