A garden update

It's been a frustrating few weeks in regards to the garden. We've been busy on the weekends and I've been sick for the last few days so outside has really been left to fend for itself!

The side we spent so long clearing over Easter is still exactly how we left it...



but Sim picked up a couple of bags of manure down on the Bellarine Peninsula last week so we plan to mix in some of that soon. It's a mix of cow, chicken and sheep and the farmer said it was quite potent so we're hoping the two bags will go a fair way. 

The small bed that we planted out with a seedling 'Winter Harvest' selection from Bunnings (just to get us started) is going strong ... you can even see a cauliflower forming



- and that's from the plant that the dog dug up. Something has just started eating the leaves so I'm going to head out one dusk and see if I can see any little critters having some dinner where they shouldn't be.

We've started planting a few seedlings ... we have made the mistake of not labelling them as we go though so in some cases it's a surprise as to what we're going to get. We do know this punnet has sugar snap peas, oakleaf lettuce and leeks:



This punnet is a bit of a mystery...pretty sure there is parsley and pak choy but as for what else...Sim can't quite remember!



We've tried to plant a couple of scarlet runner beans, although I think it might be too cold, and not much has happened yet. I'm enjoying the surprise of not knowing quite what we're going to end up with but I think when we start trying to plant more seriously, it's not quite going to work. 

We have since invested in some labels for future plantings.

Hopefully we can get back out there soon...