Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[cookie1]

Ooh that is not nice Marina. I had carpal tunnel on both my wrists at different times and hated being out of action for a while.

[Cuilidh]

Apparently DH's problem is common amongst the Scandinavian / Scottish / Irish nations ... I blame the Vikings, all that raping and pillaging is still showing up in our genes.

[judydawn]

Marina your DH might have to work in front of shop (receptionist perhaps?) so as not to be surrounded by all the work he could be doing out the back. Your customers will soon keep him busy talking.

[achookwoman]

Marina, that is very good thinking for both us and DH. However , I would say we need boxes just to see you both, ( We don’t need anymore as Bunnings we’re more than generous.)
Then I thought, Picnic by dam !!! Very COVID safe. Then this won’t work as DS and family are coming to stay over Easter and School Holidays as they are again out of house due to Insurance renovations. 2 teenagers. Not good for other visitors.
I can understand your predicament with trying to keep a very active DH entertained/ distracted.  Between now and Easter I will see if I can work out the logistics.

[cookie1]

Apparently DH's problem is common amongst the Scandinavian / Scottish / Irish nations ... I blame the Vikings, all that raping and pillaging is still showing up in our genes.

ROFL

[Cuilidh]

Chookie, sorry to be so late getting back to you.  The cardboard is not important and it was just a thought, so not to worry. We will get together another time.

We netted three of our fruit trees earlier in the year so yesterday I removed the nets and stripped  the pear tree - don't know what sort it is, but the pears are lovely; I should have done the plum tree last week, but didn't and there were heaps on that tree, but over ripe and only good for jam, so gave them to one of our customers who has a good friend who is a jam maker, so that took care of them and the third tree was a nashi pear, loads of fruit on that so desperately trying to find homes for them!.  For the first time ever we had no coddling moth in any of the stone fruit - I am guessing a combination of having the hens out in the orchard and early netting.

[cookie1]

Well done on the netting and no coddling moth Marina.

[K Atie]

picked the last of cherry tomatoes, pulled the vines out . Amazingly eggplants are growing more each day but we haven’t yet picked them . 3 large Red peppers they look to good to pick. Have a bunch of baby green cherry tomatoes hopefully they will ripen .

[achookwoman]

Marina and K ATIE, well done.
People keep dropping off fruit. Lemons, apples ( 4 different lots ) , kiwi fruit, raspberries. Between hospital visits and some very late nights, I’ve been making jam and jelly. Good therapy.
I’ve weeded the 3 raised garden beds and planted Chinese veggie seedlings. Covered with netting. Cherry Tom still ripening. Lots of parsley and onions. Carrots were sown too close together and are pushing out. Rhubarb has gone wild. Silver beet and Kale self sown.
I’m raging a war against the Supermarket prices and encouraging everyone to grow and swap excess fruit and veggies.

[judydawn]

Wow, you’re certainly keeping yourself busy Chookie. I would be overwhelmed with so much food being dropped into me let alone do all that cooking and gardening.  I take my hat off to you.

[cookie1]

You are a star Chookie.

[K Atie]

well done Chookie . Home to my non existent vegetable garden , looks like I will have to start again .  Tied up the pots and cleaned up the parsley looks so much better , watered the fruit trees . DH didn’t touch anything but never mind .

[achookwoman]

The gardener coming for a full day to start on trimming the hedges. Window cleaner coming to quote .
I’m covering garden beds with cardboard and mulch as I clear each section of veggie garden. The raised beds need very little attention. Love them.
If time, will plant peas in veggie garden.

[cookie1]

I have been gifted a finger lime. I saw it on our local facebook gifting page this morning. I'm quite thrilled about it. Does anyone know anything about them please?

[achookwoman]

Cookie, we have a finger lime bush. I think your climate would be better suited than ours. We keep a shade cloth over ours as protection from frost. It is growing quite well but no fruit. Very expensive to buy.