Sunday 18/10/09

Planted out:

* Vanilla vine, underneath Starfruit (to use as support);

* Chinese Water Chestnuts into water bowl x ~10 corms. Am trying a mix of compost and slow release fertiliser this year after the manure made the water foul & smelly last year. I also found some tiny Duck Potatoes in with the water chestnuts which looked as though they were sprouting, so stuck them in too at the front - there were about 6 very small ones;

* Pumpkin, Butternut x 4, front yard;

* Marigolds (girls' new flower bed);
* Gazanias (moved to girl's flower bed);

* Tea camellias x 6 to front yard. Three were transplanted + three (one transplanted and two potted) are most likely dead and another looks to be 90% dead but may be shooting. If the dead-ish ones don't re-shoot they will be replaced.


Potted on:

* Cape Gooseberries, Golden Nugget x 6.


Sowed seeds:

* Rockmelon, Minnesota Midget (Diggers seeds) - front yard;
* Watermelon, Golden Midget (DS) - front yard;
* Warrigal Greens (DS) x 2 - soaked overnight before sowing;
* Fenugreek (Willowbrook Cottage) - soaked overnight;
* Lettuce, Flame (DS);
* Lettuce, Baby Cos (DS organic);
* Lettuce, Buttercrunch (Eden Seeds);
* Peanut, Virginia (DS) x 2 pots (5 in each), plus random sowings in sweet potato bed^
^Slow germination advised on packet, plus poor germination rates (50%).



Applied:

* Weed tea to all edibles, except coffee bushes (because I ran out);
* Boiling water to weeds in paved pathways.


Maintenance:

* Tied wire over the kiwi trellis to support the growing kiwi vines & passionfruit;
* Tied wire over the grape arbour;
* Dug over new garden bed in front yard with the compost;
* Mowed lawns and did edges with shovel;
* Removed grass and made new flower bed at front door.