Red = priority
Brown = new nonurgent new jobs
Orange = carried over from last month
- get material needed to protect trees/beds from locusts
- fix up irrigation pipes/outlets in orchard
- create frame/support structures over walkway for grapes
- plant out agapanthus - along front of house?
- complete windguards (hessian) around remaining unprotected new fruit trees
- clean up, and if necessary repot, succulents
- source kiwi fruit to plant in walkway bed
- pot up propogated pelargoniums outgrowing their pots
- set up mushroom farm
- do an initial site assessment of St Kilda flat (whole complex)
- construct external fence/barrier for veg area
- fence around orchard
- complete design for veg area and remeasure and stake/fence its boundaries
- complete new design plan for backyard/barbecue area
- instal cover over walkway at back of house
- complete design for greenhouse
- investigate construction methods and materials for greenhouse
- update card index of plants used in or considered for garden
YES Broad beans from harvested seed did well virtually unwatered in orchard as a soil improver.
COMPLETED 'TO DO' JOBS
Entrance
November 2010:
- moved geraniums to front steps for summer
- created form for new bed along walkway at west side of house
- filled walkway bed with soil ready for planting during tank installation
- planted out grapes and succulent cuttings in walkway bed, including pipe for water delivery to base of planting holes, and tyres for protection, and grass clipping as mulch
- replanted heeled in tomato seedlings between new climbers in walkway bed
- discovered retro wrought iron plant stand in shed clearout and moved to patio to house geraniums
October 2010:
- set up new worm farm
- general weeding and tidying up
- reorganising storage, including moving in tall locker/cupboard for garden supplies
- created 'blanket' for top of worm farm from old (water-damaged) heavy cotton rug
- planted allocasuarina round back corner of house, beyond small tank
Veg
July 2010:
- plant out red cabbage and leek seedlings
- complete raised bed barriers and infill around apples on trellis
- plant out shallot seeds collected from previous crop (around apples)
- plant out borage seeds (around apples)
- replanted herbs into new herb bed
- planted out early seeds for cucurbits into bed behind clothesline
- built bed behind clothes line
- divided chives and replant at edge of apple planters
- planted out zucchini seedling from North School fete into cucurbit bed
- planted out potatos and pea seeds along dog run fence
- pull edout rocket at plant out lettuces and climbing bean seedlings in its place
- planted out veg and herb seedlings bought at nursery/fete
- created new herb bed under clothes line to accommodate mint
- prepared for installation of tanks (in approx 3 weeks time)
- planted out cucumber in curcurbit bed under clothes line
- planted out pennyroyal around second herb bed, and prepared for more planting with soil over straw
- planted out (Diggers) fruit trees to shade new veg area - quince, persimmon, avocado
- planted out 2 tomotoes and 1 eggplant in new veg bed
- pulled out last of silver beet, and planted bean (bush) seedlings
- created barriers/path/channels to bring water from orchard down into veg area and to avoid it pooling behind tank
- planted out mozzie-repellant herb, curry plant and tarragon into herb beds
- planted out water melon and lettuce seedlings and radish seeds in bed to left (east) of clothes line
- planted out endive, cucumber and silver beet seedlings to follow broad beans in bed 4. (spare endive seedlings planted between tomatoes and eggplant in bed 5)
- tried new cucumber seedlings in final spot on cucurbit bed where others had failed
- ongoing watering of veg with dilute worm farm liquid as appropriate
- removed rampant mint from first new herb bed, and replaced with lemon grass and vietnamese mintplanted out potted allocasuarina and fig
- removed last of cabbages from Bed 3, topped up with compost/soil, and planted carrot and radish seeds
August 2010:
- pruned newly planted fruit trees
- aerated clay soil round fruit trees in grove
- prepared planting holes along orchard fence (Bukashi compost) for spring plantings
September 2010:
- ongoing strategies to tame capeweed in orchard
- topdressed and mulched round newly planted fruit trees
- prepared planting holes for additional (Diggers) fruit trees in orchard
- planted out borage seeds (around apples)
October 2010:
- added protective measures (tyres, staking, windguards) against bare-rooted tree plantings
- planted out new fruit trees from Diggers order to complete fruiting hedge
- researched/bought plants to train on wire fence in orchard (grapes from WH market and raspberries from North School fete)
- planted out blackcurrant and jostaberry from WH market into orchard
- plant ed out 2 grapes from WH market and 3 tomatos with basil against orchard back fence
November 2010:
- planted out 2 raspberries from North School fete against orchard back fence
- layered straw around potatoes
December 2010:
- planted Diggers nut trees (2 x pecan, 1 x chestnut) above orchard in old plum mounds
- redug edges along beds 2 and 3 and weeded
- planted two more goji berries to complete fruiting hedge
- added further soil/straw layer around potatos
- divided and planted out iris rhizomes passed on by Barbara
- ongoing observation and squashing of cherry tree slugs!
- moved tool shed, now at far west boundary of orchard
January 2010:
Grove
Supplies
August 2010:
August 2010:
Harvesting/preserving produceJuly 2010:
- ongoing attempts to remove kikuyu that has taken root and is spreading vigorously at far end of hedgerow bed
- mulched beds with varying mix of grass clippings, bought mushroom compost, sheep pow
October 2010:
- complete staking around new fruit trees
- aerate and hoe clay soil around fruit trees in grove, following rain
- aerate/pick areas beyond planting mounds for establishing fruit trees
- plant out juniper into grove
- clear/deepen swales and channels in grove that filled during flooding
November 2010:
- dug out swales filled in recent rains
December 2010:
- redug and extended swales around mulberry/almond trees
- mulched fruit/nut trees with grass clippings and sheep poo
- retied/restaked mulberry, which was showing problems with wind movement
- added tyre protection to juniper
- ongoing raking of leaf litter to clear between planting mounds and build up mulch at dripline
October 2010:
- planted out additional trees purchased for windbreak
- ongoing raking and clearing of gum regrowth and unwanted selfsown plants, incl. burrs and cassinia
Dam
Supplies
August 2010:
- buy in soil for spring planting and bed building
- collect more tyres
- research/order water tank for behind shed
- tank quotes OKed, colours picked, on their way!
- ordered 2 goji berries from Beards
- TANKS INTALLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- stocked up on tyres
August 2010:
- research dynamic accumulators for class
- research/order spring-planted fruit trees from Diggers
- collect weed samples for research and monitoring for class
- design possible plantings and prepare site for slope below house and beside lower dam
- investigate locust response
- identified/researched cherry tree slug
Planning
Harvesting/preserving produce
- bottle/store dried olives
- freeze pureed silver beet before pulling plants
- completed initial kim chi making to use/preserve savoy cabbage
- froze and dried some of mint harvest
