THIS AND THAT.............

Well it is still too hot to do much in the garden. I keep the watering going and pick the ripe fruits and veggies, other than that I am continuing to hibernate!

My gorgeous arrum type lilly flowered. It has a white throat with soft pink edging, simply stunning. The bright gold one has also just opened up. I am going to have to move them though as they start to die down, the sun is burning them quite badly, I dont think they would survive there all year round.

I spent this morning hunting seeds for the year, here's what I have ordered so far:
Lemon Balm       
Watermelon Crimson Sweet       
Tomato Thai Pink Egg   
Tomato Roma SanMarzano
Silverbeet Colour Mix
Radish Watermelon  
Pumpkin Butternut  
Pea-Sugarsnap Climbing
Onion Red Stem Welsh
Melon Ein Dor       
Luffa -Vegetable Sponge  
Lettuce Buttercrunch   
Leek Giant Carentan   
Carrot Little Finger
Capsicum GoldenCalWonder  
Cabbage Wong Bok   
Cabbage SavoyVertus   
Broccoli GreenSprouting Calabrese

My lids also arrived, now I have a ton of preserving jars ready to go...great for those tomatoes outside if they decide to ripen soon! The lids are a must if you are into preserving, you will never throw another jar out to the recyclers....see HERE if you live in Aussie.

This morning about 6am was still cool. I watered and then spread the lettuce and spring onion seeds. I've tried planting in full sun, it does not work well, so until we get the worm wicking beds on the go and shaded this lot went under the trees where they will get dappled shade.

The Amaranth is going well, although very slowly. Tomorrow morning when it is cool I am going to put the Chia seeds out, see how they go for cropping:)

The Magnolia tree I put in about 3 weeks or so ago seems to be surviving the heat thank goodness. We also added a couple of Jacaranda trees, the purples and whites should look stunning when fully grown.

My order from DALEYS is due to arrive soon:
The Grumichama, a tropical equivalent of the cherry. The purplish-black fruit 2cm diameter are produced in clusters. Flesh white, melting and tasty. Mostly used for fresh eating, but also highly prized for jams, jellies and pies.

The tree is hardy to most conditions provided you can offer it protection from frosts paricularly when young. It can withstand light frosts once established. While the tree will still retain its highly ornamental qualities during drought periods, the crop quality deteriorates if adequate water is not available during fruit development.

And the Sapodilla: A small brown furry fruit that looks similar to the outside of a Kiwifruit.  The rich brown flesh has a soft melting texture and is very sweet with a taste like caramel or brown sugar. They are best eaten fresh by spooning the chilled flesh from the thin skin. The flesh is delicious mixed with orange juice and topped with cream.

Well that's me for the week-end, hope yours is a good one!

Take care of you and yours.............and our planet:)