While in the garden Yesterday i decide to look at the soil temperatures the first ones are from yesterday 27/12/07 second one is from today 28/12/07
27/12/07
seed rasing mix in the shade was 27.5°C
Soil with out mulch was 30°C
Soil with mulch was 24.9°C
Compost was 40°C and rising but i can only meaure upto 50°C on it so i pulled it out when it was rising still
and it is 40.9°C outside
also got 3 eggs
28/12/07
Bed 1 unmuclhed 31°C
Bed 2 mulched 26°C
bed 3 mulched 26°C
bed 4 mulched 26°C
bed 5 mulched 24°C (under plants)
seeds 24°C (in the shade)
Friday, December 28, 2007
Soil Temperatures
Friday, December 21, 2007
Garden Photos / Update
Flower
seedlings
Tree seedlings
This past week we have had 24.5ml of rain while i was a way on hoilday and 27 eggs so far this month that isnt including broken ones 10 eggs while i was away.
Autumm/ Winter Plants
While i was on hoildays i was working this out. This is what plants i am going to grow and in what bed.
Bed 1
kale
Cauilflower
Broccol
Silverbeet.
Bed 2
Beetroot
Radish
Carrots.
Bed 3
Onions
Spirng Onions/ Shallots (for all those yummy potato bakes)
Bed 4
Beans
peas
Bed 5
Rest
Monday, December 10, 2007
Bed 5 Punkins Cucumber
In this bed i have 4 punkin and 4 cucumber plants (plus some more out the front as well). Hopefully this year ill save some seeds from theses plants
Bed 3 Carrots lettuce
In bed 3 i have carrots and lettuce may queen.
hopefully ill be able to save seeds from them this time around:)
Bed 2 Sweetcorn and Sunflower
in this bed i have sweet corn to the right and on the left it is sunflower which has not long been planted out Sowing seeds so they should be up soon. ill update it again when the sunflower are up :)
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Garden Update
These are the kale seedlings i planted own the 2/12/07 sowing-seeds kale seedlings