2009 Statistics

Weather 2009The total rainfall for 2009 was 346mm our yearly average is 364.6mm so we were below average again.Jan 0.4mm…..Av. is 22.6mmFeb 0mm…..Av. is 17.8mmMar 13mm…..Av is 21.7mmApr 31mm……Av. is 22mmMay 11.5mm…..Av. is 31.1mmJun 53mm……Av. is 33.9mmJul 35mm…..Av is 33.6mmAug 19.6mm…..Av is 37mmSept 65.5mm…..Av is 33.1mmOct 58mm…..Av is 29mmNov 55mm…..Av is 25.7mmDec 4mm…..Av. is 22.7mmHighest maximum temperature was 44C on the 7th February.Lowest minimum temperatur…

Last Garden Log for 2009

Scarecrow’s Log: 27:12:2009: The Cherries have been eaten, dried and frozen for future use!Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 8CLowest Max 26.2CHighest Max 39C0.5mm RainWhat’s happening in the garden?Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium is flowering. It’s sad that it apparently repels bees. So I don’t plant it where I want the bees to help with pollination!Some of Doc’s Gourds have been attacked by slaters! On a recent Gardening Australia Josh Byrne said to try putting pots (with the bottoms cut out) by…

Solstice Greetings

It’s our Summer Solstice today.The Southworld’s longest day of the year.After today the sun begins it’s journey back northward.Our days will shorten but the heat intensifies!We’ve been busy that dawn picking the Cherries (over 5 kgs) and netting the Apricot and Plum trees which are next to ripen!While we were at it we covered the Apple tree next to the Plum considering the Ringneck parrots were already pecking away at the green apples!!! The apples are still months from ripening. [Source] Scarec…

New Map of Our Block

The Dec 2009 updated map of Scarecrow’s Garden.Map not drawn to scale! we don’t have monster chookies here! Click on the pix to see them better! [Source] Scarecrow

More Sunflowers Soon!

Scarecrow’s Log: 20:12:2009:Baby Sunflowers about to bloom!Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 4.4CLowest Max 23.6CHighest Max 38.5CNo Recorded RainfallWhat’s happening in the garden?Yet more shade covers…this one by the Bushfood Bedand that by the Grosse LisseTomato Tower in the Kitchen GardenSince their tree blew by in the front gardenthe Apostlebirds have taken to perchingon the main electricity wire to the house.Propagation:Seeds:Amaranth - Leaf Amaranthus gangeticus Amaranth - Grain Amarant…

Creating a Work of Art - A Beautiful Yard Part 2

Who doesn’t want a beautiful garden? Here are five more garden tips for creating that beautiful yard you have always wished for.
6. Identify your garden’s focal points.
Every garden needs an eye-catching spot that causes you to pause a moment. When you choose a focal point, you are choosing the direction you want visitors to look when they enter your garden. Did your list of “wants” include a waterfall or fountain? An arbor retreat? A blossoming apple tree? whether so, y…

Fruit, Shade and Straw.

Scarecrow’s Log: 13:12:2009:Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 3.3CLowest Max 19CHighest Max 32.5C3.5mm RainWhat’s happening in the garden?Apricots are nearly ripe…date to net the tree!Another shade structureto cover the Wicking Beds in the Dog Pen- 50% white shade cloth!Tidied the Potato Wicking Bed in the Almond Area. There are small new potatoes in there so I’ve mounded up some composty soil from the bottom of the chooks pergola and they are ready for a heavy mulch!Propagation:Seeds:Mangelwu…

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