tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post8787638575616719622..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Back in the swingChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-32404560234502400042020-02-11T11:43:04.623+10:002020-02-11T11:43:04.623+10:00Don't you just love it, when a plant has surpr...Don't you just love it, when a plant has surprise production - like your asparagus? Hopefully you'll get to enjoy those spears before Winter sets-in. Also love the sound of your citrus mulching. It just makes so much sense, when you've got that woody material in the backyard. We've turned to the bush for ours citrus mulch as well. Only because of the brush turkeys, they have to be logs! Or they will gradually scratch the mulch off. Citrus hate that! Fingers crossed for your tomatoes though. I know you've dehydrated them in the past for snacks! Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-77455414802481202262020-02-11T11:24:47.626+10:002020-02-11T11:24:47.626+10:00Lovely to see everything green again isn't it?...Lovely to see everything green again isn't it? We ended up with 92mm for January, which compares with the Melbourne average of 47mm. Last January we had only 15mm and the next 3 months were about the same. I've even had new asparagus shoots coming up. Normally the plants don't get watered over summer when they're dormant, so the rain has been a bit of a pleasant surprise for them. <br /><br />Chop & drop is a great way to go. I'm putting a lot of stuff under the citrus including twigs and leaves raked from the bush tracks. It doesn't rot as quickly here because we don't have the humidity but it keeps the rabbits and blackbirds from digging. I'm hoping summer is almost gone from here, but would like a few warmer days to ripen the tomatoes. They're so far behind this year; normally I'd be eating them now. Apparently it hasn't been a good tomato year anywhere in Melbourne, because of the cool spring. Every year is different with gardening and food-growing. Bevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-63605956607732045882020-02-10T18:30:16.606+10:002020-02-10T18:30:16.606+10:00I noticed your phenomenal rain event recently. Unt...I noticed your phenomenal rain event recently. Until it happens, you don't know what to expect or what to plan for. It's pretty scary to think it can impact your animals like that! We were fortunate, when one of our coops flooded in 2011, the chickens could get high up on the roost! Sure glad they kept their footing though. It was fast moving water. <br /><br />Now the rain has arrived for us though, I purchased some more fruit trees. I've wanted to do that for a very long time, but no point if the drought wasn't going to break. Hoping to revamp a new area, soon! :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-45477950634442233522020-02-10T18:24:09.899+10:002020-02-10T18:24:09.899+10:00Hi Chel, that's great news about the storms. I...Hi Chel, that's great news about the storms. It's raining more here today. Arrived late, this afternoon. I'll check what my rain gauge says tomorrow morning. Toowoomba usually gets more rain than us, but there seems to be plenty to go round at the moment! In some places on the property, the grass is waste high. Poor Dave, hasn't had a chance to get out there to brush-cut. Too wet. Maybe on the weekend? ;) Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-79813962723886383032020-02-10T15:01:28.498+10:002020-02-10T15:01:28.498+10:00Chris, another storm just passed through now. In t...Chris, another storm just passed through now. In the recent rainfall we received about 120mm in our gauge in 2days! All you could hear yesterday was the sound of lawnmowers 😄 I hope you get some more rain. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-36779351648657055462020-02-09T20:28:14.774+10:002020-02-09T20:28:14.774+10:00I'm delighted to hear about your goodly rainfa...I'm delighted to hear about your goodly rainfall, and hope there's more in your future! Having to live with rain extremes is a huge challenge, I know! I plan and prepare for a long summer drought, only to have it rain every day. The Farmer's Almanac tells us to expect a mostly wetter and "cooler" summer this year, but I'm not holding my breath. I know you've got a plan, though, and I'll be interested in how you tackle the challenge. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com