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September In The Garden

September has been a good month for the garden. The longer, warmer days are here, and the plants have sprung to life. Country Boy has been busy mulching and weeding the garden beds. He got a big load of manure from a neighbour’s shearing shed to dig into the gardens over the coming weeks.

Harvesting
September isn’t a big month for harvesting, though we do try to pick the last of the winter veg and freeze it. There has been kale in our dishes several times a week. The kale pesto Country Boy made a few weeks back was a hit. We have also made coleslaw with some of the cabbage. 
We picked all the remaining broccoli before it went to seed and froze it in portions to use over the next 12 months. We also picked and cooked all the beetroot before freezing it in portions – stay tuned for a few beetroot recipes.
Planting
There isn’t a lot of planting happening at the moment, though the rocket, radishes, and potatoes are all in the ground now.
Growing at the moment
At this time of year the garden is loaded. The broad beans are growing quickly and we will be harvesting them in a month or two.
We also have peas, garlic, onion, leek, and artichokes all growing well.
Our very first asparagus has just poked it’s head out of the ground. It is going to be a while before we eat any asparagus, but we are still excited.
The tomatoes, capsicums, and eggplants are still in the greenhouse to protect them from any late frosts. The days have been warm, but we have got frosts right into November before, so we need to keep them safe. Country Boy replanted them from seedling trays into individual pots this week.

With daylight savings now started, Country Boy will be spending his evenings out in the garden getting lots more jobs done.

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  1. Elisha Ross says

    October 6, 2014 at 10:21 am

    My 1st crop of spuds has just shot up, the broad beans and sweet corn, capsicum and some herbs are all going great guns. The bloody chooks snuck in through the mesh…again and got my peas so am going to be replacing them soon. Tomatoes soon too.

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  2. Jo@Countrylifeexperiment says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:54 am

    I wish passionfruit grew here. I love them, but they cost $1 each – way too expensive, so I wait till we visit my family. They also have a vine of them!

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  3. Kirsty @ My Home Truths says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:43 am

    We are growing passionfruit – always growing passionfruit! I am very envious of your crops – I'm hoping to grow more on a smaller scale in the coming months.

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We have been mulling over how to fix up the drivew We have been mulling over how to fix up the driveway and lead up to our house for a while. Currently it’s just a dumping ground for old bits of metal and a big pile of mulch, but C would like to create a turning area and put in a garden. First up though, there’s a huge old stump that needs to go. What better excuse is there to have a fire on Sunday afternoon? C and the kids jumped on the quad bike and trailer, and hauled back a big pile of sticks and logs to help the stump burn. Once the fire was going, marshmallows were found and roasted. No better way to spend time together.
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