Been busy the last few days. Harvesting asparagus, radishes, broad beans and getting ready to go up north tomorrow for a nephew’s wedding.
Elf has been out the front taking photos….2 new posts with photos of bugs and poppies.
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/
Also some of the harvesting can be found here…
http://garden-to-plate.blogspot.com/
Wow – that’s a lot of radishes!!
Yum. I’ll be happy if I get half that many come up from my seeds.
bon008 said:
Wow – that’s a lot of radishes!!Yum. I’ll be happy if I get half that many come up from my seeds.
Thanks Bon:D
Just so yummy to eat. I don’t leave the leave on them, as it drawns from the root crop back into the leaves.
Yummy radishes Lucky! The Elf’s photos are good, I love poppies too.
Evening all. Sorry I haven’t been around for ages. I’ve been so busy running all over the countryside with family commitments and Girl Guide conferences etc that I never seem to have to time to come online and chat.
We have had a very dry winter and gale force winds on and off for weeks so the poor old garden has been suffering. I returned home this afternoon to lovely soaking rain after a whirlwind trip to Canberra. It’s quite steady out there at the moment and the forecast is for showers for most of the weekend.
Had #1 son home for a couple of days earlier in the week and he worked really hard in the garden for me again. This time he fertilised and mulched more of the fruit trees, dug in anad pulled the left overs from the winter crops, prepared the beds for my spring sowings and planted some Amish paste tomato lebanese cucumber, green button squash and qld blue pumpkin seedlings for me. When he was home at the beginning of September he prepared the beds and I planted King Edward, Kipfler and Spunta spuds. This week we started hilling them up as they have sprouted really well.
I have some broccoli and red drumhead cabbages poking their heads up in the seed trays so I will be able to plant them out soon into the beds that are ready.
If I can get my act into gear I might take some photos on the weekend.
OOPS! Wrong thread! Meant that for October chat! Sorry Lucky1!
The Radishes look fantastic!
yep the radishes are prime – broad beans look good as well.
congrats
pain master said:
The Radishes look fantastic!
Oh oh that reminds me!! Mr Bon and I had this conversation while picking slaters out from the vegie bed.
bon: Lucky put a photo up of her radish harvest today – they were amazing! So many of them!
Mr bon: Was Lucky in the photo?
bon: No…
Mr bon: That’s a pity, I bet she would have looked radishing!
:D
bon008 said:
pain master said:
The Radishes look fantastic!
Oh oh that reminds me!! Mr Bon and I had this conversation while picking slaters out from the vegie bed.
bon: Lucky put a photo up of her radish harvest today – they were amazing! So many of them!
Mr bon: Was Lucky in the photo?
bon: No…
Mr bon: That’s a pity, I bet she would have looked radishing!:D
lol! love it!
Last year the elf harvested the spuds and I missed some… well over the winter months, they grew and went nuts.
The best harvest ever:D
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/
Going to put another crop in for a summer harvest.
Its been lovely weather here and this afternoon I shelled a large cane basket of broad beans, while the elf sat and drank coffee.
In the freezer is 456 grams of broad beans. Still oodles more to come. Just under a kilo for the season so far.
Then I went out after finishing that job off and harvest more radishes (for snacking on) and even more asparagus:)
Sure is lovely having garden food coming into the kitchen:D
Did you see River Cottage Spring, Lucky? They were eating cooked broad bean tips – the leaves – and he said it made the plants bush out more too. Plus the were eating broad beans, bacon and spring onion lightly fried together and served on toast, with a sprinkle of lemon juice. It looked yummy.
orchid40 said:
Did you see River Cottage Spring, Lucky? They were eating cooked broad bean tips – the leaves – and he said it made the plants bush out more too. Plus the were eating broad beans, bacon and spring onion lightly fried together and served on toast, with a sprinkle of lemon juice. It looked yummy.
Yes I saw that…it did look yummy:)
Lucky1 said:
Last year the elf harvested the spuds and I missed some… well over the winter months, they grew and went nuts.The best harvest ever:D
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/
Going to put another crop in for a summer harvest.
My spud crop was pretty pathetic. Averaged about one for one return. My plants all died before they flowered. Most obviously died before they grew any tuber. Someone suggested to me it might have been the heat. My dad says his spuds never get any sun at all. They were there when he bought the house and he also missed digging some up so got more. I was thinking of moving one of my large tubs to the south side of the house and seeing if I had more luck with spuds (and corriander) there.
SueBk said:
Lucky1 said:
Last year the elf harvested the spuds and I missed some… well over the winter months, they grew and went nuts.The best harvest ever:D
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/
Going to put another crop in for a summer harvest.
My spud crop was pretty pathetic. Averaged about one for one return. My plants all died before they flowered. Most obviously died before they grew any tuber. Someone suggested to me it might have been the heat. My dad says his spuds never get any sun at all. They were there when he bought the house and he also missed digging some up so got more. I was thinking of moving one of my large tubs to the south side of the house and seeing if I had more luck with spuds (and corriander) there.
Spuds..
may grow in semi shady places but they do better in sun..What they need is plenty water and mulch.
if you find that your soil gets too hot try growing them in old tyres. The tyres hold water inside on their concave inner surface. Fill with straw, as they grow upwards stack more tyres on.
It is said that potatoes like pea straw. Well plant them where your peas were and leave all the pea straw there.
Now that is interesting RB….. as we had a lot of rain this winter and the spuds to me were huge compared to the shop ones.
Lucky1 said:
Last year the elf harvested the spuds and I missed some… well over the winter months, they grew and went nuts. The best harvest ever:D http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/
Going to put another crop in for a summer harvest.
geez winter spuds you lucky sod. i can taste them from here.
brilliant – no irrigation – all profit.
there’s no harm in planting the littlies but if you start to get skin or internal disease buy new ones.
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
Last year the elf harvested the spuds and I missed some… well over the winter months, they grew and went nuts. The best harvest ever:D http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/
Going to put another crop in for a summer harvest.
geez winter spuds you lucky sod. i can taste them from here.
brilliant – no irrigation – all profit.
there’s no harm in planting the littlies but if you start to get skin or internal disease buy new ones.
We couldn’t believe our luck Pepe…….
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
Last year the elf harvested the spuds and I missed some… well over the winter months, they grew and went nuts. The best harvest ever:D http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/
Going to put another crop in for a summer harvest.
geez winter spuds you lucky sod. i can taste them from here.
brilliant – no irrigation – all profit.
there’s no harm in planting the littlies but if you start to get skin or internal disease buy new ones.
We couldn’t believe our luck Pepe…….
just remember you are now planting the grandchildren of certified spuds – i’ve done it twice and both times the yields were down and the spuds were of poor quality. the children of certified are fine – as you found out – but from then on the genes weaken – i think?
just remember you are now planting the grandchildren of certified spuds – i’ve done it twice and both times the yields were down and the spuds were of poor quality. the children of certified are fine – as you found out – but from then on the genes weaken – i think?
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Really??? hhhmmmm maybe I should hunt down some new fresh ones then????? Thinking………..
Lucky1 said:
just remember you are now planting the grandchildren of certified spuds – i’ve done it twice and both times the yields were down and the spuds were of poor quality. the children of certified are fine – as you found out – but from then on the genes weaken – i think?
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Really??? hhhmmmm maybe I should hunt down some new fresh ones then????? Thinking………..
i’m interested to see if your results are similar to mine. so plant them just as an experiment.
and don’t think – it ruins one’s complexion LOL.
Where have I been??? I have been bean picking:) I’ve been at the front of my beans picking, bean in the middle of my beans picking, been at the back picking beans too.
Been inside to get a bean dish for my shelled beans. Been thinking where will the bean shells go?? Been thinking the compost would like the bean shells, been giving them to the chooks. Been unhappy about the beans being giving to them.
To quote Wild Eagle “Alright!!!!….Enough of the beans…..
There is some shelling to be done…
A ducks story with lots of photos….
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/10/duck-tale.html
Lucky1 said:
A ducks story with lots of photos….http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/10/duck-tale.html
very cute :)
Gets very cramped in that pond…..lol
Lucky1 said:
Gets very cramped in that pond…..lol
I can see why they want a bigger one ;)
Oh sweet story! lol
Is santa going to get them a bigger pool ? huh huh ??
Happy Potter said:
Oh sweet story! lol
Is santa going to get them a bigger pool ? huh huh ??
Hope to….lol
Lucky1 said:
Gets very cramped in that pond…..lol
good story. they used to live in our big pond at our old place.
Well I’m inside for a while to get us some lunch. Jusr waiting for the loaf of bread to cool down enough for me to attack it.:D
Been very busy out the back this morning. Weeded a no did area that had lots of those weeds that creep along the top of the soil and make the area more weedy than what it is. Found 5 baby or young triple leaf parsley plants. Sorry fans of the Italian variety…not that fussed on this one.
Tied up the tomato plants and found some really cute baby sweet bite marties on the plant.
Shelled a regular size bucket of broad beans…..seem to take all morning. They are now in the freezer.
Beautiful weather outside here. Hardly any wind, cloudless sky and the chooks are out running with the ducks…….
Sounds “fab tab” as you would say, Lucky!
What kind of beans are you shelling, and when can you grow butter beans?
Dinetta said:
Sounds “fab tab” as you would say, Lucky!What kind of beans are you shelling, and when can you grow butter beans?
road beans I was shelling and I want to plant out butter beans and blue lake beans this arvo.
Just had visitors from Whyalla call in…. was in to do lunch….so to the kitchen I jump…starving
Shelled a regular size bucket of broad beans…..seem to take all morning. They are now in the freezer.
Beautiful weather outside here. Hardly any wind, cloudless sky and the chooks are out running with the ducks…….
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constant picking shelling here. the beans and peas are great tho’.
snake alert – just by the teatree at the back of the pool. so my chooks are ‘running with the snakes’ as it were.
i have filled your two wormwee containers with pigeon poo and will have to visit you soon.
pepe said:
Shelled a regular size bucket of broad beans…..seem to take all morning. They are now in the freezer.Beautiful weather outside here. Hardly any wind, cloudless sky and the chooks are out running with the ducks…….
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constant picking shelling here. the beans and peas are great tho’.
snake alert – just by the teatree at the back of the pool. so my chooks are ‘running with the snakes’ as it were.
i have filled your two wormwee containers with pigeon poo and will have to visit you soon.
Great……… be good to catch up.
Today’s photos and what I got up to out the back. Very late dinner….. fresh salad from the garden mixed with food from the green grocer and a chicken boob.
Dishes done and body aching and I feel FAB TAB and very satisfied with today .
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/10/been-bean-day.html
looks good – the asparagus is quite a luxury.
good season this year so we might fluke a few crops.
pepe said:
looks good – the asparagus is quite a luxury.
good season this year so we might fluke a few crops.
Oh that would be great Pepe…..lurv luxuries:)
Did I tell you I don’t keep skinny coke in the house now?????? Must be nearly a fortnight since I put any in the house………
Carrots and beetroot are now weeded. Need to thin out the carrots though. Tender leaves for the bunnies for a couple of nights. Beetroots are forming a beautiful round glove just above the soil:D
Planting out some seeds today in my not as good mini hot house as the first one I had.
Another stunning day here in Luckyland too:D
Vegie photos and a naked ankle photo on my blog:)
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html
Lucky1 said:
Vegie photos and a naked ankle photo on my blog:)http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html
Yummm, asparagus looks nice :)
Have you ever seen a physio about your ankle, Lucky? I’m a bit biased because my sister-in-law is a physio, but it seems like they can get to the root of a problem so quickly, and give you the right exercises to correct the problem..
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
Vegie photos and a naked ankle photo on my blog:)http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html
Yummm, asparagus looks nice :)
Have you ever seen a physio about your ankle, Lucky? I’m a bit biased because my sister-in-law is a physio, but it seems like they can get to the root of a problem so quickly, and give you the right exercises to correct the problem..
Good idea Bon… my SIL in Melbourne is a physio… I ‘ll have to give her a ring this weekend. Thanks:)
No worries :)
I can’t say enough good things about how much my SiL physio has helped me. Shoulders sit all the way back now.. still working on getting my neck to sit properly, and removing the twist in my lower back, but we’ll get there.
bon008 said:
No worries :)I can’t say enough good things about how much my SiL physio has helped me. Shoulders sit all the way back now.. still working on getting my neck to sit properly, and removing the twist in my lower back, but we’ll get there.
Just told the elf and said it was a good idea too. So blue ribbon to you for today’s idea:D
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
No worries :)I can’t say enough good things about how much my SiL physio has helped me. Shoulders sit all the way back now.. still working on getting my neck to sit properly, and removing the twist in my lower back, but we’ll get there.
Just told the elf and said it was a good idea too. So blue ribbon to you for today’s idea:D
hehe :) Hope it works out!
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
No worries :)I can’t say enough good things about how much my SiL physio has helped me. Shoulders sit all the way back now.. still working on getting my neck to sit properly, and removing the twist in my lower back, but we’ll get there.
Just told the elf and said it was a good idea too. So blue ribbon to you for today’s idea:D
hehe :) Hope it works out!
Oh me tooooooooooooo
Looks good lucky.
Lucky1 said:
Vegie photos and a naked ankle photo on my blog:)http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html
Fascinating shot of your ankle blush you hussy you…but what eggsactly are we looking at there?
Do they think it might be muscular or ligament-ular or tendon-ular???
bon008 said:
and removing the twist in my lower back, but we’ll get there.
…that’s got to hurt…
veg gardener said:
Looks good lucky.
Ta:)
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Vegie photos and a naked ankle photo on my blog:)http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html
Fascinating shot of your ankle blush you hussy you…but what eggsactly are we looking at there?
Do they think it might be muscular or ligament-ular or tendon-ular???
It’s a toes and front of the foot.
None of the above show anything…….sigh
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:and removing the twist in my lower back, but we’ll get there.…that’s got to hurt…
Oh, noone knows how to inflict pain like a physio!! hehe, they are SO good at finding the exact bit of muscle that is misbehaving.. and then pushing their thumb in until it really, really hurts. But it’s sort of a nice kind of pain because you know it’s helping you to get better :)
Picked some more asparagus today, radishes and rhubarb.
I also found 2 new crowns growing:D How cool is this news?????
Lucky1 said:
Picked some more asparagus today, radishes and rhubarb.I also found 2 new crowns growing:D How cool is this news?????
Oooh, exciting :):) I can’t wait until I can grow some asparagus.. better wait until we know we’re staying put for a good few years though!!
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
Picked some more asparagus today, radishes and rhubarb.I also found 2 new crowns growing:D How cool is this news?????
Oooh, exciting :):) I can’t wait until I can grow some asparagus.. better wait until we know we’re staying put for a good few years though!!
Yes and a good spot easy to harvest and okay for them to stay put for about 30 years. They are sweet to eat like fresh peas from the garden.
Lucky1 said:
Picked some more asparagus today, radishes and rhubarb.I also found 2 new crowns growing:D How cool is this news?????
I’m going to pick some of mine too. The leaves are huge and the lower ones are just lying flat. Might as well eat them even though you’re not supposed to in the first year.
Whhooooo
baby basil seedlings are up along with sunflower seedlings.
Going to scatter the sunflowers around the vegie garden when they are a bit bigger.
Up date of my blog:)
http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/
did birds bother ya beans?
carrots are looking great.
have you been talking to that rhubarb?
pepe said:
did birds bother ya beans?
carrots are looking great.have you been talking to that rhubarb?
Broad beans no. Other beans…..not yet
Not talking to my rhubarb…… just watching from afar……lol
Shelling the last of the broad beans, then I am going to weigh the whole harvest.
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
did birds bother ya beans?
carrots are looking great.have you been talking to that rhubarb?
Broad beans no. Other beans…..not yet
Not talking to my rhubarb…… just watching from afar……lol
i’m putting straw bales in place to put birdnetting over my new dwarf french beans, ….and…. the packet says plant the beans in damp soil and then don’t water until they come up…..i’ve given mine a bit of water to keep the topsoil damp ……what do you do?
pity about the rhubarb – i was going to ask you to give us a sentence in rhubarb – then i would have replied with a raspberry LOL.
i’m putting straw bales in place to put birdnetting over my new dwarf french beans, ….and…. the packet says plant the beans in damp soil and then don’t water until they come up…..i’ve given mine a bit of water to keep the topsoil damp ……what do you do?
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I give them a good drink when I sow them……depending on the weather to whether I water them again before they germinate.
Still shelling beans. Brother and his mrs has been and gone. She took home what shells there was for her worm farm.
This season I have 2 kilo and 371 grams of broad beans in our freezer:)
Thats a lot of hours shelling the little buggers.:D
Lucky1 said:
This season I have 2 kilo and 371 grams of broad beans in our freezer:)Thats a lot of hours shelling the little buggers.:D
That is so awesome Lucky :)
Lucky1 said:
i’m putting straw bales in place to put birdnetting over my new dwarf french beans, ….and…. the packet says plant the beans in damp soil and then don’t water until they come up…..i’ve given mine a bit of water to keep the topsoil damp ……what do you do?
=================================================I give them a good drink when I sow them……depending on the weather to whether I water them again before they germinate.
thanks – me too.
how about me popping in thursday for morning tea? i’ve got some liquid fert to exchange – and i would like a look and a chat.