March 1st, 2008 AndrewD
Well our biggest success so far has been our zucchini’s and we only planted four seeds (and three came up). Over the past few weeks we have been incorporating zucchini in just about every meal, we have probably so far gone thru approx 15 of them. This week no one had picked any so I sent Lee-Ann out today armed with a knife to get some and she must have picked approx 20 (and flowers). So I would say three plants is plenty for a family of four.
From todays picking
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March 1st, 2008 AndrewD
So last week I planted in veg Patch number 2 (The 1st of the rock log vege patches)
- Cauliflower – All Year Rounder
- Red Cabbage – Ruby Ball F1
- Broad Beans – Coles Early Dwarf
- Broccoli – Emperor F1
I will sneak in there some more parsley as well.
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March 1st, 2008 AndrewD
Well last (weekend of the 23rd of Feb) week we went to the Royal Canberra Agriculture Show – a bit like the Show in Sydney at Easter time, but a lot smaller, but I believe more fun. All the same rides and show bags but less people and the entry fee is about half the price. Of course there was no horses on show due to last years equine flu but over all we had an enjoyable day.
Another reason for going is that at home we have been discussing what type of dog we should get and approx 3 months ago I found a breed which seems to have ticked all the boxes – and we had been in contact with a breeder of them, as luck would have it she was going to be at the show, so we met her and she introduced us to her dogs which we believe will be the perfect dog for us, so hopefully come April there will be one for us. For those that do not know here is a bit on the Swedish Vallhund from Wikipedia “The Swedish Vallhund is a breed of dog. It is believed that the Swedish Vallhund distinguished itself during the age of Vikings, more than 1,000 years ago. Known as the “Viking dog”, the Vallhund were bred to herd cattle, catch vermin (such as rats), and guard the home. The Vallhund were also referred to as “the little cattle dog of the Vikings”.
Lynsey on the cop motor bike
Alyssa and I on the ferris wheel
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