This Week in My Garden

We had three gorgeous days of sunshine this week. With no wind chill, Friday was so warm that it felt more like Spring than Winter.

I was looking forward to getting out into the garden. 

On Tuesday, I spent 2 hours sowing rye grass seed on the bare earth left behind after we lost the macadmia trees in January.

I had already sown a bag the previous fortnight but I needed a further two bags to cover the rest.

I had to get the hoe out to remove some pesky weeds. Unfortunately the local galah gang decided that they would like to help themselves to the free seeds too. 

I can't be too angry with these grey and pink parrots though. They are pretty darn cute.

Then I spent a further 2 hours mowing in the top avocado paddock and around the veggie patch.

Then after the kids came home from school I tackled the weeds growing out of control behind the rock wall. 

They were a metre high! I was surprised to find metre high cherry tomato plants as well as a small basil plant thriving amongst the weeds.

On Wednesday I went to a local nursery to buy some native plants suitable for behind the rock wall and down the slope of the gully. 

I spent about 4 hours with the hoe, the mattocks, the spade and the rake. I must have removed about 15 buckets full of soil from behind the rocks (better than a Bootcamp workout!) to try and fill the dips and divots in the pasture left by the grading of the excavator in March and April.

I had the delightful company of the chickens. Each time I left with the bucket, Bluey, Obama, Roosey and Freckles would jump into the worksite to scratch and peck for worms. They had a wonderful time!

I did not have enough time to plant the remaining grevilla and 2 ground covers this weekend but the weather is turning today and my plans for an outdoor Queen's Birthday Long Weeekend of gardening might be scuttled.

I did manage to move a few of the smaller grasses to create the border of the lawn area before the gully begins.