Category Archives: Garden Diary
Week 33 in the OMG
Warfare, Death and Destruction… well the latter anyway.
The First Frost – Wednesday 11 April 2012
Light as a feather and silent as night, the first frost of winter falls and we waken to a white dawn….
Week 32 in the OMG – Easter Weekend 2012
Happy Easter Weekend to all my readers … the theme of this week must be Indian Summer … and what better way to celebrate our late burst of summer-in-autumn than this shot of Michael and Sophie doing a bit of … Continue reading
Week 31 in the OMG
A cornucopia of carrots ! We had an Open Day here at Milkwood on Sunday so to cater for 60 visitors + the resident community here Rose asked me to pull all the mature carrots.
Week 30 in the OMG
Friday morning – it felt a little chilly overnight so when I did my pre-breakfast walk through the garden I took this photo of my morning temperature reading… the lowest this year. Winter is coming.
Week 29 in the OMG
Week 29 already, mid-March, 3 days to the Equinox – we had a debate here about the end of summer/start of autumn : is it 1 March or the Equinox ? There are various answers – whatever you decide the … Continue reading
Week 28 in the OMG
“Rose” I called “More tomatoes”. There followed a muffled scream from inside the kitchen….. well who can blame her ? In the past 2 months she has chopped, dried, reduced, baked, Vercoled and sliced 536kgs of the red beauties. OK … Continue reading
Week 27 in the OMG
And here we are washing and inspecting them before storage in the dark of the Woolshed store room – amused by Baz and serenaded by the ever musical Harris in red gum-boots. 
Above the creek running high on Friday morning – it got higher later in the day; Baz inspecting the stream flowing over the road to the OMG But earlier in the week we were able to get out into the garden for some hard hoeing and weeding – below our trusty and hard-working WOOFers (Berber, Michael (aka Zag) and Leigh) clearing out the North border for bee-forage and wind-break planting – with the results of their labours somewhat sodden ! … And here are some pictures of ripening capsicums which are now looking lovely (but again need quick picking to stop rot in the dampness) 
Yellow Capsicum Corno Giallo ; Red Capsicum Corno Rosso 
Brown Capsicum Sweet Chocolate ; Orange Capsicum Gourmet Orange … which brings me to the end of another week in the OMG – our usual summary shot below. 
May I wish all my fellow soaked gardeners joy of the wet and the hope that you don’t get too much rot… which would be rotten.
Week 25 in the OMG
I think this must be the star of the show this week – a seriously large and heavy Red Pear tomato (900gms). And what a week for harvesting it has been – 101kg of fresh, organic, home-grown food thus : … Continue reading
Week 24 in the OMG
Another damp week at Milkwood where we got 35.5mm of rain and a few dull days. Where has summer gone ? A bit more sun would bring some of the solanaceae to ripen faster, but the leafy greens and salads … Continue reading
