Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Winter gardening

The rabbits have eaten the tops off all my snow peas, broad beans and garlic. Broccoli, leek and cabbage seedlings have been crushed under the weight of the snow. Now the earth is hard and regularly covered in frost or snow. So I give up for now. I am planning to start again next month, with peas, radishes and replanting the snow peas and broad beans, with bunny protection this time. The exception is my snow-covered greenhouse, where broccoli, lettuce and herb seedlings are protected from the ice and the rabbits and only have the slugs to contend with.

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  1. Dani ElisJuly 6, 2017 at 9:51 AM

    Oh look at all that snow! A Sydney-siders dream!! it's beautiful when you don't think of your lost veggies and the bunnies winter feast! :)

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    1. Susan MooreJuly 6, 2017 at 10:20 AM

      Agree! 7 years on and we ex-Sydneysiders are still excited by snow! I'm sure the neighbours think we're bonkers.

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  2. ChrisSeptember 1, 2017 at 3:05 AM

    Hi there, we've just moved to tassie around the corner from you! We're looking at getting a large sproutwell greenhouse which if I'm correct is the brand that you have? Can you provide any feedback on its quality etc. Cheers!

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    1. Susan MooreSeptember 1, 2017 at 10:14 AM

      Hi Chris! No doubt we'll meet somewhere :-) I'll have to look up what brand it was... will get back to you on that. It has lasted 5 years but my husband did considerable reinforcements due to the high minds we get up on the hill at our place. The poly sheeting is now quite brittle and we'll have to replace it somehow. But for 5 years it has been great! Building pics here: https://huonview.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/greenhouse-project.html

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