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September 18th, 2023

tielan: brown chicken looking at camera, white chicken in profile (garden 01 - pumpkin vine)
Monday, September 18th, 2023 10:26 am
Why is there always so much to do in the garden?

I have a TO DO list (handwritten) on the study desk. I went out this morning, to do a bunch of things - and I did the bunch of things and they were very productive...

But none of them were on the TO DO list!

Which just means it's a whole bunch of things that I have to do tomorrow in the early hours of the morning, before everything gets crazy hot.

It's "heatwave week" here in what should be spring - we're only just reaching the equinox. Estimated temps will be up to 34C in my area. And we're a relatively cool area - about as much heat-absorbing national park as houses-and-roads, unlike the suburbs out west. It will be cooler closer to the ocean (ocean absorbing more heat, and breezes off the water), but who can get to the ocean right now in the midst of work etc.?

Anyway, I think I've got the garden set up today for the heat at least. Might need to go out and water a tomato that's looking a bit dried out (the chooks have had at its root system so it's probably a bit disturbed), and dump a whole load more mulch on at least one, maybe two garden beds...

The TO DO list for my garden, btw, does not include the TO DO list for the community garden.

It also does not include the TO DO list for the possibility of opening up for a gardens display later this year...
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