I
firstly want to apologise, as I had written up a blog as part of the Garden
Share Collective- an initiative of another Liz of www.strayedtable.com/grow/garden-share
The purpose idea being
a collective of bloggers share their gardening experiences, no matter how big;
container gardeners to farms on a monthly basis; discussing the highs and lows,
their plans and their harvests. I felt that although our smallholding is a
lifestyle choice, aimed at self-sufficiency, the gardening aspect is probably
under represented. Possibly due to my lack of ‘green fingers’ and that plants
are not as dynamic as animals. However that does not mean they are any less
important to our way of life and therefore a monthly update and discussion
would be a great addition, and may even widen our current online audience and
community, gaining new ideas and inspiration from others and vise versa.
So back to my
apology. As our first blog for this community I had the text written up, but
wanted to add a few pictures… and that’s where it all went wrong. The weekend
has come and gone and I missed the deadline. So I still wished to mention the
collective, as I feel it is a wonderful initiative, which I stumbled upon
through blogs I regularly read. And hope to participate (and be more organised)
for next month.




and animals all serve a purpose, generally (but not limited to food). Therefore our boundary fencing has seen a few additions over the past year, and a few more this month. As we planted a few finger limes along the pig pen. These spikey foliaged large shrubs/ small trees, will hopefully develop into a hedge, providing privacy and screening from the road (for us and the pigs), as well as a wind break, shade and fruit.
Further along we
have added a couple of carob trees and a second mulberry. We already have one that
we planted as a seedling last year (that has begun to fruit), along with a
Mangosteen, a few rosella bushes and a macadamia seedling.
We have a ‘dwarf
orchid’, well a collection of dwarf fruit trees surrounding our bio-tank. This
is a waste management system and the trees make the most of the water it
supplies. We replaced a few unsuccessful trees with a couple of cumquats, as
well as another Brazillian cherry tree.




Then there are a few
patch beds homing the lettuces; that bolt and continue to be self seeding and
our bunching onions, that again provide a continuous supply.
As for what we were
doing all weekend that was so important that I missed the deadline.
Our cattle shed-
this shed constructed from salvaged materials will provide security and shelter
for our poddies, as they are due (over due) to migrate to the paddock.


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