I do feel that I need to
apologise for the last of posts recently. But I guess there hasn’t been a lot
to discuss… other than the weather!
I feel a little guilty
saying that we have battened down the hatches and are just trying to get on top
of the mowing and weeding with the onset of the wet season, given many parts of
Queensland
But it’s true. Along the
eastern coast communities are dealing with the rains and then clean up
operations of cyclone Ita. Whilst cyclones can (and do) affect these areas
typically between November and May, they are far more active and common in
February and possibly early March. To be still discussing cyclones and tropical
rains in April is unusual (even many of the locals have been saying it). And
whilst we spend much of the year waiting on the rains and storing (and
recording) every drop, during the wet season we just play a constant game of ‘beat
the rain’ with the mower. As no sooner have you managed to cut the grass (and
in many cases blogged the mower in the mud) then its raining again and the
grass (and weeds) seem to grown behind you!
So whilst autumn usually
brings the beginnings of my veggie gardens planting out, this year there will
be a delay… only this also means their will be a delay in our winter harvest
too. As here in the tropics winter is actually our growing season- mainly as
the temperatures are bearable for most plants (and gardeners), and months of
perfect sunshine- although this does mean we need to set up a good watering
system. See I told you now we’re waiting for the water to subside as the
gardens water logged, in a couple of weeks we’ll be watering it.
