Why does it seem as though whenever one finally gets around to completing a task one has put of for ages, the weather chooses right now to change?
Anyway, the door looks damn fine, I'll do a second coats tomorrow when sunshine is predicted and the garden just loved the soaking.
Last Monday it was 40 degrees Celsius and yesterday it hovered around 15, so no wonder the garden loved having all the dust washed off. You could see the pumpkin leaves and the fruit trees plump up as the rain swooped down.
My water tank started to overflow but due to leaves in the filer rather than too much inside. It's 9000Lt so holds a bit but was almost empty, so it's great to tap the sides and know there's at least a couple of thousand in there.
Despite getting caught in a few showers, it was hugely satisfying to plant broccoli (green dragon), brocannini and spinach seedlings in the ground (formerly in the tomato beds,) now they are strong enough to be transferred out of the seedling trays.
Hopefully, they will be safe from the hens thanks to a few coils of green wire I found at the tip and have used to make a barrier.
Of course the feather riot were incandescent with rage when they released they could not get into the beds with the tantalising seedlings, but they soon wandered off in search of unwary insects and fallen fruit.
There are still a heap of spinach seeds to plant to ensure a steady supply but i'll leave that until tomorrow too.
Now I've fed the chooks, it's time for a coffee and the Sunday papers.
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