First there was the BIG shed
Then there is the BIG water tank
And the BIG orchard and veggie patch
And then there is the BIG.... cottage?? It was supposed to be a cottage.
It appears to be HUGE. It looks bigger than the BIG shed. The slab looked soooo small. Usually I'm fairly good at visualling things but it's apparent I just can't visualise space. The celings will be really high and I guess that makes it appear all the more bigger. Even the windows are big.
It appears to be HUGE. It looks bigger than the BIG shed. The slab looked soooo small. Usually I'm fairly good at visualling things but it's apparent I just can't visualise space. The celings will be really high and I guess that makes it appear all the more bigger. Even the windows are big.
The windows should be in by the end of the week and hopefully the roof on as well.
The veggie beds are now taking shape and Grahame has netted almost half of the orchard/veggie patch. We have prepared no dig garden beds using layers of newspaper,staw. mulch and organic matter. Last weekend we had all the kids out making veggie beds including Allyson as she was home. It was lovely to seem them all grubby handed and enjoying the dirt. The dogs even enjoyed it too trying to eat the organic fertilizer!
After a week or so we'll get the seeds into the beds and the other seedlings we have and we should be on our way.
After a week or so we'll get the seeds into the beds and the other seedlings we have and we should be on our way.
I'm still waiting on my bare rooted fruit trees to come in (to the nursery), about 12 more trees,mostly apples and stone fruit.
We have also recently planted raspberries, blueberry, logan berry, silvan berry and all the strawberry runners are in. It should be a very berry summer with any luck.
Grahame will pick up the 12 Isa brown chooks we have ordered on 2nd July and the egg production will begin. The chook house (the green you can see in the orchard photo) is in the orchard where they will be able to roam safley out of the clutches of the Wedgies and foxes.
We have also recently planted raspberries, blueberry, logan berry, silvan berry and all the strawberry runners are in. It should be a very berry summer with any luck.
Grahame will pick up the 12 Isa brown chooks we have ordered on 2nd July and the egg production will begin. The chook house (the green you can see in the orchard photo) is in the orchard where they will be able to roam safley out of the clutches of the Wedgies and foxes.
I've been very fortunate to have been given lots of plants and cuttings from friends. Thanks to Lyndy, Jane, Jo and my Mum. My Brother Jamie and his wife Jacque have given me bulbs and I hope they make a beautiful spring appearance. Hope, I say as I fear they may have been washed away when we had all the rain. I'll let you know when spring has sprung.
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