Marguerite
Active Member
G'day, folks.
It's late Saturday night here, nobody has started the morning thread yet so I figured I would.
It's been hot and humid here today, I hoped to get to the beach but we've had a series of storms, and if there's one thing I hate, it's going to the beach after a storm, and all the sand is wet o the surface, dry underneath and sticks to everything.
So I stayed home and we got some jobs done. Yesterday I painted an outdoor window frame (it's part of a garden feature) and today husband finished the benchtop insert, he was varnishing it. It needs another couple of varnish coats and it's done. A good thing - husband is back to work on Monday, then the electrician is coming on Tuesday to put in the new cooktop.
I was watching a gardening program this afternoon when they showed a segment on grafting citrus trees. I've been meaning to have a go at that, I've got all the stuff I need, so I went out and had a go. The mozzies loved me (after all the damp weather - even the Spanish moss is looking green!) so I went back inside and covered up. So the mozzies went for the bits that weren't covered - the tips of my ears and my knuckles.
I hate mozzies.
But hopefully I have a couple of grafts which should take. I'm going to need to practice this, but to buy a multi-graft citrus tree is ridiculously expensive, I want to grow my own. I have a rootstock tree (aka "Poor Man's Orange") so I should be able to do this fairly easily. It's loaded with fruit at the moment.
They also had some good tips on growing tomatoes into the colder weather - I'm going to give that a go too. I went out and began digging over my veggie bed, but got interrupted by another storm. They blow up fast here. I'll have to finish the veggie bed tomorrow then put in some seed. I've neglected the garden for months, what with the weddings and being so sick.
I still need my Vitamin D, but maybe I can get it by gardening in my swimsuit!
After I gave up on gardening, we decided to go and invade mother in law for dinner again. We took our own dinner but ate it with her, to keep her company and make sure she's eating. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo was on, she always watches it because we have family there and she remembers seeing it live one year they were there.
The forecast for tomorrow is a little cooler, then over the next few days it will be getting hotter with no chance of rain to relieve it. I might use the opportunity to do another coat of paint on my window garden feature, then I'll order the mirrored glass for it. Once that is in, I can put in the water feature with it as well. Then comes the fun of planting! Bromeliads and orchids, mainly. A tropical corner, but shady.
Enjoy your Saturday, everyone.
Marg
It's late Saturday night here, nobody has started the morning thread yet so I figured I would.
It's been hot and humid here today, I hoped to get to the beach but we've had a series of storms, and if there's one thing I hate, it's going to the beach after a storm, and all the sand is wet o the surface, dry underneath and sticks to everything.
So I stayed home and we got some jobs done. Yesterday I painted an outdoor window frame (it's part of a garden feature) and today husband finished the benchtop insert, he was varnishing it. It needs another couple of varnish coats and it's done. A good thing - husband is back to work on Monday, then the electrician is coming on Tuesday to put in the new cooktop.
I was watching a gardening program this afternoon when they showed a segment on grafting citrus trees. I've been meaning to have a go at that, I've got all the stuff I need, so I went out and had a go. The mozzies loved me (after all the damp weather - even the Spanish moss is looking green!) so I went back inside and covered up. So the mozzies went for the bits that weren't covered - the tips of my ears and my knuckles.
I hate mozzies.
But hopefully I have a couple of grafts which should take. I'm going to need to practice this, but to buy a multi-graft citrus tree is ridiculously expensive, I want to grow my own. I have a rootstock tree (aka "Poor Man's Orange") so I should be able to do this fairly easily. It's loaded with fruit at the moment.
They also had some good tips on growing tomatoes into the colder weather - I'm going to give that a go too. I went out and began digging over my veggie bed, but got interrupted by another storm. They blow up fast here. I'll have to finish the veggie bed tomorrow then put in some seed. I've neglected the garden for months, what with the weddings and being so sick.
I still need my Vitamin D, but maybe I can get it by gardening in my swimsuit!
After I gave up on gardening, we decided to go and invade mother in law for dinner again. We took our own dinner but ate it with her, to keep her company and make sure she's eating. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo was on, she always watches it because we have family there and she remembers seeing it live one year they were there.
The forecast for tomorrow is a little cooler, then over the next few days it will be getting hotter with no chance of rain to relieve it. I might use the opportunity to do another coat of paint on my window garden feature, then I'll order the mirrored glass for it. Once that is in, I can put in the water feature with it as well. Then comes the fun of planting! Bromeliads and orchids, mainly. A tropical corner, but shady.
Enjoy your Saturday, everyone.
Marg
Happy New Year (a day late)!
