Summer on its way

Garden update.



Potatoes Mulched



In the Update this week

• Potatoes and our 26 spotted freinds are back.
• Frogs in gardens.
• Herb Garden thriving.
• Welcome new gardeners.
• Punkin Chunkin

Late spring rains have meant vegetables are leaping out of the ground, the potato crop planted by Narellan Congregational Community Services and by the garden volunteers/members at the garden have been emerging over the last few weeks, and a few drops of rain has made the world of difference, mulch has been applied to the crop to help retain the moisture in the ground and once finished a manure crop will go in to replenish the soil with nutrients taken up by the potatoes. We also must mention the return of our little freind the 26 spotted lady bug, measures will be looked into as far as his control goes, but for now if you see them just

Eastern Dwarf Green Tree Frog
(we think)

Verreaux Tree Frog

As well as our regular visitors to the garden, namely all our gardeners, a few critters have been spotted, our regular magpies turn up for working bees and when ever they see someone digging, obviously anticipating a free feed, the kookaburras havent been seen of late but tawny frogmoths have late in the afternoon.
 The surprise of the month was a green tree frog, spotted by one of our gardeners, this little visitor is a great addition to the community garden as well as a Verreaux Tree Frog, keep your eyes peeled when visiting.

Images from the garden



Pictured below are just some of the goings on over recent weeks.

New signage near Camden Town Farm

New signage near Camden Vale Milk Company



 


Results of the working bee last week.  

 

Stormwater pipe ends finding a new home.

Nastursiums companion planted to scare those pests off.

 


"The Veggie Lady" Toni Salter and course participants.

  

Snake Beans,
 climbing over reo mesh and conduit.



Artichokes in the herb garden.

Updates, News and some

We have found these little critters in the millions, how do i deter them from eating our vegetables, they seem to like tomatoes and strawberries, the ones pictured (right) have taken refuge around a thorn apple.

Just some of the Zucchinis donated to the local senior citizens club this week, as well as potatoes, leeks, spinach and beetroot. The small one is the size of a tennis ball to put the large ones in perspective

Artichokes are just one of the vegetables growing in the gardens, these particular ones are globe artichokes, more architectural than productive but nice to have in our garden, hard to believe that these were only planted from a 100mm pot back in late september