Mudbrick Palace Back to Basics - Year 2, Week 1

Sowing seed or Planting -

Potting up

• Lebanese Cucumber
  
• Middle East Zucchini
  
• Squash (Parsons Prolific)
  
• Squash (Woods)
• Eggplant (Casper)
• Basil
• Rockmelon (Minnesota Midget)
• Honeydew melon (Jenny Lind)
• Red Capsicum
• Tomato (Roma)
• Tomato (San Manzarno)
• Chilli (Manzarno Spear)
• Pumpkin (Austrian Oilseed)

Planting Out

• Zucchini (Middle East)
• Cucumber (Lebanese)
• Button Squash (Pattersons Prolific)
• Pumpkin (Golden Nugget)
• Capsicum (Banana)
• Eggplant (Japanese Long)
• Eggplant (Early Long)

Harvesting

• 1kg Broad Beans
• 800g Artichoke
  

Observing

• The Zucchini is starting to make fruit
• First round tomatoes are flowering but no fruit set atm
  
• Beans are just getting ready to twirl
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Maintenance

• Sheet mulched the second half of the T bed
• Removed the fried broad bean plants
• Mulched the newly uncovered ground
  

Planning for The Future -

• Timelining Home made Christmas presents
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Working for the Future -

• Made Frozen Strawberry & Loganberry Jam ice cream
• Made Cherry Jam
• Lotsa planting
• Made Marinated Artichokes
  

Building Community -

• Participated in Transition Towns Training
• Writing up the BEC Demonstration Veggie Garden Proposal
• Attended Mt Districts Permaculture meeting
• Set up new Yahoo group to factilitate increased communication possiblities within Mt Districts Permaculture

Learn a new Skill -

• Non Dairy Icecream (Coconut Milk)
• Broad Bean Patties

Participant Posts
Remote Treechanger - Tuesday Nov 26th