August – The Wrap Up

I could use this post to show some more gratuitous tomato seedling shots, but I wont……………………………………………………………………………………well perhaps just one.

I quite enjoyed August when all is said and planted.  I think this is more to do with the comparatively mild weather than anything else, well that and the stunning development of my tomato seedlings………..oh god I’m starting to bore myself……

I did have a really productive August.  I sowed all my Spring seed, potted up my chillies from last year, planted spuds and generally got my garden organised (now if only I could say the same about my houses interior)….. I also ate a lot of cauliflower.

Here is one of the chillies I have just potted up after nursing (well, left it in the pot to see what happened) it through winter.  I pruned this one at the start of July and it has good new growth on it and flower buds – it will be interesting to see when it sets chillies.

Earlier in the month I posted about a silver beet plant that I thought was bolting – it was and I nipped out the bolting stem – this is what happened: Lots of new leaves  – all smaller than they look in this picture – all surrounding what look like other potential flower stems.  I  think I will continue to nip out the bolting bits and keep going.  Meanwhile I have sowed some new seed.

Aside from the aforementioned cauliflower and my watercress which just keeps growing my most productive plant this month was parsley.  I love parsley, I am passionate about parsley, not quite as much as about tomatoes, but its close!  I especially like this parsley which is happily growing away in a part of the garden which has been in total shade all winter and there it is producing happily.  YAY for parsley!  Note: if you look carefully at this photo you will see a sandpit in the background.  This sandpit is a new addition to our garden.  We cleverly located it right next to the backdoor thus ensuring I am never bored – there’s always a constant supply of sand to sweep out of our living room……Note to self: Next time engage brain then build….

Onwards to September and the start of the purple sprouting broccoli.  I seem to be harvesting a brassica a month at the moment.

To see my gardening activity this month click here: August 2011