Christmas R & R

We were the designated farm sitters this year

so it was Christmas in Mildura.

Not too hot thank goodness.

I had to look after both Mothers garden and Sisters garden.

Thank goodness for automatic timers....What a god send.

It threatened rain for much of the day but amounted to nothing in true Mildura style.

The week before we had 66mls of rain in just 2 hours. That was more than double the monthly average.

The chooks got a new circle for Christmas and that means

I too, got a fresh circle for Christmas.

Already dug into a doughnut and planted out with rocket, kale & lettuce.

This is before any doughnut digging, full of promise! I was excited!

I regularly have to inspect the zucchini plants for pumpkin beetles.

and squash on sight.

Plants responding splendidly with many zucc's for our dinner.

2 plants is more than enough to supply this household.

I have leeks growing in the centre of this doughnut.

Tomatoes around the right outside rim and spinach mustard around the left hand rim

Zucc's front and centre. Chives either side of the zucchini

So far the weeds are under control and I often remind myself that

1 years seeding = 7 years weeding.

Great incentive to not let that happen and keep on top of it all.

 Tradscanthia very hardy, little pink flowers

 Dwarf Pomegranate

This looks a lot like a salvia, Indigo spires.

Shame about the background of this shot....Typical error of a photographer

Too interested in the subject to "see" what is being captured.

I need your opinion.

I am wondering if I should have photos like this for the etsy shop or

should I have photos of the flowers and just say all plants are in 3 '' pots?

Or a collage of the 3'' pot on a background photo of the flowers it will produce?

With all this to consider it is no wonder I have been slow to stock that etsy shop I created.