It's been raining lots in the previous week so we haven't had a chance to prepare the soil until last weekend. As we are planning to use blood and bones, we need to mix it into the top layer of the soil and wait at least 7 days before planting. We were planning to plant out on last week of September so we still have plenty of time.
Due to Covid Stage 4 restrictions, we had to order our potting mix online with click and collect at Bunnings (local hardware shop). I was impressed with how efficient it. Customers would drive up and a staff would take note of their order number and direct them to a bay. There they wait and someone will come with their items and load it up for them completely contact free! It suited me as I didn't need to move 16 bags of potting mix and chicken manure myself. Win!
Our potting mix consist of a mixture of 1 part poultry manure, 7 part Brunning Tomato and Vegetable Grow mix. We choose that mix because we had good results from it last year and it was quite ecomical ($4.20/25L bag). We also sprinkle some blood and bone in the top 10cm.
For the tomatoes, we have 3 X 45cm pots. It's currently sitting next to the windows against the north wall. It gets quite sunny there in Summer so there will be plenty of sun and will help block the light from heating up the house. I made sure to space them out a bit to ensure there's some air flow to reduce chances of disease.
These are the containers that we will be using for the zucchini, it's 55cm wide. It was really difficult to find something that big that was economical. When I saw these tubs, I instantly thought they were perfect. They are food safe which is quite important for us, and only $4.49 each! We drilled holes around the side at the bottom for drainage, which was surprisingly easy. These pots are against our western fence and tend to get around 6ish hours of direct sun. Unfortunately we don't have a lot of option.
Day 18 Spring, 18th Sept 2020
It's a disaster! Because we dimmed our grow lamp, our seedings were used to dim light and did not do well when we moved them outside to start the toughening process. Some of the leafs were sunburnt and is turning white and rough. Fortunately it's only a few leafs and I really hope they will survive it. Need to take more patience and slowly introduce them to the sun next time.
Our garden is starting to bloom. My current favourite part is the cherry blossoms and the Wisteria growing. The way it droops over the garden structure is so romantic. This is the first year the Wisteria bloomed so we are very excited.
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