Yep, can hardly believe its the end of summer and it's finished in a typical Melbourne manner - a couple of days of hot weather followed by something of a deluge across the state. I'm hoping for some beautiful warm March days.
In the garden the harvest of San Mazano tomatoes is gathering pace. They were amazing sliced in half and roasted in the oven dressed with balsamic vinegar, garlic and sugar. Fortunately I had these little beauties to fall back on. The other week insurance contractors were clearing up a bit of storm damage next door and removed a tree, the crown of which landed over the fence onto my main tomato crop flattening the plants. I quickly re-tied them to the stakes and they look OK but a lot of green fruit was knocked off the plants. I'm not sure how the mini pumpkin will fair either.
But the contractors work was not done. While I was at work someone had used our driveway for shredding leaves and blowing them into a corner of the garden. I'm in two minds about this. First they didn't ask and I felt our yard was used as a dumping ground. The upside though is a pile of mulch which can be spread around the garden. The neighbours were apologetic, but it's the contractors who should be doing the apologising!
Now autumn is here it's time to dead head agapanthus. For all the reasons I've highlighted previously, removing the seedheads will doing the local bushland a great favour and we can continue to enjoy these plants in our hills gardens. Thanks to a recent edition of the local Free Press Leader newspaper for the reminder. I hope people act on it.
I wanted to add some photos but it's not working tonight. Is it the solar winds messing around with my laptop?? I will when I get the chance.
Cheers.
