WOO HOO !!!!!

  Finished the last Bed yesterday... 
**Does Happy Dance**
It is shorter than was first planed but we now have extra space for a seat/storage box/workbench as well as a few chairs... I now have 3 beds to plant out.... Just need to work out what goes well with what...

 Saturday....

    Was a busy day today with a break in the showers so I decided to mow the lawn, fix up some dodgy paving, & put up some scratch barriers on the Chook yard... They went onto the fence & gate to stop them from spreading their straw onto the walkways...

Update Pictures.....

The Zucchinis (left) are coming on great & we are using the Kale a lot more now we know how we like to cook it...
The Snowpea/Cabbage bed (Right) is still going well... Hoping to get at least 2 more meals from the Broccoli before we pull them this week...

Honey Pod Peas & Thai Egg plant (left) are flowering furiously as is the Mini Roma Tomatoes (Right).... We should be harvesting some of  the Peas later this week....The Pumpkins in the bed at the back are doing well.. We will plant some Kent seeds just to make sure we have heaps to see us through next winter...

The Carrot, Lettuce & Beetroot bed (Left) are going great guns... We have been picking lettuce & beetroot leaves all week for salads.. Koos Strawberries in the barrel (right) have heaps of fruit on... We have been picking the Silverbeet regularly for ourselves & for friends......

The Back yard looks good after being mowed.... Has been a tad wet lately so was happy to have a few dry hours today to give it a quick trim...
The picture to the Right is of the neighbours Blood Grapefruit tree.... I have never seen that many flowers on it before & though it looks rather spectacular....

Thats about it for now me thinks....

Have a Great one all......
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pHad a nice quite day today....

 Made some up some Dairy spread this morning.... Its easy to make & we know what goes into it...
 I use a Ratio of 2:1 Butter & Rice Bran Oil... It works out heaps cheaper than buying the "spreadable" butters & is a lot better to cook with as you get the butter flavour but it doesnt burn like normal butter due to the oil content... Taste great on sandwiches & toast as well....
Method : Just add the softened Butter to a mixing bowl & beat or whisk with Electric Beaters/Stand Mixer... When the butter is all smooth & creamy add the Rice Bran Oil a bit at a time.... I keep  Whisking it until it becomes pale & increases in volume.... I store it in decor 500ml containers & freeze until needed....
Costing : 
1Kg butter $4.58
500ml R/Bran oil   $1.63 (4L for $13 at Woolies on sale & I have a small stockpile..)
This works out to be  $0.42 per 100g or $2.10 for a 500g tub....
 The closest everyday cheapest equivalent is Aldi at $2.99 for 500g.... 
We dont like the Aldi brand due to it having Canola oil in it & that it spits everywhere when using it in cooking due to the water content.... Have been making this version of Dairy spread for a few years now after modifying a Recipe we found on the Simple Savings Site....
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In the Garden.... 
 Put up the Trellis for the Cucumbers & Climbing Beans today as well as planting out the 3 vacant beds....

  In Bed # 6 we planted, 
2 rows of All Season Carrots from Eden Seeds
Around the outside of the bed we planted,
Red Toga  Spring Onions from Johnsons Seeds,
White Lisbon Spring Onion from Hortico....
  In Bed # 7 we planted,
Blue lake Climbing bean x3
Marketmore Cucumber x 2
Lebanese Cucumber x 2
Purple Top Milan Turnips x 24-30
All these seeds were from Eden Seeds..... 
The Trellis runs the length of Bed # 7....   

  In Bed # 3 we planted,
Brown Beauty Bush Beans x 12
Cylindra Beetroot x 2 rows
Thai Green Eggplant x 2
Silverbeet Lucullus x 12
All these seeds were from Eden Seeds.....
Crimson Globe Beetroot  x 2 rows from Hortico

We are trying to use only old varieties of seed from the smaller seed suppliers as we try & save as many seeds from previous years as we can..... We have had great luck with Eden Seeds in the past & already have a couple of seeds saved from previous crops.... 
OH, & nearly forgot !!!! We bought a "long sweet Yellow" Capsicum seedling a few weeks ago & planted it out today In Bed # 1....  



This weeks harvest....
Kale, Silverbeet, Snowpeas, Broccoli, Zucchini & have gotten 3 eggs every day.....

 Have a Great one All....

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