The August view of the back end of the garden
The end of August also means the end of Winter in Scarecrow's Garden and the last week brought a frost each morning.
Almond trees in flower mean winter is nearly over
Rainfall August 20.6mm (August Average 37mm)
Year to date total 145mm (2018 YTD 136.2mm)
Coldest morning -2.4C on the 5 Aug
Warmest day 20.7C on the 31 Aug
20 frosty mornings
Looks like we will have a great harvest of Rhubarb later this year
Mainly harvesting this month:
Kale
Miners Lettuce
Parsley
Silverbeet (chard)
Spring Onion greens
Nettles for mulching (beds)
Grasses for chook food and bedding (as it dries)
4-7 Eggs daily from the girls
Quangdongs Santalum acuminatum - fruit forming now
but won't be ripe until almost Christmas time
