That Was August

By Scarecrow

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