Experimenting with Trust & Cherries!

Firstly, the seedlings that were planted today were:

• Rocket (Seeds from Jaspers in Port macquarie)
• Zuchinni
• Eggplant
• Radish

Bok-choi & English Spinach: 1 month old, straight 
from the greenhouse & ready for planting.

A couple of days ago I prepared a new bed in the South Western corner of the backyard so it won't get as much sun as the other beds. It has half rotted compost as one of the layers with a healthy dose of manure and mollassus mixed in as well. Today I planted oout Bok-choi, English spinach, spring onions, carrots (that are very weak looking) and lettuce in there. Bit of an experiment really. In more ways than one as it is also outside of the enclosure... the (7yr old) puppy doesn't dig as much but enjoys laying on the plants, so we will see. I had a chat to her and she seems to understand, so this becomes an experiment in trust! A few of the last seedlings were planted in some of the spaces in between in the main beds. 

New bed: Bok-choi, english spinach (back row and left), 
spring onions & carrots and lettuce.

I have also been reading Jackie French's book "The Wilderness Garden" and she says that most fruits will grow from seed and produce a tree very similar to the parent most of the time. So due to my flatmate going nuts experimenting with preserving, I grabbed a couple of cherries and planted the seeds. They are only from Leisure Coast Fruit market so they are no fancy type of cherry but they were delicious, so fingers crossed. I have planted them in good quality potting mix but I didn't dry the seeds out first, which I will do with another lot. I have placed two outside and one inside the greenhouse (just as an experiment). Not sure if it will be cold enough for them to sprout but we'll see.

Experimenting with growing cherries from seed. Fingers crossed!

I also prepared a new bed which will be for the zuchinni and eggplant, planted out some parsley into a pot as well as some wormwood. 

... and last but not least the Marigolds have sprouted!

Marigold sprout about 5 weeks old. 
Born and bread in the greenhouse.