| January | 2013 | 2012 |
| Max Avg | 24.5 | 25.1 |
| Min Avg | 9.8 | 11 |
| Highest Max | 40.6 | 37.7 |
| Lowest Min | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Rain | 27.3mm | 69.3mm |
| Avg Wind | 5.3 km/h | 4.6 km/hr |
It seems the warmer than usual start to summer has subsided with max and mins lower this month compared to last year. This combined with the very hot record day and dry spell might explain why the indeterminate tomatoes seem to have back off a bit in their growth compared to last summer. However the Break O'Day variety is large and covered with large toms. The Rouge de Marmande is a little disappointing in comparison to last summer so far however.
Last Sunday I planted the following in preparation for late Autumn and winter:
- Mizuna
- Rocket
- English Spinach (English Winter Giant and Tyee)
- Kohl Rabi
And seeds have been put in punnets in the hothouse for later transplanting of the following:
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cauliflower (mix from Inspirations Nursery) - I found last year this mix did well and the cauliflower matured at different times for longer harvesting)
- Broccoli (Arcadia and Purple Sprouting) - Purple Sprouting are fantastic, and the Arcadia seemed to handle the winter well and produced massive heads with heaps of side shoots which kept us in Broccoli for months
- Kale (Red Russian)
This weekend I will be planting about 10 metres of Carrots (Merida) and Beetroot (love Derwent Globe and Bulls Blood). Lettuce and Cabbage (Savouy King will also be planted. Last year I did Swede (Tasmanian Butter) however we were not hugely keen on the taste so will be skipping it this year and will do some turnip instead. The spring turnips were quite tasty steamed in thin slices.
We had 16mm of rain in the past 5 days which is more than half of our Jan rainfall. This has given things a perk up and I got out last night after the recent rain and hosed to ensure more water got into the soil thanks to the rain. Fingers crossed Feb is not as dry.
happy gardening
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| Jerusalem Artichoke next to cauliflower |
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