So much for my plan to blog at least twice a week! This week I’ve been house, cat and garden sitting while my brother is in Sydney. Also we’ve had unprecedented high November temperatures this week. We have weather like this most years but usually in late January to early March.
My brother and his girlfriend are vegans and their garden is their main source of food, so it’s very important that the plants survive at least until they get back (then if they die it’s not my fault). They said to water once a day, but after a few things wilted I stepped that up to twice a day. And it seems to be working (although a few things under a gap in the shadecloth did die off). I have been using a watering can so as to avoid breaking South Australia’s water restrictions and also because it makes it easy to get the water to the roots.
Watching things grow in the garden here has inspired me to see what I can grow at home. The wife and I live in a tiny upstairs apartment with a small paved courtyard at the bottom of the stairs, so there’s nowhere we can really dig. We’re going to try some potted plants in the courtyard and maybe some indoor plants. The plan:
- Step 1: do some research about what plants are likely to work.
- Step 2: source the plants, pots, etc. (as cheaply as possible, we’re on a budget)
- Step 3: grow stuff
- Step 4: profit in the form of lower grocery bills. Hopefully the savings here will outweigh what we spend on plants.
hmm, what was going to be a post on the hot weather turned into a post about gardening. The heat related post will come tomorrow.
