4am I started researching grape pruning and sun up I started. 12 hours later and lots of jobs ticked off including lifting and potting up plants (before hubby used the brush cutter), pruning and tying up tomatoes (more to do), dehydrating herbs, harvesting and weeding. In venturing into our jungle of pepinos and grass left way too long, I found a lost bag of manure and an infestation of black scale. Those nasty things will be getting a shower of home made white oil to kill them. They have been an issue before and the amount of ants we have here doesn’t help. Lots of sunny days now in Melbourne, so the quicker I can get the weedy areas under control the better!

Not exactly what I thought mild yellow cayenne peppers would be like…

Looking forward to see what you share the in the garden photos and video vlogs category! Happy Gardening Marty

Left the cucumbers a day or two too long but whopper haul. Only have two vines and have exceeded our capacity my far. These are off to the office tomorrow. Habanero and mystery chilli are on fire. Will drop a bag next door and throw some more in the freezer in the next day or so. Oregano that’s taking over - will be my first drying experiment. Wish me luck. Might do some rosemary at the same time.