Just overnight, the weather turned. We were told to expect thunderstorms overnight and cooler, wetter conditions for the next few days. I don't mind that at all, although it would be nice to be able to carry on sitting outside in the garden. At the moment a full garden's watering is taking four watering cans' worth. Ferns take one, vegetables plus Gunnera take one, palms and other non-protea angiosperms take one and the proteas, Bastard, Agave and Wollemia take one. Everything in the growhouse gets done with a small watering can on an ad hoc basis.
This works out really well. Having grouped everything thus, I know Group I (ferns) needs doing once, sometimes twice a day. Group II (vegetables) no more than once a day even in hot weather. Group III (palms and friends) is okay once every other day or two. And Group IV needs doing once a week at most. Of course nothing is so formulaic in gardening, and of course I check the soil to see if I need to deviate from this, but it's good to be able to stagger things a little, and it means I'm never tempted to overwater something.
Interesting times over on the other blog, hence the lack of pretty pictures and tales of my battles with the animal kingdom. But to make up for it, above is the only actual dinosaur in the garden. He's guarding the Leucospermum, Asplenium trichomanes and the Ursula's Red. My mum bought him for me, and has promised me another when I next see her!
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