Tomatoes for Christmas.

Well Maybe!

There is tomato seedling in there!

The first tomato seedlings are now in place in the ground. I cheated and bought a couple of Grosse Lisse at Wirrabara Farmer's market this morning. They are now in the ground, where they will get morning sun, and protection from the hot afternoon sun in summer.

To protect them from possible (or is that probable frost in the next month or so, they have a cut down plastic bottle over them. That will have to be upgraded when they grow. A frame is also in place to cater for them climbing and to keep potential fruit of the ground.

 What else was happening in the garden today?

This afternoon's weather was perfect for spending some time in the garden, and there's plenty to do.

• Weed pulling. The ground is so soft from the winter rains that the weeds just fall into your hands when they are given a little tug.
• Ground preparation for some future plantings.
• Plant out some shrubs that have been waiting months for their time in the garden.
• Clearing a path to find a way down to end of the backyard.
• Talk to the neighbour as she was going down the street.
• Enjoy a cup of tea while soaking up some Vitamin D
• And best of all, discovering a lost plant that got covered with weeds, and find that the buds on the almost dead looking twigs are about to burst into leaves.
• That's just some of things that were done today, out of all the possible jobs to do.

I wonder what's in store for tomorrow?