Mastodawn

Good morning tooters. It was another warm night & 13c when I got up. Today it’s supposed to reach 19c. We are definitely heading towards winter now with the temps staying below 20c. There is still some rain around & it is very wet outside but there are patches of blue sky to be seen so I’m hoping for some sunshine later.
Heaps of feijoas this morning. I picked up around 16 so far this morning and I still haven’t got the dehydrator working yet although I have done the pre heating to remove any smells etc. There’s going to be an ongoing noise in the background once I fill it & having it going In my little unit I know the noise will annoy me as it’ll be going for 12-15+ hours & probably overnight. So I’m going to set it up in the spare bedroom & I can shut the door, open the window a bit & just let it do its job.
I’ve baked bread this morning as well. Not my best effort, it has a big dent in the middle, that won’t matter it’ll still be edible. Now I’m going to shower, do a Yin yoga class as my back is touchy, then head out for a haircut & prepare the feijoas to dehydrate when I get home. My day sorted 😁.
Hope everyone has a great #Tuesday, stay safe & dry out there 🌻. #Weather #HomeGrown #Feijoa #Sourdough.

John

19h ago

Went outside again & it’s raining heavier than before.

Stuff it! I attacked the #OldPear #tomato planter.

Wow! The old pear was deeply rooted & its roots were all through the planter.

I’d taken an old bayonet out with me (something my paternal grandfather taught me about bayonets being good, tough garden tools) & dug around for about 10 minutes.

Finally the tomato plant succumbed to my attack & I’d destroyed its root system.

The final #feijoa destined for a pot is potted

I’m muddy & hot.😓

John

22h ago

I went outside all rugged up & determined to continue my #feijoa planting.

It’s still cool & raining, I’m still sick & coughing; so I did an about face & came inside.

The #alpacas & #sheep are FINALLY preferring to graze on the grass than chew on lucerne bales. I think they can go without my feeding them for a day.

(They’ve been ignoring me for about a week now when I go out with feed. They look up & continue grazing) 🤗

⛧ Crazy Cat Lady ⛧2d ago

Following up on @John latest interests, a couple of recipes for #Feijoa.

https://feijoafeijoa.wordpress.com/recipes/

I hope these help. #Feijoa #whattodowithabundantfruit #feijoarecipes

Recipes

Wherever it is possible I have tried to indicate the provenance but recipes are made to be shared and sometimes this detail can get lost in the sharing around. If you believe you know a recipe…

FEIJOA FEIJOA

John

2d ago

My plans for spraying the #feijoa for #GuavaMoth #larvae & #LeafRoller #caterpillars have gone out the window with the rain.

Ditto whipper snippering. “Do not use on wet grass!” it says on my machine, so I’ll heed the manufacturer’s advice.

The #BigPear #tomato might come down today. We had a final harvest last night of 11 large, but still green, tomatoes.

It’s planter will become home to one of the Feijoa.

The rest will go into the ground where the #JerusalemArtichokes are now.

Heather Evans 2d ago

Good morning Fedi friends. It’s not going to be a warm day today at all, although it was an ok 8c when I got up it’s only going to reach 16c. The sky is very dark & getting darker, no rain has fallen yet but we will get some for sure.
Nine feijoas dropped overnight, they’ll be dropping regularly now. I’ll definitely stop in at Kmart for an inexpensive dehydrator on the way home from my sisters today. I looked online & it seems they have a 4+ star rating. Not much else in the agenda today, just the usual.
Hope you all enjoy your #Sunday, stay safe, stay dry 🌻. #Weather #Garden #Feijoa