By Chris R.
Winter in the Valley was rainy this year, and became one of the wettest since our arrival in 2013. It has been magical watching the dam fill, the brook
flow and to listen to the frog chorus each evening in the Valley’s bushland.
The gardens have flourished with so much water available and
the vegetable and native plantings have grown incredibly quickly.
The
Vegepod has been a great asset, allowing a steady supply of herbs, cabbage,
lettuce broccoli and beans for human and animal residents, without the need for chemicals to be used.
The native birds are enjoying the amazing array
of banksia and grevillea flowers on offer, sharing with the resident possums who also frequent the garden.
With two busy bee days scheduled for
October, we are hoping to plant beds of spinach, Chinese vegetables
and silver beet to feed our 27 resident ducks who adore fresh greens from the
garden.
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