rainfall whilst away: 85mm - apparently this fell a day or two just before we returned from the trip
raining steadily today and wind seems to be increasing
The vege garden was not watered whilst we were away. The rhubarb in the freezer box has died - sort of expected. The rosella leaves are showing severe signs of a mineral deficiency or pH problem - I will check this when it stops raining.
The climbing beans have died back considerably but the tumeric is doing well - it seems to like the soil/conditions here. I have a cucumber (from memory - it is only just starting to flower and set fruit) that has also powered away - it is spreading over the path up a pole and along the netting that forms the roof of the vege patch.
Whilst we were away we had a bore installed - good water was found at 22m -a flow of 3,000 litres/hr and fairly low salt - I will have it properly tested next week. Putting in a bore is a bit of a gamble - we were lucky as our neighbours nearby also were putting in bores at the same time and had problems with sand and much higher salt and iron content
The idea is to use the bore to refill our tanks when needed, especially if the water test report is ok. This will allow us to do lots more watering, especially the fruit trees and around the house, this year now that we an have "unlimited" water supply.
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