It’s been raining heavily in Brisbane for weeks. Plenty of rain and mud down at the allotment. I am lucky enough to own a pair of really good rubber gardening shoes so I can still enjoy a visit to the farm without getting my feet wet.
With the ground being so wet there is not much I can do in the allotment so I’ve been working on improving the footpaths. Plenty of nut grass was running a bit wild along the footpaths so I’ve been digging that out, then I cover the cleared ground with an anti-weed mat. You can do this with old carpet or a thick layer of wet newspapers. Then I cover with wood chip.
When I went to the farm yesterday this is what was growing in the wood chip pile next to my allotment.
Good to see something’s growing well over at the allotment, but I won’t be frying it with my bacon and eggs.
Allotment Adventures with Jean 
Mar 10, 2013 @ 08:21:11
Your fungi look like a different variety to my ‘crop’… Yours lock quite exotic! Lol
Mar 12, 2013 @ 08:48:46
Hello Maria. It’s fungi heaven over at the allotments. Another thing but less welcome is the growing army of mozzies. I’m bitten all over since the ground is waterlogged. In the past they are only a problem at teatime but they are out and biting all times of the day. No chemicals used on the allotments and the community garden. But hope the no-chemicals rule doesn’t apply to me as I now spray myself with insect repellant when I go over to the allotment.
Mar 10, 2013 @ 09:01:40
I hope things dry out for you soon. Your fungi looks so pretty hate that I am terrified of eating any wild shrooms as I don’t know enough about them to feel comfortable.
Mar 12, 2013 @ 08:38:44
I won’t be eating them, I rely on my green grocer for mushrooms. ha ha
Mar 10, 2013 @ 13:33:54
Could you spare us down here in Tassie a few drops of rain please? We won’t be getting any for at least a month apparently and we have had 1 rain “event” since November! You would be amazed to see just how dry things are down here on the Apple isle. We are known for our cold but for weeks now we have been hovering around 30C and this week 30+. I think we have taken on Perths weather! I will soon be out on the deck desperately doing a rain dance if this keeps up for much longer. Glad you have fungi…that soothes my inner savage beast for a bit 🙂
Mar 12, 2013 @ 08:37:08
Hi Fran. Sorry to hear how dry it is down in Tassie. Hope it breaks soon.
Mar 12, 2013 @ 09:22:24
Me too Jean, because our long suffering neighbour Frank isn’t going to take me jumping around doing rain dances on the front deck for much longer! 😉
Mar 12, 2013 @ 09:28:05
Now Fran. This rain dance of yours. Is it wellies and mackintosh you wear to do this particular dance? That’s the only way it will work.
Mar 11, 2013 @ 10:17:17
doesn’t look like the rain will stop anytime soon either!
Mar 12, 2013 @ 08:34:32
I know what you mean Lyndell, it’s so boggy over at the farm. But the sun is shining here in New Farm today and it’s wonderful. I’ve put my pillows and doona out on the balcony for the sun to give it a good airing.
Mar 12, 2013 @ 06:15:39
It is usually either snowing or raining here….lots of rain. We did have a reprieve yesterday, a bit of summer weather, high 70’s. It was great! Today, back to rain, and I couldn’t make it up the driveway due to the mud. So, I broke down and called the gravel man.
Mar 12, 2013 @ 08:32:27
Looks like we are getting over our rainy season here in Brisbane, the sun is shining today and I’ve put my bedding out on the balcony to catch the sun’s rays to air it.
Mar 13, 2013 @ 04:49:28
It’s been snowing here in the UK again….it’s so cold today
Mar 14, 2013 @ 07:22:24
I’ve been speaking to my family in the UK and they are telling me they have put the heating back on and switched on the fire.
Mar 13, 2013 @ 16:27:31
I’m really jealous of your rain! We are still wa-a-ay hot and dry here, I’ve barely gone near the computer because the temperature is so sweaty! I think your fungi looks quite pretty! Hey, do you grow mushrooms? Just as a passing thought. I want to, but will not try till it cools off a bit.
Mar 14, 2013 @ 07:25:48
Hello Mrs Yub. I have tried growing mushrooms from a mushroom growing kit a few years ago and kept the box in the dark in the garage. Picked about six mushrooms! so obviously not doing it right.
Mar 13, 2013 @ 21:10:29
Good luck with your nut grass. I’ve had a lot of trouble getting rid of it. It has been known to easily penetrate any weed mat I have used. The best I’ve been able to do is to keep it in one area.
Mar 14, 2013 @ 07:30:16
Nut grass! Don’t talk to me about NUT GRASS. it’s a scourge over at my allotment and I just know it will penetrate the weed mat but hopefully it will slow it down a bit.
Mar 17, 2013 @ 18:37:26
Funny when a crop of fungi appears out of nowhere! I used to have stink horn in the allotment when I first took it on, now that was a strange sight!! Hope the rain passes soon.. : )
Mar 18, 2013 @ 13:06:37
The rain does seem to have passed by now Anna. The allotment is starting to get more interesting again as we get over the heat and rainy season during the summer months. Now it’s autumn which is a great growing season here in Brisbane and I’ve put lots of new little seedlings in.