Who first sang that line? I’m singing it today!
It’s 39c degrees in Brisbane as the heatwave continues this week.
I went over to the allotment at the crack of dawn this morning to see if anything is still living! It was.
It amazes me that stuff is still growing despite this heat as I cannot get over every day to water it. But I thought it was a good idea not to push my luck and to harvest as much as I can, while I can.
I filled up insulated bags with plenty of silverbeet, kale, parsley, cucumbers and carrots. Once I’ve finished this post I’ll process the silverbeet and kale for the freezer. The curly parsley is starting to go to seed so I picked heaps of it and I’ll chop it up and freeze it in ice cubes.
I’ll check over the cucumbers to make sure the fruit fly hasn’t stung them and I’ll probably have enough to do another small batch of bread and butter pickles.
It will be a good way to spend the afternoon, in the air conditioning.
Just to finish off, here is a pic of my first tiny little melon. It was hiding under a leaf. Is it cute or what?
Happy gardening.
Allotment Adventures with Jean 