September, but it's not quite Spring yet.
For most of Adelaide Sprin g is deemed to start on the 1 st of Septe mber but here in the cool Adelaide Hills it does not really arrive till around the equinox. It is very noticeable from the winter solstice that the days are lengthening, the buds start swelling, chooks start their laying season after the moult, the geese and wild birds start nesting. All sig ns that Spring is approaching but not yet here. The soil is cold and the sound of ‘ squish’ comes to mind as the valley struggles to take i n anymore water. The plants are smiling as they know there will be enough moisture to get them comfortably through the coming Summer. Such waterlogging could be a problem but the berries are all planted on raised beds. The weeding needs to be delayed to the end of September e arly October so as not to damage the soil. With the tragic los s of li tt le He be back in May we have finally found a replac ement fox deterrent/poultry guard. .Late August saw the arriv al of our new ‘f...