Wonderland Retreat

I picked the last of the pomegranates, which have finally gone properly red.
I had to find a way to eat them, without the seeds, which bother me. Pomegranate Relish 😊
It was a bit time consuming and it didn't make much, but the taste is insanely good, as is the nutritional value.

So my lime tree was right in the firing line for the wind yesterday 😕 The good thing is there is still heaps of fruit left on the tree.

And now we have lots of FREE LIMES smallish, and nearly ripe
11 Andrews Court , Padbury

They are out the front. Please help yourselves.

Free lemons and mandarins at Wonderland Retreat
11 Andrews Court, Padbury
The fruit is out the front, swing by and take what you can use 🙂

Thank you to everyone who attended our first ever Workshop at Wonderland Retreat
What an Amazing morning we had 😃 So much learning and connecting and so much fun.
A great space, and a safe place to gather.
I am excited to host more events.
To learn more about Wonderland Holistics please visit our website at www.wonderlandholistics.com

How to cure the perfect Olive.
Work shop at Wonderland Retreat in Tam's Gardens
Saturday 2 May, 10am start.
11 Andrews Court, Padbury.
Please car pool where possible.

We are looking for volunteers to partake in all stages of this process. The first 2 buckets of olives have already been picked and pipped. They are currently soaking in the salt solution and will be ready to for jarring with the desired herbs and spices on Saturday 2 May. At the same time, others can pick and pip the remaining olives, and prepare them with the brine for soaking.

Each participant will receive a copy of the instructions on 'How to cure the perfect olive', as well as a free jar of ready to eat olives to take home.

If enough people come and help, it shouldn't take much more than a couple of hours, and then we can have picnic lunch and social banter and be home with our families for the afternoon.

Please RSVP to [email protected]

What a great surprise!😀I didn't know I had any mangos left. Had to stop what I was doing and eat it ☺️ So yummy!

Kitchen renovation finally complete ☺️
Thank you to Wayne, for the perfect cabinets and bench tops.
What a difference, I am very happy with all of our choices.
Looking forward to all the yummy food that is going to come out of this space.

Seed planting at Tam's Gardens

First I removed last season's plants from the raised beds and then added sheep poo plus blood and bone. I turned the soil a bit and then added a good helping of compost on top (thank you Wonderland chickens, an invaluable resource).

For the pots I used seedling potting mix, I found a shaded area of the garden to set them up, and here are the results so far:
Snap peas came up in 5 days, strong and healthy.
Silverbeat and English Spinach popped up a couple of days later.
Basil and red onions started sprouting at 9 days.
Curly leaf parsley plus coriander just starting to come up now, about 2 weeks.
As well as that, 2 out of the 3 donated Moringa seeds have sprouted 😊
No luck with the snapdragons yet. Will keep trying.

Also planted:
One small bed of garlic (already up).
One small bed of red onions.
One small bed of aspargus
One small bed ready for sweet potatoes (currently sprouting in water)
One large bed planted with tomatoes and cumbers around the edge to utilise the climbing frame, with a sea of beetroot down the middle, and coriander seed in the empty spots.
One large bed with eggplant down the middle, and rocket all around the edge.

In my opinion, rocket is better straight into the ground.
Parsley and coriander work about the same either way.
Peas definitely better in pots first, strengthen the roots and then plant once it is cooler.
Still undecided about silverbeet and English spinach.

Free lemons again at Wonderland Retreat
They are at the front of 11 Andrews court, Padbury
Please help yourselves 😃