August Seed Sowings

August seems a really exciting time in the garden this year. I can feel that Winter is not quite finished, but Spring is just around the corner. 

Last summer was a bit of a disaster in the way of Spring Summer plantings, it was the second summer here that I had experienced in the garden. I had all these big ideas, seeds and seedling went in then it all fell apart. For several reasons - Soil not quite 'right', sun too hot, not enough shade, not enough of the right kind of mulch, not enough water, site to exposed.........any way I have learnt alot and have made many improvements since then, mainly on soil amending. Anyway,  I'm a year wiser, and my garden is a year older, so this coming summer I'm hoping for a bumper harvest of fruit and veg

August Seed Sowing
The potting table always look likes this!!!

Seed sowing happens at the beginning of EVERY month. Usually in the first week, it is easy for me to remember that way! I've lately been using half half of potting mix and reconstituted coir block, and I'm finding it really good.  I've tried seed raising in 100% home made compost, but  find it goes moldy, so I'm working on that one!!!  Pots I mostly use are just the herb size ones, re-used and well washed out. I pack alot of seed in this size pot and it doesn't dry out no where near as much punnet size cells.
This month I have planted a heap of seed. I cannot expect to have any harvests if I don't sow any seed. Here is just some of them I have sown at the beginning of this August.

Tomato -  Beams Yellow Pear, Hillbilly, Black Krim, Sweetie, Lemon Drop. Green Zebra, Snow White, Roma, and Black Russian
ALSO

Sunflower - Perennial and Giant Russian
Fat Hen, Rosella, Chilacyote, Spring Onion, Leeks, Mizuna, Chilli, Tomatillo, Albizia, Lablab, Red Celery, Borage
ALSO
Cucumber - Diva, Lebanese, Apple
Eggplant - Snowy White, Rosa Bianca, Japanese Long, Udumalapet
Capsicum - Yellow Wax, Perennial, Cherry Time, Mini Sweet

Whatever seeds I find that haven't germinated very well, will get re-sown at the beginning of September, along with all the Watermelon, Rockmelon, Pumpkins Squashes etc

That Peach flower is not yet open!!

First of the Peaches.
Not sure if I will let it fruit or let the roots establish
 a bit more for another year. Either way I need to think
about Fruit Fly control.

Chilacyote is in full flower and fruit production. Growth is very
       rapid, I will train it up and over the chook hutch for summer
shade. It seems super hardy and nice large leaves to create shade.

3 new fruit trees bought this weekend. That's is it for this year. Previous experience tells me that my garden is not up to the challenge of keeping trees alive with the onset of the warm weather. 
I bought a Lychee, Black Sapotee and a Hawaiian Guava.