11 October – Ben and I pulled the twitch out from in one of the tunnel houses.
12 October – I uncovered the pea and scarlett runner bean seedlings in order to harden them off before planting them in the garden. I also erected poles for the scarlett runners to climb and ensured that the sprinklers are working.
13 October – The asparagus flood begins for the season.
Asparagus in the garden (unfortunately, it doesn’t show up very well.)The garlic is growing well, as are the broad beans.
 Garlic
 Broad beans
15 October – I sowed more basil seeds (3 x 6 hole punnets) 17 October – It was time to remove the old crops from the garden.  Before clean-up
 After clean-up
 A full compost bin!
It was so hot (25°C with a hot, dry nor’wester), that I had to wait until late afternoon to plant seedlings. I planted out the 6 x scarlett runner beans and the 5 types of pea. Unwin, Henry’s salad, and Bohemian sugar snap each have both sides of a frame. Dwarf maestro and Te Anau salad have one side each of a frame.  Seedlings for planting
 Scarlett runner beans
 Peas
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