necessity is the mother of invention.

Its very hot today, with an estimated 38degrees C top temp!  And the hot wind is blowing from the west/ north west - not so good for newly planted plants.  What to do?  Well, I have put an old fitted sheet over the stakes, should be both a wind break and some shade - hope it works.  Also watered around the roots and where the seeds are sown.

"Necessitie, the inuentour of all goodnesse."

...Toxophilus, C1545

 

 

Postcript.  18/10/2013



 

The sheet was a failure as the winds were really bad.  This is what it looked like yesterday at my sisters house, bear in mind she lives in a suburb, NOT near the bushland.  It was the same at my house.

 

 

Many homes have been lost in the fires, that only lasted about 24 hours, but were very destructive.  It is not even summer yet, and we have had catastrophic fires!  I cant think what it will be like in February.  As for the plants, well the lettuce look a bit worse for wear, I have hand watered them, and the seeds so hopefully they will survive well.  We are all coughing from the smoke left in the air. 

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