The snow we had so out of season, was not enough to harm my onions, and this little plants are growing by the minute. I think that I could harvest by the end of September, or mid October. It is a bit of a srtruggle to get Bush to do the weeding, as he is forever on the run selling socks and other small stuff that he buys in Johannesburg. On top of that he works for Ronalee twice a week, so Sunday afternoons he usually rocks up, full of excuses and promises, bit it just is not enough time to keep the plants healthy.
Our understanding is that I give the land, pay the tractor for ploughing, and also pay for the seeds, and other stuff, while he does the work! In the end we then share the profits! So, as there were still some seedlings that just did not get planted out, I told him on the Friday that if it wasn't done by Monday, I would do it myself, and then he would only get half of his half, for the one I planted out! That put him into first gear, and he worked until darkness fell, but there is still some to be done! The problem being of course that the seedlings are not seedlings anymore, and as they are standing in close bunches, there is no space to grow further, and the tops are starting to turn brown.
I have sown some beet, and radishes, and the little plants are growing strong. I mean to bottle a lot of beet this year, as curried beetroot is one of my favorite side dishes, and Trienkie got me the recipe from her mum in law, who makes the best ever curried beetroot!! I also have a very abundent crop of broad beans, and the rocket I planted the previous year have just about taken over my whole plot! I thought of harvesting it, and sell it to the local shops, one of which had already put in an order for a big portion of my onion crop!
It is really so good to grow your own food, and when I recently made a stew, and took my frozen
cherry tomatoes out, I felt my heart swelling with pride and gratitude because I am one of the lucky ones that grow food without chemicals! The small tomatoes I froze, keeping a plastck bucket in the freezer, and every day I picked the ripe ones, and just added it to the frozen ones in the bucket! That means that I just take out a handfull as I need them, and put the others safely back!