Lots of hard work coming up!

Today I purchased three of these galvanised iron raised garden beds. Two of them are oval, the third is round (it's for potatoes). The range of vegs I am able to eat is fairly narrow and I am so sick of the crap from supermarkets. The soil on our property is clay and it's impossible to grow anything in it successfully.... believe me I've tried! So, I decided to go no-dig in raised beds and grow my own. I've been collecting cardboard and newspapers for some time now. There's no shortage of chook & horse manure - it will just take a lot of hard work to cart it to the containers, but the days are sunny so I'm looking forward to some exercise outside. I also have a good supply of straw and old hay. I've bought small square bales of lucerne. The recycle bin is full of kitchen scraps which are composting nicely. I kept all the leaves from the trees gathered (well, almost!) in one spot and they will form part of the mix. It will take several weeks to get all the components into the containers, but it should be magnificently ready for spring planting. I was going to use the 'old tyre' trick to grow spuds, but then my daughter reminded me about what they are made from! Instead, the local maunfacturer of the containers showed me their newest product which will be perfect. I think I'll buy a couple more of the round ones to grow tomatoes in. I can't eat much tomato, but my DH loves them and it will be fun to grow them for him.
At this stage I plan to grow some herbs, tomatoes, apple cucumber, zuchinni, green beans, potatoes, maybe some sweet corn, bush pumpkin, yellow squash and one Queensland Blue pumpkin. We have eleven fruit trees which are more than 20 years old. The fruit from them is so delicious. If I am careful, I am able to eat some of it each day. I think my next project will be to preserve some of that gorgeous fruit ... but summer is a long way off yet.
The appointment with my GP went far better than expected. When I explained why I was there, he was quite concerned & alarmed that it took me such a long time to realise what was happening with the reaction I had to the muesli bar (see below). He told me to get some Telfast or Zyrtec and to carry them at all times; and also warned me to be vigilant about nuts and seeds. He is convinced I had a 'classic' nut allergy reaction. I have a referral to a specialist ~ in Melbourne, of course! Today is 28th June. My appointment is on the 14th of November. I could be dead in the meantime ........... sigh!