Archive for December, 2007

The Camels Back has Broken

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Today I have lodged a request for the inspection of the neighbours cats with the RSPCA. I am not going into further details, but needless to say I saw further evidence of maltreatment of the brood. I hope they come soon and remove the distress of both ourselves and the neighbourhood.

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What I Have Learnt So Far

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

I thought that I would compose an article on what I have learnt about gardening to date. Of course this focuses on my experiences in my little urban patch. Here is the list and my thoughts behind each principle learnt.
Expect Failures
No matter how good and diligent you are, some plants will fail. […]

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The Many Gifts of a Worm Farm

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

During recent posts I advised that I had used some of the composted materials in recent plantings. All of those plants are taking off. However, the rich compost is only part of the benefits of worm farming. The second benefit is the natural liquid fertiliser that is produced. This morning I […]

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A Direction in Life Leads to a Direction of the Blog

Monday, December 17th, 2007

I am quite proud of the convergance of my gardening and blog life. Both are bearing fruit, pardon the pun. Clearly the new life direction has lead to the reinvoration of both me and this site. That is clear with the blog counts for December being at the highest level since the […]

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Chilli Update

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Yesterday both Socko and my Mum mentioned there was a baby chilli forming on the “mystery” chilli. On closer inspection today I counted 5 chillis at various stages of development, none a ready to harvest. At this stage they appear to be a slender green variety. I also noted a good dozen […]

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