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Category Archives: Flowers and Decorative Plants
Gladioli Bulbs are Planted
In the increasing effort to ensure pollenation of all our plants, especially the fruits and vegetables, we have decided to plant some of the 50 Gladioli bulbs in spite of it not being the best time to plant in Australia. … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers and Decorative Plants, Gardening, Herb, Fruit and Vegetables
Tagged Australia, Beefsteak Tomato, capsicum, carrot, cherry tomato, chilli, corms, corn, dame edna everage, ebony fire, flower, fruit, germination, gladioli, grape tomato, grosse lisse tomato, jalapeno, rich gro, rich gro pro mix, roly poly carrot, seedlings, seeds, sweet corn, Sydney, Tomato, vegetable, zucchini
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Christmas is Over … Back to the Garden
Well unless you live under a rock we all know that the Christmas season has been and gone for the year 2007. It amazes me the amount of effort everyone expends on what amounts to half a day. Days, weeks, … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers and Decorative Plants, General, Herb, Fruit and Vegetables, Tools, Worm Farm/Vermiculture
Tagged , adult tricycle, Beefsteak Tomato, bicycle, big kid toys shop, bike, black russian tomato, bulb, Bunnings, capsicum, cherry tomato, chilli, christmas, corn, ebony fire chilli, garden, gladioli, gomier, grape tomato, grosse lisse tomato, lebanese zucchini, pushbike, rich gro pro mix, Tomato, tricycle, yolo wonder capsicums, zucchini
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Curfew Broken
Over the past few days I have been suffering with a rather severe back ache. It is severely limiting my garden activity, as well as impacting the Christmas preparations. We are done in terms of gift shopping, but there is … Continue reading
Posted in Cat and Pest Control, Flowers and Decorative Plants, General, Herb, Fruit and Vegetables, Worm Farm/Vermiculture
Tagged , australian wild flowers, beans, beefsteak tomatoes, Bunnings, castings, caterpillar, caterpillars, chilli, ebony fire, garlic chives, gerbera, ku chai, mint, parsley, planter tubs, poppies, potting mix, pyrethrum, rich gro pro mix, sprouts, stake, storage tubs, sunflower, trellis, tubs, vermicompost, vermiculture, wildflowers, worm castings, worm juice, worms
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More Additions
Today I officially ended my attempt to grow mushrooms. The attempt was a complete failure that was due largely to the infrequent attention I paid them. The soil was damp and kept in a dark place, but was certainly going … Continue reading
The Birds of Paradise
Everyone is familiar with the standard Bird of Paradise (Strelezia reginae), that I will refer to as the Orange Bird from here on, which has a unique bird shaped flower (pictured above) that is brilliant orange and deep purple. With … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers and Decorative Plants, Gardening
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