Archive for the 'Herb, Fruit and Vegetables' Category

Christmas is Over … Back to the Garden

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

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, and months of shopping for gifts and ensuring everyone is covered, including those […]

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Curfew Broken

Monday, December 24th, 2007

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 house and yard cleaning to be done. That activity is also impinging […]

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Thats it I am Banned

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Well today I have once again spent too much money in the big kids toy shop Bunnings. This time I went with the intention of purchasing 1000 more worms for the farm, however over $90 later I walked out with:

500 Worms, unfortunately the 1000 packs were out of stock, as such I have settled […]

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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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More Additions

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

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 nowhere. I thus decided to add the rich peat moss mix to […]

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