OK, this is going to be me thread for all things gardening in 2010 in the PM’s new garden…
GF is so keen, all of the Organic Gardening books and magazines are on the table and so are the Encyclopedia of Australian Gardening… printed back in the late 1970s.
And of course photos to be delivered once we move into the new house.
pain master said:
OK, this is going to be me thread for all things gardening in 2010 in the PM’s new garden…GF is so keen, all of the Organic Gardening books and magazines are on the table and so are the Encyclopedia of Australian Gardening… printed back in the late 1970s.
And of course photos to be delivered once we move into the new house.
Going to a a joy to read this thread in the coming months:D
we’re really looking forward to it… it has been such a long time waiting to finally buy a home, and the place we have bought we feel is great value and will suit our lifestyle perfectly :)
chickens, ducks, fruit trees, nut trees, vegetables, chillies, and space for an orchid garden???
so exciting when you get to have your very own garden :)
pain master said:
we’re really looking forward to it… it has been such a long time waiting to finally buy a home, and the place we have bought we feel is great value and will suit our lifestyle perfectly :)chickens, ducks, fruit trees, nut trees, vegetables, chillies, and space for an orchid garden???
Oh sweet:D
bluegreen said:
so exciting when you get to have your very own garden :)
Oh yes. I can remember that feeling:)
OK, my first question is how much damage can a dog cause to a vegie garden? Are Dogs smart enough to be trained to not trample the vegies?
Or should we fence off the vegies?
And can you grow corn high enough to then allow the chooks to wander in the patch?
pain master said:
OK, my first question is how much damage can a dog cause to a vegie garden? Are Dogs smart enough to be trained to not trample the vegies?Or should we fence off the vegies?
And can you grow corn high enough to then allow the chooks to wander in the patch?
depends on the dog, and how well you train it. a smart dog can be trained if you are willing to suffer some losses to start with. but they do love to try and dig up the dead animal the blood & bone smells of.
chooks will eat all your seedlings, but will leave mature plants alone unless they are their favourite leafy greens. corn should be fine once at a good height, but the chooks will scratch up any mulch you lay down and as a result uncover and disturb the roots.
bluegreen said:
depends on the dog, and how well you train it. a smart dog can be trained if you are willing to suffer some losses to start with. but they do love to try and dig up the dead animal the blood & bone smells of.chooks will eat all your seedlings, but will leave mature plants alone unless they are their favourite leafy greens. corn should be fine once at a good height, but the chooks will scratch up any mulch you lay down and as a result uncover and disturb the roots.
that’s what we thought… well the chooks already have their own run, but it would be nice to let them wander from time to time. Gonna get some ducks too, maybe Indian Runners and those other ducks that don’t fly so much…. the neighbour was good for a chat yesterday
pain master said:
that’s what we thought… well the chooks already have their own run, but it would be nice to let them wander from time to time. Gonna get some ducks too, maybe Indian Runners and those other ducks that don’t fly so much…. the neighbour was good for a chat yesterday
it’s good to let the chooks in the beds between harvest and the next planting. They eat up the bugs and clean up weeds etc. and enrich the soil with their manure in the process.
I have Khaki Campbell ducks. Good for eggs and big enough to eat too if you are so inclined. Indian Runners are good for cleaning up snails and other bugs and for eggs, but are pretty skinny so not so good for eating.
bluegreen said:
it’s good to let the chooks in the beds between harvest and the next planting. They eat up the bugs and clean up weeds etc. and enrich the soil with their manure in the process.I have Khaki Campbell ducks. Good for eggs and big enough to eat too if you are so inclined. Indian Runners are good for cleaning up snails and other bugs and for eggs, but are pretty skinny so not so good for eating.
We don’t have a big snail population in the tropics… although grasshoppers are prolly a pest worth worrying about and also the gorgeous caterpillas that become massive butterflies up here?
Do Pistachios grow in the tropics?
pain master said:
Oh cool PM! We will look forward to questions, triumphs and pics :)
OK, this is going to be me thread for all things gardening in 2010 in the PM’s new garden…GF is so keen, all of the Organic Gardening books and magazines are on the table and so are the Encyclopedia of Australian Gardening… printed back in the late 1970s.
And of course photos to be delivered once we move into the new house.
pain master said:
OK, my first question is how much damage can a dog cause to a vegie garden? Are Dogs smart enough to be trained to not trample the vegies?Or should we fence off the vegies?
And can you grow corn high enough to then allow the chooks to wander in the patch?
Depends on the dog. Ours for instance learns boundaries really easily. She knows that doorways can be boundaries, but if we taught her consistently I reckon an arbitrary spot on the ground could be a boundary. So she would be fine with just a tiny 1/2 a foot high fence, if we consistently taught her that she wasn’t allowed to cross that boundary.
Other dogs aren’t so boundary focused, and yet others (mum’s rottie :)) delight in doing things because they KNOW they’re not supposed to.. so a physical barrier would be required.
pain master said:
OK, my first question is how much damage can a dog cause to a vegie garden? Are Dogs smart enough to be trained to not trample the vegies?Or should we fence off the vegies?
Depends on the dog but the puppy stage will always be a problem.
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
depends on the dog, and how well you train it. a smart dog can be trained if you are willing to suffer some losses to start with. but they do love to try and dig up the dead animal the blood & bone smells of.chooks will eat all your seedlings, but will leave mature plants alone unless they are their favourite leafy greens. corn should be fine once at a good height, but the chooks will scratch up any mulch you lay down and as a result uncover and disturb the roots.
that’s what we thought… well the chooks already have their own run, but it would be nice to let them wander from time to time. Gonna get some ducks too, maybe Indian Runners and those other ducks that don’t fly so much…. the neighbour was good for a chat yesterday
Will you eat them?
I often let my ducks out on clean up days. They wander around me and help out. But as soon as the elf comes out…. they run home. Elf is always telling them to go home:(
bon008 said:
pain master said:
OK, my first question is how much damage can a dog cause to a vegie garden? Are Dogs smart enough to be trained to not trample the vegies?Or should we fence off the vegies?
And can you grow corn high enough to then allow the chooks to wander in the patch?
Depends on the dog. Ours for instance learns boundaries really easily. She knows that doorways can be boundaries, but if we taught her consistently I reckon an arbitrary spot on the ground could be a boundary. So she would be fine with just a tiny 1/2 a foot high fence, if we consistently taught her that she wasn’t allowed to cross that boundary.
Other dogs aren’t so boundary focused, and yet others (mum’s rottie :)) delight in doing things because they KNOW they’re not supposed to.. so a physical barrier would be required.
Wait until the dog is hyped up on Blood & bone and compost and poultry crap……rotfl
Bubba Louie said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
depends on the dog, and how well you train it. a smart dog can be trained if you are willing to suffer some losses to start with. but they do love to try and dig up the dead animal the blood & bone smells of.chooks will eat all your seedlings, but will leave mature plants alone unless they are their favourite leafy greens. corn should be fine once at a good height, but the chooks will scratch up any mulch you lay down and as a result uncover and disturb the roots.
that’s what we thought… well the chooks already have their own run, but it would be nice to let them wander from time to time. Gonna get some ducks too, maybe Indian Runners and those other ducks that don’t fly so much…. the neighbour was good for a chat yesterday
Will you eat them?
sounds like GF is not too keen on the whole killing thing, but I’m thinking, I’m good for it…
pain master said:
Bubba Louie said:
pain master said:that’s what we thought… well the chooks already have their own run, but it would be nice to let them wander from time to time. Gonna get some ducks too, maybe Indian Runners and those other ducks that don’t fly so much…. the neighbour was good for a chat yesterday
Will you eat them?
sounds like GF is not too keen on the whole killing thing, but I’m thinking, I’m good for it…
Gasp……….!!!!!!
How much time can you spare to train a dog??? LOL
The corn should be as high as an elephant’s eye ……………………
pain master said:
OK, my first question is how much damage can a dog cause to a vegie garden? Are Dogs smart enough to be trained to not trample the vegies?
Or should we fence off the vegies?
And can you grow corn high enough to then allow the chooks to wander in the patch?
you have said you were looking for 1,000 sq.m. how much land did you end up with? how good are your sheds?
having started a garden from scratch 5 years ago i think it important to tackle big issues first.
basically the sun and wind are most important and i guess you know where the sunny spots, shady spots are. wind – darn stuff. if you can use your fences to cut the wind then plant growth is improved and evaporation is lowered..
drainage. basically all the water flows to the lowest point, so know where it is, and plan a bog garden there. normally my garden beds are higher than my paths so the paths become the default drainage channels.
our two poodles were trained from year one to stay off the garden beds (except to poo) and they never hurt the garden.
best to have two or three fenced chook pens so veges and chooks can be rotated. corn isn’t high enuff for chooks ever because they can leap up and peck the cobs.
pepe said:
you have said you were looking for 1,000 sq.m. how much land did you end up with? how good are your sheds?having started a garden from scratch 5 years ago i think it important to tackle big issues first.
basically the sun and wind are most important and i guess you know where the sunny spots, shady spots are. wind – darn stuff. if you can use your fences to cut the wind then plant growth is improved and evaporation is lowered..
drainage. basically all the water flows to the lowest point, so know where it is, and plan a bog garden there. normally my garden beds are higher than my paths so the paths become the default drainage channels.
our two poodles were trained from year one to stay off the garden beds (except to poo) and they never hurt the garden.
best to have two or three fenced chook pens so veges and chooks can be rotated. corn isn’t high enuff for chooks ever because they can leap up and peck the cobs.
Thanks Pepe, I ended up buying 5,000 sq metres, and the shed is 10 × 9 but GF has bagged that for an art studio. The land is flat, the only contour I can see is that the land drops away to form two natural drainage channels that surrounds the block (which also forms the gutters from the road. There is an avenue of Mangoes at the back of the block which have been pruned for cropping. And a bore :)
Thanks Pepe, I ended up buying 5,000 sq metres, and the shed is 10×9 but GF has bagged that for an art studio. The land is flat, the only contour I can see is that the land drops away to form two natural drainage channels that surrounds the block (which also forms the gutters from the road. There is an avenue of Mangoes at the back of the block which have been pruned for cropping. And a bore :)
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an acre and a quarter. those blocks are as scarce as hen’s teeth.
big shed – a small house in fact.
this coming wet should give you a fair idea of drainage.
it’s sounding good tho’.
pepe said:
an acre and a quarter. those blocks are as scarce as hen’s teeth.
big shed – a small house in fact.
this coming wet should give you a fair idea of drainage.
it’s sounding good tho’.
Not up here, still plenty of land around. We ended up looking at quite a few 3 acre blocks, even some with native timber on, but the place we bought is in a good location and accessible to civilisation. So it will feel like our own little oasis within town. A man from the council has said that approval has been sought to sub divide the block and has been granted, so we could always call on that in the future. Not now though. After living in a compound for three years in Moresby, a big block of our own for our own use really appeals.
We’re excited by the way ;)
>Not up here
Is this in Brownsville PM?
pepe said:
Thanks Pepe, I ended up buying 5,000 sq metres, and the shed is 10×9 but GF has bagged that for an art studio. The land is flat, the only contour I can see is that the land drops away to form two natural drainage channels that surrounds the block (which also forms the gutters from the road. There is an avenue of Mangoes at the back of the block which have been pruned for cropping. And a bore :)
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an acre and a quarter. those blocks are as scarce as hen’s teeth.
big shed – a small house in fact.
this coming wet should give you a fair idea of drainage.
it’s sounding good tho’.
ROFL. My house is 9×9. And that includes the front porch. :D I want a new hoooooouuuse..!
ROFL. My house is 9×9. And that includes the front porch. :D I want a new hoooooouuuse..!
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my parents house was about ten squares (90 sq.m.). there is a revulsion at the unnecessary size of some modern houses. probably 15 squares (135 sq.m.) is enuff if you’ve got good verandahs, garages, sheds as well.
pain master said:
OK, my first question is how much damage can a dog cause to a vegie garden? Are Dogs smart enough to be trained to not trample the vegies?Or should we fence off the vegies?
And can you grow corn high enough to then allow the chooks to wander in the patch?
You have a dog? When did that happen?
My dogs are trained to know what ‘out of the garden’ means and for the most part they never ran through the garden beds, but add an invading neighbourhood cat and all rules go out of the window! You can’t control those sort of outside influences that make your dog act up. I always fence off the vegies. Also, if it’s a male dog…best kept separate. :D
CollieWA said:
>Not up hereIs this in Brownsville PM?
Yeah Collie, there’s plenty of land up here and with Yabulu laying off a bunch of blokes last year and some of the mines out west downsizing, there’s been a reduction in house and land prices. And the collapse of Storm finance has hurt this town immensely… so I’m hoping it is a great time to buy.
pain master said:
the neighbour was good for a chat yesterday
That’s a great start! Nice to have friendly neighbours. (you do mean the new place don’t you?)
>so I’m hoping it is a great time to buy.
Is Brownsville one of the flood prone places?
Is there a map (like Rockhampton) where you can check one-in-X-years-floods?
pain master said:
Do Pistachios grow in the tropics?
Good question. It’s originally from China so is used to a colder climate but has been recommended as one of the few trees that will still have autumn colour in Perth, so obviously can tolerate a bit of heat. It doesn’t mind almost bone-dry soils once established but can’t tolerate waterlogged soils, so as long as you make sure drainage isn’t an issue in the wet season you could be ok. I had a look at my GA Flora book and it has it down as being ok for zone 9, which extends up as far as Cairns but doesn’t include the coastal strip if that helps. Probably worth a go.
CollieWA said:
>so I’m hoping it is a great time to buy.Is Brownsville one of the flood prone places?
Is there a map (like Rockhampton) where you can check one-in-X-years-floods?
Yeah Townsville is very flat and very low-lying, with most of the town only on or around 10m ASL. There are numerous creeks which are very dry in the dry and very wet in the wet. Although Townsville’s wet season is considerably shorter than say Mackay or Cairns, due to the rain shadow. We have bought out of town, so we have a commute, but that is how we got some land. Most of the older blocks in town are 700 – 1100 sq m blocks, so pretty decent. It is only the new suburbs that have 600 sq m blocks with 500 sq m homes on them! Yuck! You can run from brown roof top to brown roof top!
The Townsville City Council’s website has a map based on the 1990 flood.
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
the neighbour was good for a chat yesterday
That’s a great start! Nice to have friendly neighbours. (you do mean the new place don’t you?)
nah, the neighbour where we currently are… but the plan when we move in, is to invite the new neighbours over. We have had dreadful neighbours for many a year and it was only in PNG and here that we got lucky. Although we have had the odd fantastic neighbour and they know who they are.
And no dog yet, but we so desperately want one…
yeah, I’ve been reading our collection of Organic Gardening mags and it does look like it maybe too wet for Pistachios. They seem to like a cool winter too!
bugger.
pain master said:
And no dog yet, but we so desperately want one…
If you go for a pound/RSPCA dog that’s not a puppy anymore, they might be able to recommend one who will be less likely to trash your garden beds.. :)
bon008 said:
If you go for a pound/RSPCA dog that’s not a puppy anymore, they might be able to recommend one who will be less likely to trash your garden beds.. :)
I know if I go to the RSPCA, I’m likely to head home with 12 dogs…
If Eva is anything to go by, dobermans are a good choice. She just doesn’t dig. Never has.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
OK, my first question is how much damage can a dog cause to a vegie garden? Are Dogs smart enough to be trained to not trample the vegies?Or should we fence off the vegies?
And can you grow corn high enough to then allow the chooks to wander in the patch?
Depends on the dog. Ours for instance learns boundaries really easily. She knows that doorways can be boundaries, but if we taught her consistently I reckon an arbitrary spot on the ground could be a boundary. So she would be fine with just a tiny 1/2 a foot high fence, if we consistently taught her that she wasn’t allowed to cross that boundary.
Other dogs aren’t so boundary focused, and yet others (mum’s rottie :)) delight in doing things because they KNOW they’re not supposed to.. so a physical barrier would be required.
LOL! I had a 1 foot high fence around my first vegie plot. Kuges could have stepped over it any time he wanted but never did. He REALLY respects boundaries! Ella on the other hand – we fenced off the nursery with a tall fence. The gate however was a bit lower, about 4 or 4 1/2 foot, and she used to jump that regularly!
pain master said:
bon008 said:
If you go for a pound/RSPCA dog that’s not a puppy anymore, they might be able to recommend one who will be less likely to trash your garden beds.. :)
I know if I go to the RSPCA, I’m likely to head home with 12 dogs…
hehe :) We got pretty sad checking out all these dogs we knew weren’t right for us – but we so badly wanted to rescue them from the pound anyway. And then we did find the dog that was perfect for us – and when I checked the RSPCA/Dog’s home websites afterwards, those other dogs had all been adopted, by people who were more suited to them :)
CollieWA said:
If Eva is anything to go by, dobermans are a good choice. She just doesn’t dig. Never has.
My kinda size for a dog, but GF says no.
I ended up buying 5,000 sq metres, and the shed is 10×9 but GF has bagged that for an art studio. The land is flat, the only contour I can see is that the land drops away to form two natural drainage channels that surrounds the block (which also forms the gutters from the road. There is an avenue of Mangoes at the back of the block which have been pruned for cropping. And a bore :)
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My dream property…including the art studio.
ended up buying 5,000 sq metres, and the shed is 10×9 but GF has bagged that for an art studio. The land is flat, the only contour I can see is that the land drops away to form two natural drainage channels that surrounds the block (which also forms the gutters from the road. There is an avenue of Mangoes at the back of the block which have been pruned for cropping. And a bore :)
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That sounds wonderful PM! No wonder you’re excited there is so much to plan and look forward to. We will all wait for your photos and progress.
I’m so jealous of your mangoes!!!
pain master said:
bon008 said:
If you go for a pound/RSPCA dog that’s not a puppy anymore, they might be able to recommend one who will be less likely to trash your garden beds.. :)
I know if I go to the RSPCA, I’m likely to head home with 12 dogs…
ROFL! It breaks your heart seeing the poor things penned like that doesn’t it.
CollieWA said:
If Eva is anything to go by, dobermans are a good choice. She just doesn’t dig. Never has.
Nor do (or have) my two, but it’s an individual dog thing, not a breed thing. There will always be something sacrificed to puppyhood – be it shoes, mobile phones, a smooth lawn, washing, the innards of the couch (a whole couch, frame and all, in the case of a great dane), door frames and skirting boards – a favourite of staffies and bull breeds, chair legs, books, plants. I have heard of someone whose dog just ate a hole straight through the wall…
Cheap stuffed toys from the op shop by the armload and with the eyes removed make great sacrificial offerings to the canine tooth god.
pain master said:
CollieWA said:
If Eva is anything to go by, dobermans are a good choice. She just doesn’t dig. Never has.
My kinda size for a dog, but GF says no.
She needs to meet some dobermanns then. She’s probably seeing a security dog in her mind. As pets they are sooks and like to be part of the family.
pain master said:
yeah, I’ve been reading our collection of Organic Gardening mags and it does look like it maybe too wet for Pistachios. They seem to like a cool winter too!bugger.
you will just have to make do with mangoes then…
hortfurball said:
CollieWA said:
If Eva is anything to go by, dobermans are a good choice. She just doesn’t dig. Never has.
Nor do (or have) my two, but it’s an individual dog thing, not a breed thing. There will always be something sacrificed to puppyhood – be it shoes, mobile phones, a smooth lawn, washing, the innards of the couch (a whole couch, frame and all, in the case of a great dane), door frames and skirting boards – a favourite of staffies and bull breeds, chair legs, books, plants. I have heard of someone whose dog just ate a hole straight through the wall…
Cheap stuffed toys from the op shop by the armload and with the eyes removed make great sacrificial offerings to the canine tooth god.
Avoid the gun dog breeds if you find the puppy stage difficult. They take forever to grow up.
Bubba Louie said:
hortfurball said:
CollieWA said:
If Eva is anything to go by, dobermans are a good choice. She just doesn’t dig. Never has.
Nor do (or have) my two, but it’s an individual dog thing, not a breed thing. There will always be something sacrificed to puppyhood – be it shoes, mobile phones, a smooth lawn, washing, the innards of the couch (a whole couch, frame and all, in the case of a great dane), door frames and skirting boards – a favourite of staffies and bull breeds, chair legs, books, plants. I have heard of someone whose dog just ate a hole straight through the wall…
Cheap stuffed toys from the op shop by the armload and with the eyes removed make great sacrificial offerings to the canine tooth god.
Avoid the gun dog breeds if you find the puppy stage difficult. They take forever to grow up.
Personally I’d avoid purebreds. Bitzers are much tougher, usually.
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
yeah, I’ve been reading our collection of Organic Gardening mags and it does look like it maybe too wet for Pistachios. They seem to like a cool winter too!bugger.
you will just have to make do with mangoes then…
But there is a Macamadamia on the block!
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
My kinda size for a dog, but GF says no.
She needs to meet some dobermanns then. She’s probably seeing a security dog in her mind. As pets they are sooks and like to be part of the family.
I grew up with a German Shepherd and I would love another but GF hasn’t been GF for all these years because I make stupid decisions…
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
Worked in the Good Life.. :D
bon008 said:
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
Worked in the Good Life.. :D
I’d love one. My sister has a few. Veg has many I believe.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
Worked in the Good Life.. :D
Didn’t Tom’s goat eat the neighbours hat?
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
Worked in the Good Life.. :D
Didn’t Tom’s goat eat the neighbours hat?
My memory of it isn’t that good :( Must get the DVDs one day.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:Worked in the Good Life.. :D
Didn’t Tom’s goat eat the neighbours hat?
My memory of it isn’t that good :( Must get the DVDs one day.
The Goat’s name was Geraldine!
>It breaks your heart seeing the poor things penned like that doesn’t it.
It angers me to know people drop off the animals because it is holiday time and they aren’t “convenient” any more.
>She needs to meet some dobermanns then. She’s probably seeing a security dog in her mind. As pets they are sooks and like to be part of the family.
tick
>you will just have to make do with mangoes then…
That’s like “making do” with Scarlett Johansson or Jessica Alba.
>But there is a Macamadamia on the block!
Ah, a Macagun ammo store…
>What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
You’ve already mentioned a GF. You’d prob be happier with her.
CollieWA said:
>you will just have to make do with mangoes then…That’s like “making do” with Scarlett Johansson or Jessica Alba.
You know Collie… I’m going to be thinking about that when I next eat a mango…
CollieWA said:
>What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?You’ve already mentioned a GF. You’d prob be happier with her.
I hear you Collie, you get caught with a goat once, you’ll always be called a goat*ahem*
>I hear you Collie, you get caught with a goat once, you’ll always be called a goat*ahem*
Yeah. Just the once.
Not fair, innit.
pain master said:
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
My kinda size for a dog, but GF says no.
She needs to meet some dobermanns then. She’s probably seeing a security dog in her mind. As pets they are sooks and like to be part of the family.
I grew up with a German Shepherd and I would love another but GF hasn’t been GF for all these years because I make stupid decisions…
They are my favourite breed but they’ve been totally mucked up by show breeders. I wouldn’t know where to even start looking for a sound one.
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
Do you like goat’s milk? What would you do with the kids? Nobody wants billies so if GF is against killing than don’t get a goat.
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:Didn’t Tom’s goat eat the neighbours hat?
My memory of it isn’t that good :( Must get the DVDs one day.
The Goat’s name was Geraldine!
:(
Bubba Louie said:
Bubba Louie said:
hortfurball said:Nor do (or have) my two, but it’s an individual dog thing, not a breed thing. There will always be something sacrificed to puppyhood – be it shoes, mobile phones, a smooth lawn, washing, the innards of the couch (a whole couch, frame and all, in the case of a great dane), door frames and skirting boards – a favourite of staffies and bull breeds, chair legs, books, plants. I have heard of someone whose dog just ate a hole straight through the wall…
Cheap stuffed toys from the op shop by the armload and with the eyes removed make great sacrificial offerings to the canine tooth god.
Avoid the gun dog breeds if you find the puppy stage difficult. They take forever to grow up.
Personally I’d avoid purebreds. Bitzers are much tougher, usually.
My daughter has had a new puppy for a week. It’s a little West Highland White Terrier (Westie for short). So far he has injured himself by pulling my camera off a coffee table on top of himself, got his sore paw trodden on, eaten something toxic in the garden and developed a weeping closed eye. She’s going into meltdown over him!
pain master said:
we’re really looking forward to it… it has been such a long time waiting to finally buy a home, and the place we have bought we feel is great value and will suit our lifestyle perfectly :)chickens, ducks, fruit trees, nut trees, vegetables, chillies, and space for an orchid garden???
Can’t wait to see the photos of your new house PM!
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
depends on the dog, and how well you train it. a smart dog can be trained if you are willing to suffer some losses to start with. but they do love to try and dig up the dead animal the blood & bone smells of.chooks will eat all your seedlings, but will leave mature plants alone unless they are their favourite leafy greens. corn should be fine once at a good height, but the chooks will scratch up any mulch you lay down and as a result uncover and disturb the roots.
that’s what we thought… well the chooks already have their own run, but it would be nice to let them wander from time to time. Gonna get some ducks too, maybe Indian Runners and those other ducks that don’t fly so much…. the neighbour was good for a chat yesterday
Our chooks have their own run, but we let them out quite often an hour or so before dark. Any longer and they do heaps of damage to the vegies. As blugreen said they love digging up your new seedlings and any mulch you have around. I think from memory that ducks are even worse on that score. But the pleasure from having poultry far outweighs these inconveniences.
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
They are called the desert makers on legs. Eat anything and everything…..but for milking they are great.
CollieWA said:
>It breaks your heart seeing the poor things penned like that doesn’t it.It angers me to know people drop off the animals because it is holiday time and they aren’t “convenient” any more.
People do that with their olds at Christmas time….but they leave them in the ER of hospitals. So they can go on holidays…..called Dump a Granny
orchid40 said:
Bubba Louie said:
Bubba Louie said:Avoid the gun dog breeds if you find the puppy stage difficult. They take forever to grow up.
Personally I’d avoid purebreds. Bitzers are much tougher, usually.
My daughter has had a new puppy for a week. It’s a little West Highland White Terrier (Westie for short). So far he has injured himself by pulling my camera off a coffee table on top of himself, got his sore paw trodden on, eaten something toxic in the garden and developed a weeping closed eye. She’s going into meltdown over him!
aaaawwwww…….a puppy:)
Bubba Louie said:
Bubba Louie said:
hortfurball said:Nor do (or have) my two, but it’s an individual dog thing, not a breed thing. There will always be something sacrificed to puppyhood – be it shoes, mobile phones, a smooth lawn, washing, the innards of the couch (a whole couch, frame and all, in the case of a great dane), door frames and skirting boards – a favourite of staffies and bull breeds, chair legs, books, plants. I have heard of someone whose dog just ate a hole straight through the wall…
Cheap stuffed toys from the op shop by the armload and with the eyes removed make great sacrificial offerings to the canine tooth god.
Avoid the gun dog breeds if you find the puppy stage difficult. They take forever to grow up.
Personally I’d avoid purebreds. Bitzers are much tougher, usually.
The downside of getting a bitsa is, unless you get an adult dog, you don’t know how large the dog will get, or really what temperament traits it will have. I have two bitsas, both from the petshop (glaring mistake number one), which means there is a 99.9% chance they were bred on a puppy farm, where the parents are kept in appalling conditions no dog should have to endure, and who knows what sort of socialisation, if any, the puppies had. Hence, I have two dogs who are reactive to some other dogs and can therefore never be let off leash in public.
The benefit of getting a purebred (this only applies if you go to a reputable breeder, not a backyard breeder) is that you know what the size and temperament will be more or less. If it is a really good responsible breeder they will pick the right pup out of the litter for what you need – the quiet one or the outgoing one depending on what you want, and the puppies should have been socialised with their littermates, human adults and children and preferably other small animals (cats and/or rabbits).
In future I will probably always have one purebred and one rescue dog. Never again will I unintentionally condone puppy farms. :(
pain master said:
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
My kinda size for a dog, but GF says no.
She needs to meet some dobermanns then. She’s probably seeing a security dog in her mind. As pets they are sooks and like to be part of the family.
I grew up with a German Shepherd and I would love another but GF hasn’t been GF for all these years because I make stupid decisions…
Huh?
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
Goats are cute…
Sorry that’s no help is it, LOL! I’ve heard they are good for eating blackberry if you have that weed around.
Real characters, goats.
CollieWA said:
>It breaks your heart seeing the poor things penned like that doesn’t it.It angers me to know people drop off the animals because it is holiday time and they aren’t “convenient” any more.
What’s a holiday? Isn’t it just a few days you get to spend at home with the animals? LOL!
CollieWA said:
>you will just have to make do with mangoes then…That’s like “making do” with Scarlett Johansson or Jessica Alba.
ROFL! If I was a guy I’m pretty sure I could make do with either of those ladies.
Bubba Louie said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:My memory of it isn’t that good :( Must get the DVDs one day.
The Goat’s name was Geraldine!
:(
I had to laugh…
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
hortfurball said:She needs to meet some dobermanns then. She’s probably seeing a security dog in her mind. As pets they are sooks and like to be part of the family.
I grew up with a German Shepherd and I would love another but GF hasn’t been GF for all these years because I make stupid decisions…
Huh?
What I was trying to say is, if I were the kind of BF to not listen to GF, and just go off and buy or get what only I wanted then there’s the chance that BF and GF would not hold that kinda status. So when GF says no to a Shepherd and then gives a fairly good explanation why, then I know it would be stupid of me to go out and buy a big dog.
I know a lady here who trains comfort dogs, and she often has one or two that don’t quite pass their final exams. I might see if she has any loser dogs available; they’re normally border collies or similar…
orchid40 said:
ended up buying 5,000 sq metres, and the shed is 10×9 but GF has bagged that for an art studio. The land is flat, the only contour I can see is that the land drops away to form two natural drainage channels that surrounds the block (which also forms the gutters from the road. There is an avenue of Mangoes at the back of the block which have been pruned for cropping. And a bore :)===============================
That sounds wonderful PM! No wonder you’re excited there is so much to plan and look forward to. We will all wait for your photos and progress.
I’m so jealous of your mangoes!!!
yeah – i’ll handle the pictachios and pomegranates – you have got bananas and mangoes.
this thread is going to break all records if it runs all year. it might need a few subplots – ‘dogs in the garden’ – ‘tropical drainage’ etc.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
They are called the desert makers on legs. Eat anything and everything…..but for milking they are great.
i had a flinders ranges nanny goat with two kids for a while at my other place. a very ferocious mother – it would charge the fence if you even looked at its kids. we sold it.
had a donkey too – don’t know why – young kids probably – they are particular useless unless you want to lead them around all day with kids on their backs.
geese are good. they too will attack you if you go near their kids. they are very independent and will kill foxes if attacked i’d reckon. good for an orchard but you’d need pasture growing between the orchard for them to feed on.
Lucky1 said:
CollieWA said:
>It breaks your heart seeing the poor things penned like that doesn’t it.It angers me to know people drop off the animals because it is holiday time and they aren’t “convenient” any more.
People do that with their olds at Christmas time….but they leave them in the ER of hospitals. So they can go on holidays…..called Dump a Granny
that’s so funny it could be true LOL.
I get to have to get rid of all the cats dumped just around Christmas, when either it is too old to be a kitten or it is time for a new kitten.
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
keeps down the paddocks if i was you id get some meat goats. make sure you have good fencing.
I might give the goat a miss….
pain master said:
I might give the goat a miss….
I Would as well far bit of work with them.
PM you thought about getting a Bee Hive?
pain master said:
hortfurball said:
pain master said:I grew up with a German Shepherd and I would love another but GF hasn’t been GF for all these years because I make stupid decisions…
Huh?
What I was trying to say is, if I were the kind of BF to not listen to GF, and just go off and buy or get what only I wanted then there’s the chance that BF and GF would not hold that kinda status. So when GF says no to a Shepherd and then gives a fairly good explanation why, then I know it would be stupid of me to go out and buy a big dog.
I know a lady here who trains comfort dogs, and she often has one or two that don’t quite pass their final exams. I might see if she has any loser dogs available; they’re normally border collies or similar…
Oh, so she just doesn’t like big dogs? Sorry I didn’t follow the jump from not liking dobermanns to why a GSD wasn’t a good idea…now I get it.
veg gardener said:
PM you thought about getting a Bee Hive?
I did, but I have displayed an allergic reaction to their stings in the past, so prolly not the best idea that I encourage a whole family of the buggers to live in my yard…
roughbarked said:
I get to have to get rid of all the cats dumped just around Christmas, when either it is too old to be a kitten or it is time for a new kitten.
Oh RB….what an awful job:( Poor kitties:(:(
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
PM you thought about getting a Bee Hive?
I did, but I have displayed an allergic reaction to their stings in the past, so prolly not the best idea that I encourage a whole family of the buggers to live in my yard…
Yep, not a good idea then forget that i suggested it.
pain master said:
CollieWA said:
>What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?You’ve already mentioned a GF. You’d prob be happier with her.
I hear you Collie, you get caught with a goat once, you’ll always be called a goat*ahem*
Yeh and if you try to kiss them you break their neck :(
drylander1 said:
pain master said:
CollieWA said:
>What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?You’ve already mentioned a GF. You’d prob be happier with her.
I hear you Collie, you get caught with a goat once, you’ll always be called a goat*ahem*
Yeh and if you try to kiss them you break their neck :(
PM walks away whistling
As regards to a dog everyone has their favs but ask lucky about our new dog Toby…we downsized to a mini Duschund and throughly enjoy his company goes everywhere with us. well behaved (unless chooks or ducks LOL).
drylander1 said:
As regards to a dog everyone has their favs but ask lucky about our new dog Toby…we downsized to a mini Duschund and throughly enjoy his company goes everywhere with us. well behaved (unless chooks or ducks LOL).
Oh Toby is just soooooooooooooooooo cute. Mind you he’s very passionate when it comes to my ducks and chooks……… I swear he’s even got a set of calving knives when Toby is getting too close to my ducks…..lol
waves to Drylander
Check out “Buddy”
drylander1 said:
As regards to a dog everyone has their favs but ask lucky about our new dog Toby…we downsized to a mini Duschund and throughly enjoy his company goes everywhere with us. well behaved (unless chooks or ducks LOL).
Our Cavalier King Charles(if you don’t mind)is better than all of your lot. Just because she has an overbite, barks when she shouldn’t and chases birds doesn’t mean she isn’t the best dog in the world. No, she’s not for sale either.
>PM walks away whistling
The voice of experience meets discretion? LOL
>calving knives
Is this for Cesareans?
CollieWA said:
>calving knivesIs this for Cesareans?
Oh geez that is too many posts back to remember what I was on about….lol
CollieWA said:
>PM walks away whistlingThe voice of experience meets discretion? LOL
still whistling…
Lucky1 said:
CollieWA said:
>calving knivesIs this for Cesareans?
Oh geez that is too many posts back to remember what I was on about….lol
He was being cheeky…
>He was being cheeky…
Me? Never.
PM looks like a long thread and it’d still 2009..
Now I’m thinking should I start Urban’s bend the rules garden thread 2010
CollieWA said:
>He was being cheeky…Me?
NeverAlways!
Hey PM try pecans I think they work ok….cant really remember though …lots of senior moments :)
For us old type measurement guys what is 5000sq metres in acres or part thereof?
I have bought trees from these guys before they pac well and have huge vaiety
drylander1 said:
Hey PM try pecans I think they work ok….cant really remember though …lots of senior moments :)
For us old type measurement guys what is 5000sq metres in acres or part thereof?
I have bought trees from these guys before they pac well and have huge vaiety
1.235525 acres
urban-wombat said:
PM looks like a long thread and it’d still 2009..Now I’m thinking should I start Urban’s bend the rules garden thread 2010
Sounds like a good title for a thread… I guess I may sub-branch off and have a few chapters for 2010.
Will see how it goes. Phone calls today with finance people and lawyers; makes the whole deal feel even more real.
Counting down the days.
roughbarked said:
drylander1 said:
Hey PM try pecans I think they work ok….cant really remember though …lots of senior moments :)
For us old type measurement guys what is 5000sq metres in acres or part thereof?
I have bought trees from these guys before they pac well and have huge vaiety
1.235525 acres
ty :) now I can visulise ….I love the small blocks , easy to work on
drylander1 said:
roughbarked said:
drylander1 said:
Hey PM try pecans I think they work ok….cant really remember though …lots of senior moments :)
For us old type measurement guys what is 5000sq metres in acres or part thereof?
I have bought trees from these guys before they pac well and have huge vaiety
1.235525 acres
ty :) now I can visulise ….I love the small blocks , easy to work on
giggles
If you ever get bored, come over and give me a hand.. 465sqm is too much for me to keep under control.. :D
bon008 said:
drylander1 said:
roughbarked said:1.235525 acres
ty :) now I can visulise ….I love the small blocks , easy to work on
giggles
If you ever get bored, come over and give me a hand.. 465sqm is too much for me to keep under control.. :D
np Bon but the airfare and beer bill would send you broke
drylander1 said:
Hey PM try pecans I think they work ok….cant really remember though …lots of senior moments :)
For us old type measurement guys what is 5000sq metres in acres or part thereof?
I have bought trees from these guys before they pac well and have huge vaiety
5000 = acre and a quarter.
bon008 said:
drylander1 said:
roughbarked said:1.235525 acres
ty :) now I can visulise ….I love the small blocks , easy to work on
giggles
If you ever get bored, come over and give me a hand.. 465sqm is too much for me to keep under control.. :D
I’m so looking forward to the “small” block :)
pepe said:
pain master said:
pepe said:
yep – have rain will weed.
the best thing about summer is the weeds only grow where you irrigate and if you pull a weed out in the morning it is shrivelled by evening
I don’t irrigate in the summer…. but sheesh, I now have weeds!
i was referring to southern climes.
so have youse two planned a composting system in your new paradise?
pinched from shell bells garden thread
yeah, we have discussed a method or two… I have always been a big fan of compost bays, and rotating the old grass cuttings/shreddings/kitchen scraps from one bay to the other and down the back of the old stables looks like a good spot… will have a better picture when we eventually move in.
pinched from shell bells garden thread – good thinking
yeah, we have discussed a method or two… I have always been a big fan of compost bays, and rotating the old grass cuttings/shreddings/kitchen scraps from one bay to the other and down the back of the old stables looks like a good spot… will have a better picture when we eventually move in.
3 compost bays is good thinking too – but do some calcs – 1.2m cubed= 1.726 cu.m, 1.5m cubed = 3.375 cu.m and 1.8 cubed = 5.832cu.m. so a six foot cubic compost bay is 3 times the volume of a four foot cubic compost bay and six times the volume of a one metre cubic compost bay. i made the mistake of building big compost bays and they take one heck of a lot of filling. i suggest the compost bays should be no more than four foot cube(1.2m).
pepe said:
pinched from shell bells garden thread – good thinkingyeah, we have discussed a method or two… I have always been a big fan of compost bays, and rotating the old grass cuttings/shreddings/kitchen scraps from one bay to the other and down the back of the old stables looks like a good spot… will have a better picture when we eventually move in.
3 compost bays is good thinking too – but do some calcs – 1.2m cubed= 1.726 cu.m, 1.5m cubed = 3.375 cu.m and 1.8 cubed = 5.832cu.m. so a six foot cubic compost bay is 3 times the volume of a four foot cubic compost bay and six times the volume of a one metre cubic compost bay. i made the mistake of building big compost bays and they take one heck of a lot of filling. i suggest the compost bays should be no more than four foot cube(1.2m).
A good hint there Pepe. If ever we decide to build bays I will use your recommendation. Ours is just a loose pile outside the house pad. It works as well but doesn’t look the best.
pomolo said:
pepe said:
pinched from shell bells garden thread – good thinkingyeah, we have discussed a method or two… I have always been a big fan of compost bays, and rotating the old grass cuttings/shreddings/kitchen scraps from one bay to the other and down the back of the old stables looks like a good spot… will have a better picture when we eventually move in.
3 compost bays is good thinking too – but do some calcs – 1.2m cubed= 1.726 cu.m, 1.5m cubed = 3.375 cu.m and 1.8 cubed = 5.832cu.m. so a six foot cubic compost bay is 3 times the volume of a four foot cubic compost bay and six times the volume of a one metre cubic compost bay. i made the mistake of building big compost bays and they take one heck of a lot of filling. i suggest the compost bays should be no more than four foot cube(1.2m).
A good hint there Pepe. If ever we decide to build bays I will use your recommendation. Ours is just a loose pile outside the house pad. It works as well but doesn’t look the best.
A way to do that pomolo is get thee 3 old pallets and tie them into a shape and fill away its tidy and easy to turn when needed.
pepe said:
pinched from shell bells garden thread – good thinkingyeah, we have discussed a method or two… I have always been a big fan of compost bays, and rotating the old grass cuttings/shreddings/kitchen scraps from one bay to the other and down the back of the old stables looks like a good spot… will have a better picture when we eventually move in.
3 compost bays is good thinking too – but do some calcs – 1.2m cubed= 1.726 cu.m, 1.5m cubed = 3.375 cu.m and 1.8 cubed = 5.832cu.m. so a six foot cubic compost bay is 3 times the volume of a four foot cubic compost bay and six times the volume of a one metre cubic compost bay. i made the mistake of building big compost bays and they take one heck of a lot of filling. i suggest the compost bays should be no more than four foot cube(1.2m).
I’m with you pepe, I have had the past privilege to use a tractor and some pretty decent sized bays… I know that this time around, it will be shovel work and with a fair sized yard, with a fair amount of grass, I may need more smaller bays?
drylander1 said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:
pinched from shell bells garden thread – good thinkingyeah, we have discussed a method or two… I have always been a big fan of compost bays, and rotating the old grass cuttings/shreddings/kitchen scraps from one bay to the other and down the back of the old stables looks like a good spot… will have a better picture when we eventually move in.
3 compost bays is good thinking too – but do some calcs – 1.2m cubed= 1.726 cu.m, 1.5m cubed = 3.375 cu.m and 1.8 cubed = 5.832cu.m. so a six foot cubic compost bay is 3 times the volume of a four foot cubic compost bay and six times the volume of a one metre cubic compost bay. i made the mistake of building big compost bays and they take one heck of a lot of filling. i suggest the compost bays should be no more than four foot cube(1.2m).
A good hint there Pepe. If ever we decide to build bays I will use your recommendation. Ours is just a loose pile outside the house pad. It works as well but doesn’t look the best.
A way to do that pomolo is get thee 3 old pallets and tie them into a
shape and fill away its tidy and easy to turn when needed.
sold to the man with the good idea… although it will need to be treated pallets
drylander1 said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:
pinched from shell bells garden thread – good thinkingyeah, we have discussed a method or two… I have always been a big fan of compost bays, and rotating the old grass cuttings/shreddings/kitchen scraps from one bay to the other and down the back of the old stables looks like a good spot… will have a better picture when we eventually move in.
3 compost bays is good thinking too – but do some calcs – 1.2m cubed= 1.726 cu.m, 1.5m cubed = 3.375 cu.m and 1.8 cubed = 5.832cu.m. so a six foot cubic compost bay is 3 times the volume of a four foot cubic compost bay and six times the volume of a one metre cubic compost bay. i made the mistake of building big compost bays and they take one heck of a lot of filling. i suggest the compost bays should be no more than four foot cube(1.2m).
A good hint there Pepe. If ever we decide to build bays I will use your recommendation. Ours is just a loose pile outside the house pad. It works as well but doesn’t look the best.
A way to do that pomolo is get thee 3 old pallets and tie them into a
shape and fill away its tidy and easy to turn when needed.
I have pallets in mind thanks DL.
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.
C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
This house is just around the corner from our old place and we wanted the owner to let us move some of the bigger things early and leave them under the house.
He wouldn’t allow us on the grounds at all until the handover. :(
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
This house is just around the corner from our old place and we wanted the owner to let us move some of the bigger things early and leave them under the house.
He wouldn’t allow us on the grounds at all until the handover. :(
We were literally taking the last things out our back door while the new owners were coming in the front door.
bubba louie said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
This house is just around the corner from our old place and we wanted the owner to let us move some of the bigger things early and leave them under the house.
He wouldn’t allow us on the grounds at all until the handover. :(
We were literally taking the last things out our back door while the new owners were coming in the front door.
well you should have seen the first rental that GF and I moved in together… I helped the previous (read current) tenant out… well I moved out all of her gear!
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
You getting me excited for you now. Any chance we might get a picture of the new place when it’s finally yours? You know…a before and after thing.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
You getting me excited for you now. Any chance we might get a picture of the new place when it’s finally yours? You know…a before and after thing.
That’s a given. I’m looking at making a history (in photos) of one particular spot of the garden at one particular moment in time every day as often as I can…
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
This house is just around the corner from our old place and we wanted the owner to let us move some of the bigger things early and leave them under the house.
He wouldn’t allow us on the grounds at all until the handover. :(
Some people are like that and I can never understand why. Where is the harm?
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
You getting me excited for you now. Any chance we might get a picture of the new place when it’s finally yours? You know…a before and after thing.
That’s a given. I’m looking at making a history (in photos) of one particular spot of the garden at one particular moment in time every day as often as I can…
Sounds good to me. I want to know what you want to grow. Why you want to grow it. how you grow it et. etc.
pomolo said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
This house is just around the corner from our old place and we wanted the owner to let us move some of the bigger things early and leave them under the house.
He wouldn’t allow us on the grounds at all until the handover. :(
Some people are like that and I can never understand why. Where is the harm?
Something to do with insurance, but we offered to put it in writing that it was at our risk.
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
What’s the settlement date again? My memory is like a sieve.
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
What’s the settlement date again? My memory is like a sieve.
who is an excitable boy 
The Estate said:
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
Oh we are soooooo toey… Lawyers are in place, the Council are checking things for us, I’ve got the day off tomorrow for the Building and Pest Inspection, have Hired a truck for the moving day.C’MON!!! we want to move in! Had enough of this place…. time to go!!!
What’s the settlement date again? My memory is like a sieve.
who is an excitable boy
You really have to wonder who first thought of a dancing banana…
hortfurball said:
The Estate said:
hortfurball said:What’s the settlement date again? My memory is like a sieve.
who is an excitable boy
You really have to wonder who first thought of a dancing banana…
Obviously has lots of spare time on their hands LOL
getting closer…. visited the site on Friday. Have now mapped out a bit more of where the Vegetable patches will go….
pain master said:
getting closer…. visited the site on Friday. Have now mapped out a bit more of where the Vegetable patches will go….
Bet your hands are itching to start.
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
Mr Y has been doing an organic agriculture course, including animal care in it, hanging out with all kinds of alternative types. The biggest influence though has been the neighbours who’ve been breeding dairy goats for years now. So he’s about to dictate some advice, based on both what he’s heard from the neighbours and what he learned when he “animal-sat” for ten days while the neighbours were away.
Mr Y says:
First, read Pat Coleby’s books on natural farming and she particularly writes about goats amongst other animals. Goats are browsers, not grazers, and they have a high mineral requirement. You can’t just put them out on grass, they don’t like it. They have to have roughage in the form of a variety of shrubby stuff, that’s why they’re good with blackberries. The neighbours feed their goats lucerne, but keep in mind that any sign of mould on the lucerne will kill them. The neighbours raised British Alpines for milk and because they had problems with the lack of robustness of the the Brit Alps (they’re also very finicky – e.g. they’ll decide that only Person A can milk them and won’t let anyone else do it) so they brought in Toggenburgs, which don’t milk as long, but are more robust and far friendlier, to see how a cross-breeding program would work.
pain master said:
Phone calls today with finance people and lawyers; makes the whole deal feel even more real.
Counting down the days.
I’m doing the legal secretary fulltime job thingy now, and my boss does LOTS of conveyancing, prolly 90% of his work is that. It’s two months today since I started.
I’m learning lots – especially how short a 2-day weekend is!
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
getting closer…. visited the site on Friday. Have now mapped out a bit more of where the Vegetable patches will go….
Bet your hands are itching to start.
hands? So is everything else I have two of….
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
getting closer…. visited the site on Friday. Have now mapped out a bit more of where the Vegetable patches will go….
Bet your hands are itching to start.
hands? So is everything else I have two of….
I think there’s a cream you can use for that.. :)
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
What’s the vibe on a goat? Anyone recommend getting one?
Mr Y has been doing an organic agriculture course, including animal care in it, hanging out with all kinds of alternative types. The biggest influence though has been the neighbours who’ve been breeding dairy goats for years now. So he’s about to dictate some advice, based on both what he’s heard from the neighbours and what he learned when he “animal-sat” for ten days while the neighbours were away.
Mr Y says:
First, read Pat Coleby’s books on natural farming and she particularly writes about goats amongst other animals. Goats are browsers, not grazers, and they have a high mineral requirement. You can’t just put them out on grass, they don’t like it. They have to have roughage in the form of a variety of shrubby stuff, that’s why they’re good with blackberries. The neighbours feed their goats lucerne, but keep in mind that any sign of mould on the lucerne will kill them. The neighbours raised British Alpines for milk and because they had problems with the lack of robustness of the the Brit Alps (they’re also very finicky – e.g. they’ll decide that only Person A can milk them and won’t let anyone else do it) so they brought in Toggenburgs, which don’t milk as long, but are more robust and far friendlier, to see how a cross-breeding program would work.
strewth, I still have to work a normal shift to pay the bills…. might let GF decide on the kid?
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
getting closer…. visited the site on Friday. Have now mapped out a bit more of where the Vegetable patches will go….
Bet your hands are itching to start.
hands? So is everything else I have two of….
Everything?
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:Bet your hands are itching to start.
hands? So is everything else I have two of….
I think there’s a cream you can use for that.. :)
Yeah but its banned on the UCI list?
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:Bet your hands are itching to start.
hands? So is everything else I have two of….
Everything?
and two of…
pain master said:
hortfurball said:
pain master said:hands? So is everything else I have two of….
Everything?
and two of…
Then perhaps you DO need some of that ointment Bon suggested, LOL!
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
hortfurball said:Everything?
and two of…
Then perhaps you DO need some of that ointment Bon suggested, LOL!
It will be fine until I start scratching…
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
hortfurball said:Everything?
and two of…
Then perhaps you DO need some of that ointment Bon suggested, LOL!
That last “two” hasn’t No I can’t say it.
pomolo said:
hortfurball said:
pain master said:and two of…
Then perhaps you DO need some of that ointment Bon suggested, LOL!
That last “two” hasn’t No I can’t say it.
I wimped out too Pom, but I’m sure PM knew what we were not saying, LOL!
hortfurball said:
pomolo said:
hortfurball said:Then perhaps you DO need some of that ointment Bon suggested, LOL!
That last “two” hasn’t No I can’t say it.
I wimped out too Pom, but I’m sure PM knew what we were not saying, LOL!
The bait was cast…
Been looking at the plans for the house and garden… it appears that the patch of turf (Axonopus compressus) between the house, the Hay Shed, the Mango Grove and the side fence is around 380 sqm. I’m thinking that 2 rows of 4 blocks would make a neat 8 block vegie bed… I’m also thinking of laying crushed granite (its the granite of choice up here) in a path that parts and separates each bed, and perhaps a metre wide path around the exterior of the beds?
Or do you think it would be nice having the turf running up to the beds? Means a bit more edging for me, but I’m a cracka at edging turf. Axonopus makes a lovely turf in the tropics… we called it Sogeri Grass in PNG
pain master said:
Go the granite. Easier to w’barrow goodies to the beds, and , if you start edging lawn you will undoubtedly see something that needs immediate attention in the veges and forget the edging, lol.
Been looking at the plans for the house and garden… it appears that the patch of turf (Axonopus compressus) between the house, the Hay Shed, the Mango Grove and the side fence is around 380 sqm. I’m thinking that 2 rows of 4 blocks would make a neat 8 block vegie bed… I’m also thinking of laying crushed granite (its the granite of choice up here) in a path that parts and separates each bed, and perhaps a metre wide path around the exterior of the beds?Or do you think it would be nice having the turf running up to the beds? Means a bit more edging for me, but I’m a cracka at edging turf. Axonopus makes a lovely turf in the tropics… we called it Sogeri Grass in PNG
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:Go the granite. Easier to w’barrow goodies to the beds, and , if you start edging lawn you will undoubtedly see something that needs immediate attention in the veges and forget the edging, lol.
Been looking at the plans for the house and garden… it appears that the patch of turf (Axonopus compressus) between the house, the Hay Shed, the Mango Grove and the side fence is around 380 sqm. I’m thinking that 2 rows of 4 blocks would make a neat 8 block vegie bed… I’m also thinking of laying crushed granite (its the granite of choice up here) in a path that parts and separates each bed, and perhaps a metre wide path around the exterior of the beds?Or do you think it would be nice having the turf running up to the beds? Means a bit more edging for me, but I’m a cracka at edging turf. Axonopus makes a lovely turf in the tropics… we called it Sogeri Grass in PNG
But will the granite make the yard feel hot?
Happy Potter said:
Go the granite. Easier to w’barrow goodies to the beds, and , if you start edging lawn you will undoubtedly see something that needs immediate attention in the veges and forget the edging, lol.
Ain’t that the truth, I have always partook in a few kilometres of edging throughout my career on a weekly basis, and it is hard not to pull a weed or trim a shrub when you are really meant to be edging. I find with bowling green shears, it is always handy to have the ipod or radio in the ears… it seems to help the time pass.
What about weeds growing up between the granite?? Oh are you talking big granite or like small pebble granite?
bubba louie said:
Happy Potter said:Go the granite. Easier to w’barrow goodies to the beds, and , if you start edging lawn you will undoubtedly see something that needs immediate attention in the veges and forget the edging, lol.
But will the granite make the yard feel hot?
I have thought about that… along the Southern edge of the block is the driveway down to the Hay Shed and whilst it is in shade, it is decidedly warmer standing in the middle of the driveway then it is on the turf under the Mango Tree (my honey and me)… and underneath the Mango Tree (my honey and me) is prolly where the Big Arsed Queensized Hammock will go.
Rancho Relaxo…
Lucky1 said:
What about weeds growing up between the granite?? Oh are you talking big granite or like small pebble granite?
Crushed Granite, and vibrated down with a Wacker, prolly 100mm thick so not too many weeds should sprout…and all kept intogether and off the Axonopus by hardwood timber edging… might even treat the timber with a termiticide perhaps?
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
What about weeds growing up between the granite?? Oh are you talking big granite or like small pebble granite?
Crushed Granite, and vibrated down with a Wacker, prolly 100mm thick so not too many weeds should sprout…and all kept intogether and off the Axonopus by hardwood timber edging… might even treat the timber with a termiticide perhaps?
Hey PM… can you use crushed granite for driveways?? Looking for a permeable driveway.. but not too expensive.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
What about weeds growing up between the granite?? Oh are you talking big granite or like small pebble granite?
Crushed Granite, and vibrated down with a Wacker, prolly 100mm thick so not too many weeds should sprout…and all kept intogether and off the Axonopus by hardwood timber edging… might even treat the timber with a termiticide perhaps?
Hey PM… can you use crushed granite for driveways?? Looking for a permeable driveway.. but not too expensive.
Yeah, it appears that our “soon to be ours” driveway is local Towntown crushed granite. Looks alright and I’m guessing they got a good roller into it and wacked it down hard as, there’s little in the way of wheel ruts or sideways movement.
pain master said:
Yeah, it appears that our “soon to be ours” driveway is local Towntown crushed granite. Looks alright and I’m guessing they got a good roller into it and wacked it down hard as, there’s little in the way of wheel ruts or sideways movement.
Ooh, awesome :)
Evening all,
Just had an all day party here. I’m exhausted and overfed.
PM, it’s so nice to be planning your garden with you :) (Not that I’ve had any input but I’m enjoying reading about it)
Lucky your beetroot looks yummo!
pain master said:
I have thought about that… along the Southern edge of the block is the driveway down to the Hay Shed and whilst it is in shade, it is decidedly warmer standing in the middle of the driveway then it is on the turf under the Mango Tree (my honey and me)… and underneath the Mango Tree (my honey and me) is prolly where the Big Arsed Queensized Hammock will go.
Cool! Jumbo Jimbo’s Song “Underneth the Mango Tree”, three chords and the truth, just DGAD repeated an nauseum… might have to Ukulele that one whilst resting in me hammock…
orchid40 said:
Evening all,
Just had an all day party here. I’m exhausted and overfed.PM, it’s so nice to be planning your garden with you :) (Not that I’ve had any input but I’m enjoying reading about it)
Lucky your beetroot looks yummo!
By the way, oh yes, there will be an orchid garden, yes there will be an orchid garden. With some Zygos and Broms for added attraction. Already the odd patch of Broms in the ground, but along one side of the house is a Shadeclothed Pergola with a weird bricked in area (kinda like bessa bricks but with big gaps to let a bit of airflow through). With windows from the lounge and one of the bedrooms (most likely to be re-named my office), the orchidarium will be a little hidden oasis.
pain master said:
orchid40 said:
Evening all,
Just had an all day party here. I’m exhausted and overfed.PM, it’s so nice to be planning your garden with you :) (Not that I’ve had any input but I’m enjoying reading about it)
Lucky your beetroot looks yummo!
By the way, oh yes, there will be an orchid garden, yes there will be an orchid garden. With some Zygos and Broms for added attraction. Already the odd patch of Broms in the ground, but along one side of the house is a Shadeclothed Pergola with a weird bricked in area (kinda like bessa bricks but with big gaps to let a bit of airflow through). With windows from the lounge and one of the bedrooms (most likely to be re-named my office), the orchidarium will be a little hidden oasis.
orchid40 said:
pain master said:
orchid40 said:
Evening all,
Just had an all day party here. I’m exhausted and overfed.PM, it’s so nice to be planning your garden with you :) (Not that I’ve had any input but I’m enjoying reading about it)
Lucky your beetroot looks yummo!
By the way, oh yes, there will be an orchid garden, yes there will be an orchid garden. With some Zygos and Broms for added attraction. Already the odd patch of Broms in the ground, but along one side of the house is a Shadeclothed Pergola with a weird bricked in area (kinda like bessa bricks but with big gaps to let a bit of airflow through). With windows from the lounge and one of the bedrooms (most likely to be re-named my office), the orchidarium will be a little hidden oasis.
That sounds lovely PM. Will you grow Frangipanis too?
Frangas are soooo common up here… but having said that, I am thinking of planting them out on the verge between the fence and the roadside. I have a fantastic blood red one at my office which could work well as a row alongside the road…. not sure yet as the verge also acts as an easement…
pain master said:
Frangas are soooo common up here… but having said that, I am thinking of planting them out on the verge between the fence and the roadside. I have a fantastic blood red one at my office which could work well as a row alongside the road…. not sure yet as the verge also acts as an easement…
I love the red ones :)
How about native frangipanis? I’ve always preferred their structure & leaves to the usual sort…
How long before your big shift PM?????
bon008 said:
pain master said:Frangas are soooo common up here… but having said that, I am thinking of planting them out on the verge between the fence and the roadside. I have a fantastic blood red one at my office which could work well as a row alongside the road…. not sure yet as the verge also acts as an easement…
I love the red ones :)
How about native frangipanis? I’ve always preferred their structure & leaves to the usual sort…
We have one of those in the duck run:) Love the tree:D
Lucky1 said:
How long before your big shift PM?????
I normally take a dump each morning Lucky, thanks for asking….
bon008 said:
pain master said:Frangas are soooo common up here… but having said that, I am thinking of planting them out on the verge between the fence and the roadside. I have a fantastic blood red one at my office which could work well as a row alongside the road…. not sure yet as the verge also acts as an easement…
I love the red ones :)
How about native frangipanis? I’ve always preferred their structure & leaves to the usual sort…
Is that Hymenosporum flavum???
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:Frangas are soooo common up here… but having said that, I am thinking of planting them out on the verge between the fence and the roadside. I have a fantastic blood red one at my office which could work well as a row alongside the road…. not sure yet as the verge also acts as an easement…
I love the red ones :)
How about native frangipanis? I’ve always preferred their structure & leaves to the usual sort…
Is that Hymenosporum flavum???
I think so, yeh…
bon008 said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:
How about native frangipanis? I’ve always preferred their structure & leaves to the usual sort…
Is that Hymenosporum flavum???
I think so, yeh…
I don’t think it grows up here… too tropical.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
What about weeds growing up between the granite?? Oh are you talking big granite or like small pebble granite?
Crushed Granite, and vibrated down with a Wacker, prolly 100mm thick so not too many weeds should sprout…and all kept intogether and off the Axonopus by hardwood timber edging… might even treat the timber with a termiticide perhaps?
Hey PM… can you use crushed granite for driveways?? Looking for a permeable driveway.. but not too expensive.
orchid40 said:
pain master said:
orchid40 said:
Evening all,
Just had an all day party here. I’m exhausted and overfed.PM, it’s so nice to be planning your garden with you :) (Not that I’ve had any input but I’m enjoying reading about it)
Lucky your beetroot looks yummo!
By the way, oh yes, there will be an orchid garden, yes there will be an orchid garden. With some Zygos and Broms for added attraction. Already the odd patch of Broms in the ground, but along one side of the house is a Shadeclothed Pergola with a weird bricked in area (kinda like bessa bricks but with big gaps to let a bit of airflow through). With windows from the lounge and one of the bedrooms (most likely to be re-named my office), the orchidarium will be a little hidden oasis.
That sounds lovely PM. Will you grow Frangipanis too?
What about some Epis? Let me know if you want some cuttings.
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:Is that Hymenosporum flavum???
I think so, yeh…
I don’t think it grows up here… too tropical.
I thought it was a tropical. Grows here.
bubba louie said:
bon008 said:Hey PM… can you use crushed granite for driveways?? Looking for a permeable driveway.. but not too expensive.
Yes, as long as it’s not too steep. They will erode over time if there’s a lot of run off. Weeds do eventually pop up too.
Cheers BL. Block’s pretty close to flat so no worries there. I figured weeds would eventually come up… hopefully I’ll be organised enough to keep on top of them. Wish I knew someone with similar a driveway/path though, just so I could go have a bit of a look and try it out with bare feet.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
How long before your big shift PM?????
I normally take a dump each morning Lucky, thanks for asking….
OMG… cheeky bugger,,,,,,,,,,,,
I meant moving into your new house you rotter…lol
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:I think so, yeh…
I don’t think it grows up here… too tropical.
I thought it was a tropical. Grows here.
Sydney to Cape York.
http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/stories/s1790705.htm
bon008 said:
bubba louie said:
bon008 said:Hey PM… can you use crushed granite for driveways?? Looking for a permeable driveway.. but not too expensive.
Yes, as long as it’s not too steep. They will erode over time if there’s a lot of run off. Weeds do eventually pop up too.Cheers BL. Block’s pretty close to flat so no worries there. I figured weeds would eventually come up… hopefully I’ll be organised enough to keep on top of them. Wish I knew someone with similar a driveway/path though, just so I could go have a bit of a look and try it out with bare feet.
bubba louie said:
bon008 said:
bubba louie said:Yes, as long as it’s not too steep. They will erode over time if there’s a lot of run off. Weeds do eventually pop up too.
Cheers BL. Block’s pretty close to flat so no worries there. I figured weeds would eventually come up… hopefully I’ll be organised enough to keep on top of them. Wish I knew someone with similar a driveway/path though, just so I could go have a bit of a look and try it out with bare feet.
We had one at the last house. It’s not too bad on bare feet, better than gravel anyway.
Awesome :) (sorry for thread hijack, PM)
bon008 said:
bubba louie said:
bon008 said:Cheers BL. Block’s pretty close to flat so no worries there. I figured weeds would eventually come up… hopefully I’ll be organised enough to keep on top of them. Wish I knew someone with similar a driveway/path though, just so I could go have a bit of a look and try it out with bare feet.
We had one at the last house. It’s not too bad on bare feet, better than gravel anyway.
Awesome :) (sorry for thread hijack, PM)
I do have pretty tough feet though. I’m a barefoot girl at home.
bubba louie said:
orchid40 said:
pain master said:By the way, oh yes, there will be an orchid garden, yes there will be an orchid garden. With some Zygos and Broms for added attraction. Already the odd patch of Broms in the ground, but along one side of the house is a Shadeclothed Pergola with a weird bricked in area (kinda like bessa bricks but with big gaps to let a bit of airflow through). With windows from the lounge and one of the bedrooms (most likely to be re-named my office), the orchidarium will be a little hidden oasis.
That sounds lovely PM. Will you grow Frangipanis too?What about some Epis? Let me know if you want some cuttings.
Some Epis will be sweet! :)
bubba louie said:
I do have pretty tough feet though. I’m a barefoot girl at home.
Me too :)
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:I think so, yeh…
I don’t think it grows up here… too tropical.
I thought it was a tropical. Grows here.
Hymenosporum flavum is sub-trop, hence why it is a weed in parts of Luckyland…
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
How long before your big shift PM?????
I normally take a dump each morning Lucky, thanks for asking….
OMG… cheeky bugger,,,,,,,,,,,,
I meant moving into your new house you rotter…lol
I’m sure you will hear about it when the big day happens….
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:I normally take a dump each morning Lucky, thanks for asking….
OMG… cheeky bugger,,,,,,,,,,,,
I meant moving into your new house you rotter…lol
I’m sure you will hear about it when the big day happens….
Okay… point taken:)
bubba louie said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:I don’t think it grows up here… too tropical.
I thought it was a tropical. Grows here.
Sydney to Cape York.
http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/stories/s1790705.htm
I’ve driven to Bamaga, never saw one between here and there…. prolly spot a million tomorrow… but having said that, our “soon to be” house as plenty of trees on it, so the only new additions will be edible fruit or nut bearers. So no Hymeonsporum flavum… sori tru.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
orchid40 said:That sounds lovely PM. Will you grow Frangipanis too?
What about some Epis? Let me know if you want some cuttings.
Some Epis will be sweet! :)
Let me know when you’re ready. About now is the right time but I’ve started them out of season very easily.
pain master said:
Been looking at the plans for the house and garden… it appears that the patch of turf (Axonopus compressus) between the house, the Hay Shed, the Mango Grove and the side fence is around 380 sqm. I’m thinking that 2 rows of 4 blocks would make a neat 8 block vegie bed… I’m also thinking of laying crushed granite (its the granite of choice up here) in a path that parts and separates each bed, and perhaps a metre wide path around the exterior of the beds? Or do you think it would be nice having the turf running up to the beds? Means a bit more edging for me, but I’m a cracka at edging turf. Axonopus makes a lovely turf in the tropics… we called it Sogeri Grass in PNG
45 sq.m. beds (less paths) are a lot bigger than the normal 8 sq.m. i’m thinking that the area is big enough for revolving chook pens/vege beds. so i would fence three quarters of it into three chook pens and leave 80 sq.m. for the perennials (strawbs, asparagus, rhubarb and herbs).
this solution would destroy the lawn – and paths would only be necessary in the perennial bed where the lawn could be left. sand paths are better for barefoot gardeners than gravel. some sands form a crust and therefore does not stick to the feet (so much).
pepe said:
pain master said:
Been looking at the plans for the house and garden… it appears that the patch of turf (Axonopus compressus) between the house, the Hay Shed, the Mango Grove and the side fence is around 380 sqm. I’m thinking that 2 rows of 4 blocks would make a neat 8 block vegie bed… I’m also thinking of laying crushed granite (its the granite of choice up here) in a path that parts and separates each bed, and perhaps a metre wide path around the exterior of the beds? Or do you think it would be nice having the turf running up to the beds? Means a bit more edging for me, but I’m a cracka at edging turf. Axonopus makes a lovely turf in the tropics… we called it Sogeri Grass in PNG
45 sq.m. beds (less paths) are a lot bigger than the normal 8 sq.m. i’m thinking that the area is big enough for revolving chook pens/vege beds. so i would fence three quarters of it into three chook pens and leave 80 sq.m. for the perennials (strawbs, asparagus, rhubarb and herbs).
this solution would destroy the lawn – and paths would only be necessary in the perennial bed where the lawn could be left. sand paths are better for barefoot gardeners than gravel. some sands form a crust and therefore does not stick to the feet (so much).
Nah the Chooks will have their own run down the back, with another vegie patch or two with them. The vegie beds between the house and the Hay Shed whilst functional will also need to be aesthetically pleasing… plenty of room.
Nah the Chooks will have their own run down the back, with another vegie patch or two with them. The vegie beds between the house and the Hay Shed whilst functional will also need to be aesthetically pleasing… plenty of room.
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it’s going to be big.
have you named the place yet?
‘masters megamecca’
pepe said:
Nah the Chooks will have their own run down the back, with another vegie patch or two with them. The vegie beds between the house and the Hay Shed whilst functional will also need to be aesthetically pleasing… plenty of room.
———————
it’s going to be big.
have you named the place yet?
‘masters megamecca’
I’m toying up calling it Mangolia after the orchard of Mangoes out back…. I envisage a flag, top half in Blue, lower half in Brown, with a Green silhouette of a Mango in the Middle, and perhaps a arc of White Stars radiating around the top half of the mango silhouette.
LOL! Very imaginative, PM. I like Mangolia.
pain master said:
pepe said:
Nah the Chooks will have their own run down the back, with another vegie patch or two with them. The vegie beds between the house and the Hay Shed whilst functional will also need to be aesthetically pleasing… plenty of room.
———————
it’s going to be big.
have you named the place yet?
‘masters megamecca’
I’m toying up calling it Mangolia after the orchard of Mangoes out back…. I envisage a flag, top half in Blue, lower half in Brown, with a Green silhouette of a Mango in the Middle, and perhaps a arc of White Stars radiating around the top half of the mango silhouette.
That sounds awesome :D
We’ve been trying to think of a name for our place for ages – best we can come up with so far is Muddy Paws, which is a bit too twee really.
OK, Life in Mangolia is getting closer; yet has been delayed due to a stupid legal hiccup… but I am trying to think of a photogenic challenge for my new abode.
Any suggestions?
pain master said:
OK, Life in Mangolia is getting closer; yet has been delayed due to a stupid legal hiccup… but I am trying to think of a photogenic challenge for my new abode.Any suggestions?
I want to see photos of the shed when you’ve moved your gear into it.. always looking to steal other people’s storage ideas!
pain master said:
OK, Life in Mangolia is getting closer; yet has been delayed due to a stupid legal hiccup… but I am trying to think of a photogenic challenge for my new abode.Any suggestions?
The subject has to be critters doesn’t it? Butterflies and MOTHS (which means night photography) is what I’d like to see. From lava to pupa to adult. In other words from egg to grub to insect. What they feed on etc. It could take you way out of your own backyard though.
But that’s just me.
pain master said:
OK, Life in Mangolia is getting closer; yet has been delayed due to a stupid legal hiccup… but I am trying to think of a photogenic challenge for my new abode.Any suggestions?
Magnolia trees and flowers ?
And ps, I think ‘PagnoliaM’ is a good name for the bricks and mortar :)
pomolo said:
pain master said:
OK, Life in Mangolia is getting closer; yet has been delayed due to a stupid legal hiccup… but I am trying to think of a photogenic challenge for my new abode.Any suggestions?
The subject has to be critters doesn’t it? Butterflies and MOTHS (which means night photography) is what I’d like to see. From lava to pupa to adult. In other words from egg to grub to insect. What they feed on etc. It could take you way out of your own backyard though.
But that’s just me.
I have been pondering over “Mangolia” but I’ve worked it out. :)
pomolo said:
The subject has to be critters doesn’t it? Butterflies and MOTHS (which means night photography) is what I’d like to see. From lava to pupa to adult. In other words from egg to grub to insect. What they feed on etc. It could take you way out of your own backyard though.
But that’s just me.
Fantastic idea, pomolo :)
pomolo said:
pain master said:
OK, Life in Mangolia is getting closer; yet has been delayed due to a stupid legal hiccup… but I am trying to think of a photogenic challenge for my new abode.Any suggestions?
The subject has to be critters doesn’t it? Butterflies and MOTHS (which means night photography) is what I’d like to see. From lava to pupa to adult. In other words from egg to grub to insect. What they feed on etc. It could take you way out of your own backyard though.
But that’s just me.
Sounds like a challenge pom… but it is a given that all life will be graphed at Mangolia…..
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.
Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
pain master said:
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
Ooooh yum! Bet you’re itching to move in now!!
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
Ooooh yum! Bet you’re itching to move in now!!
Ooh I’m soooooo jealous!! I love custard apples! I’ve never tasted Soursops though :(
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
Ooooh yum! Bet you’re itching to move in now!!
itching, scratching, biting chewing, the whole lot!
orchid40 said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
Ooooh yum! Bet you’re itching to move in now!!
Ooh I’m soooooo jealous!! I love custard apples! I’ve never tasted Soursops though :(
A good Aboriginal friend of ours made us Soursop Ice Cream whilst in PNG, you could buy them from the Maolaoro markets
oh, and there are coconut trees there too :)
At 4pm EST, ex-Tropical Cyclone Olga was located just off the North Tropical
Coast near Port Douglas. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Neville was located off the Herbert
and Burdekin coast.
Both systems have weakened and are now part of a vigorous monsoon trough that is
forecast to move onto the coast between Cooktown and the Whitsundays this
evening.
Heavy rainfall is expected to develop this evening and continue on Monday and
may lead to localised flash flooding.
Damaging wind gusts to 100 kph are expected in some parts of the exposed coast
between Port Douglas and the Whitsundays.
Townsville Airport has wind speed averages of 50kph+ and gusts of 75kph…
calm now… it’s like really windy for a bit, and then nothing for a bit…
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
Ooooh yum! Bet you’re itching to move in now!!
Can you tell us about the taste of soursop when you taste it. I’ve seen them but I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one. Are they smelly? I recall some kind of tropical fruit I had was very smelly.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
Ooooh yum! Bet you’re itching to move in now!!
Just thought……maybe that was jack fruit. I’ve forgotten.
pomolo said:
Can you tell us about the taste of soursop when you taste it. I’ve seen them but I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one. Are they smelly? I recall some kind of tropical fruit I had was very smelly.
The Soursop we had in PNG was lemony yet pineappley….
pomolo said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
Ooooh yum! Bet you’re itching to move in now!!
Just thought……maybe that was jack fruit. I’ve forgotten.
might have to plant a durian/jack or breadfruit?
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Had to go out to the new garden today… ate our first Macamadamias! Yummo, they are so creamy straight off the tree.Also found a Custard Apple and a Soursop tree in fruit :)
Ooooh yum! Bet you’re itching to move in now!!
itching, scratching, biting chewing, the whole lot!
LOL.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
Can you tell us about the taste of soursop when you taste it. I’ve seen them but I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one. Are they smelly? I recall some kind of tropical fruit I had was very smelly.
The Soursop we had in PNG was lemony yet pineappley….
the soursop and sweetsop in jamaica were milky
would tahitian lime grow up there?
pepe said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:
Can you tell us about the taste of soursop when you taste it. I’ve seen them but I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one. Are they smelly? I recall some kind of tropical fruit I had was very smelly.
The Soursop we had in PNG was lemony yet pineappley….
the soursop and sweetsop in jamaica were milky
would tahitian lime grow up there?
I will give a Tahitian Lime a go…. there is a Mandarin on the property but a Kaffir is a must!
I will give a Tahitian Lime a go…. there is a Mandarin on the property but a Kaffir is a must!
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be careful wandering around town looking like bin laden during a cyclone.
anyrate – you asked for ideas on your next photographic topic so here’s a few thoughts
- record the progress of your new garden. tropical gardening is pretty well an unknown compared to temperate gardening. it’s not just the plant selection – it’s also how to cope with insects, leached soil, periodic saturation and the dry. i notice meredith grows her darwin garden under shadecloth and yet the tropical jungle growth is famous for its rich diversity – so how come she has had to retreat partly indoors?
- the community of brownsville. you have come from the papuan society where community cooperation is a part substitute for government. here in australia the government regs (bureaucracy) tend to frustrate free and easy community cooperation. brownsville is a tropical town of about 100K people with a history of highly productive gardens. so where are the markets? the midday siestas and the community spirit?
- towntown at dawn – the morning wanderings of an expert
pepe said:
I will give a Tahitian Lime a go…. there is a Mandarin on the property but a Kaffir is a must!
——————be careful wandering around town looking like bin laden during a cyclone.
anyrate – you asked for ideas on your next photographic topic so here’s a few thoughts
- record the progress of your new garden. tropical gardening is pretty well an unknown compared to temperate gardening. it’s not just the plant selection – it’s also how to cope with insects, leached soil, periodic saturation and the dry. i notice meredith grows her darwin garden under shadecloth and yet the tropical jungle growth is famous for its rich diversity – so how come she has had to retreat partly indoors?
- the community of brownsville. you have come from the papuan society where community cooperation is a part substitute for government. here in australia the government regs (bureaucracy) tend to frustrate free and easy community cooperation. brownsville is a tropical town of about 100K people with a history of highly productive gardens. so where are the markets? the midday siestas and the community spirit?
- towntown at dawn – the morning wanderings of an expert
cheers pepe… i like the cut of your jib. The Vegie Garden will be well documented in fillim and diary so expect a wandering a plenty.
the community idea is cool… I think I may understand what you’re at, and it is inspirational… I like it.
Towntown at Dawn has already been discussed, especially as we have bought in a spot that may lend towards speccy sun rises…. and I am an early riser. Hold this space.
cheers pepe… i like the cut of your jib. The Vegie Garden will be well documented in fillim and diary so expect a wandering a plenty. the community idea is cool… I think I may understand what you’re at, and it is inspirational… I like it.
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cut of my jib? – sailing is a good photographic subject and so is the contrast between island (magnetic) and city life.
i was in barcelona for a month and one day i wore all white shirt and pants. everybody stared at me and (after looking at my fly) i realised that the whole city of 8 million inhabitants were wearing grey, green, black and dull colours but never white. white was the holiday colour and on the island of ibiza it was just about the only colour anyone wore. weird people the spaniards – its quite acceptable to flamingo in the streets and hang whole legs of ham behind the bar but you mustn’t wear white.
the community idea is based on your PNG portraits and scenes of village life. i’m just wondering if you can do the same for an australian town?
effing Lawyers… how hard is it to buy a pair of shoes… I mean a house.
Grrrrr!!!!!!!!
pain master said:
pepe said:
pain master said:The Soursop we had in PNG was lemony yet pineappley….
the soursop and sweetsop in jamaica were milky
would tahitian lime grow up there?
I will give a Tahitian Lime a go…. there is a Mandarin on the property but a Kaffir is a must!
What about a finger lime?
well we have some Galangal, and some Turmeric tubers which will go into the ground at Mangolia as soon as settlement happens… We also have some pups from an edible (leaf) form of Pandanus (some may remember my desperate search the last time I lived in Towntown) which will go in the boggy spot.
A candlenut tree is on its way and will be ready for planting. We have found a Soursop and 2 Custard Apples at Mangolia now. Might even try for a breadfruit/jackfruit or even a Durian.
C’mon Lawyers! How much do I have to pay you to get a job done?
Well the Pumikins are up, the Rocket is away, the Chillie plants are in the ground with some more being raised. Was disappointed to hear GF say “The thyme is up”… and then I realised she was talking about the herb. The Pawpaws are powering along.
But the Pandanus which started to look a bit iffy when we moved and then a possum or cat drank the water it was floating in, is not looking the best. I think I may have to find another cutting somewhere and try again…
pain master said:
Well the Pumikins are up, the Rocket is away, the Chillie plants are in the ground with some more being raised. Was disappointed to hear GF say “The thyme is up”… and then I realised she was talking about the herb. The Pawpaws are powering along.But the Pandanus which started to look a bit iffy when we moved and then a possum or cat drank the water it was floating in, is not looking the best. I think I may have to find another cutting somewhere and try again…
What conditions does that pamdamus like? I’ve planted a few here and I’m not sure of their cultivation likes and dislikes but they are still alive. I haven’t put in the one that grows near the sea shore because we are the opposite to those conditions.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Well the Pumikins are up, the Rocket is away, the Chillie plants are in the ground with some more being raised. Was disappointed to hear GF say “The thyme is up”… and then I realised she was talking about the herb. The Pawpaws are powering along.But the Pandanus which started to look a bit iffy when we moved and then a possum or cat drank the water it was floating in, is not looking the best. I think I may have to find another cutting somewhere and try again…
What conditions does that pamdamus like? I’ve planted a few here and I’m not sure of their cultivation likes and dislikes but they are still alive. I haven’t put in the one that grows near the sea shore because we are the opposite to those conditions.
The edible one that we are trying to grow seems to like well boggy and shaded areas, so the cutting we took some 6 months ago we just sat in a bowl of water and GF would top the water up from time to time, it formed roots and an offshoot. But then we moved house and in the time it took to drive from one house to the other, it looked sad and never has fully recovered. It is in the ground now, I guess time will tell if it going to survive.
But I can easily get some new cuttings.
well spent the morning cleaning up clumping palms and their fronds. Would have achieved more if not for the myriad of frogs and lizards that distracted me to photography.
There’s a tiny little frog on my Nepenthe, hope he doesn’t dive in after all the insects that are trapped within. There’s a plethora of dead mosquitoes in the bottom of each trap!
pain master said:
well spent the morning cleaning up clumping palms and their fronds. Would have achieved more if not for the myriad of frogs and lizards that distracted me to photography.There’s a tiny little frog on my Nepenthe, hope he doesn’t dive in after all the insects that are trapped within. There’s a plethora of dead mosquitoes in the bottom of each trap!
Your so lucky having the frogs in your garden and by the sounds of it, they are so lucky to have you look after their home.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
well spent the morning cleaning up clumping palms and their fronds. Would have achieved more if not for the myriad of frogs and lizards that distracted me to photography.There’s a tiny little frog on my Nepenthe, hope he doesn’t dive in after all the insects that are trapped within. There’s a plethora of dead mosquitoes in the bottom of each trap!
Your so lucky having the frogs in your garden and by the sounds of it, they are so lucky to have you look after their home.
Thanks Lucky1, I spent the afternoon clearing up underneath a group of coconuts, clearing self seeded Neem Trees and self seeded Murrayas from under a Bauhinia… got to chat to one of our neighbours and she is a lovely lady, she has 4 chooks which wander around her yard and a 4 month old puppy who I said G’day to.
But now its beer time and maybe watch some cricket… you should have seen this toad today! Photos to come.
Well the Victa got dusted off along with the entire Towntown population, we all hit the grass with gusto and now everyone has Turf and not Grass in the front and back yards. You could hear mowers starting up all afternoon long, and then… oh yes, once the menfolk had mowed their meadows, the womenfolk hung out the washing, outside, in the sunshine.
Oh what a glorious afternoon, perhaps our first sign of the dry season approaching? Who knows, I still remember Cyclone Larry in the month of March, so I shall not hold my breath.
Such was the beautiful afternoon, GF and I went for a pushbike ride, just a lazy one to enjoy the warmth of the sun.
Hammocktime in Mangolia
Lovely cool day here today, so I slashed the grass between the fence and the road (nature strip) and did some whipper snipping. Also wandered around the yard with the barrow and picked up a pile of old dead twigs and sticks. GF got stuck into the side beds under the Soursop and Umbrella Tree, and she found a new bit of brick edging and concrete!
The Black Kites have been circling and curious all day.
Spent the arvo in the Hammock. It’s Hammocktime, do do do doo do, do do do do do, you can’t touch this!
we planted some Ginger last week, and today we were short for a curry, so we dug up one of the planted pieces. Well we discovered Maggots in the Ginger pieces, and they were chewing and rotting the pieces to pieces!
Why? Did we plant them too fresh? Was the ground too wet? Any ideas?
My guess is that the Ginger probably was too wet and rotted and then the maggots are eating the rotten bits.
bluegreen said:
My guess is that the Ginger probably was too wet and rotted and then the maggots are eating the rotten bits.
I think so too, the Ginge was pretty fresh went it went into the wet ground. Perhaps next time, I get it to callous over a bit before planting?
well, got out there today and cleaned up another “family” palm, no rats this time. But Centipedes! Huge Ones! Found one that was easily wider than one centimetre!
All those exclamation marks!
The Macamadamia is ripping along with new shoots aplenty, the compost heap has been turned and more grass cuttings were added.
The place is looking neater, ready for the next TC :P
Removed a Fishtail Palm and planted him in a better location, should look nice and tall there. Checked the Bore Pump, it works well. Cleaned up the Nepenthe, new growth is on and I retied it upright.
Found some old Orchids, so retied those to a piece of dead, burnt, charcoaly timber stump, put some more orchid pups around the garden….
oh, and got up this morning and rode 50ks.
>oh, and got up this morning and rode 50ks.
I rode about 700km today. Yeah I know, having 1340cc burning premium unleaded isn’t the same as me burning calories.
8^)
CollieWA said:
>oh, and got up this morning and rode 50ks.I rode about 700km today. Yeah I know, having 1340cc burning premium unleaded isn’t the same as me burning calories.
8^)
even still, 700kms on a motorbike would still be elevating your heart rate and burning more than just sitting behind a desk all day?
>700kms on a motorbike would still be elevating your heart rate
Especially when you let that thing have it’s head….
CollieWA said:
>700kms on a motorbike would still be elevating your heart rateEspecially when you let that thing have it’s head….
You go easy Collie, 700kms is a big day travelling in any form of transport.
>You go easy Collie, 700kms is a big day travelling in any form of transport.
Sure is. I was sore that night and the next day. I’ll get used to it though.
A self-imposed moratorium on all gardening is on at the moment in Mangolia but we may lift it tomorrow for some lawnmowing, so we are just sitting around waiting for TC Ului to do his thing, and potentially make a mess of things so we are in limbo.
I did harvest a Bamboo Shoot the other day, boiled it and it appeared in a beef stir-fry two nights ago with no ill effects :)
We are eating: Passionfruit, Climbing Spinach, Chillies and Thyme.
Vermin are eating: Tomato tops, Parsley, and Sage.
pain master said:
We are eating: Passionfruit, Climbing Spinach, Chillies and Thyme.Vermin are eating: Tomato tops, Parsley, and Sage.
I can’t believe they’re eating sage??
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
We are eating: Passionfruit, Climbing Spinach, Chillies and Thyme.Vermin are eating: Tomato tops, Parsley, and Sage.
I can’t believe they’re eating sage??
Sage seedlings to be correct… me think the taste ain’t that strong so they’re just grazing the tops off of everything.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
We are eating: Passionfruit, Climbing Spinach, Chillies and Thyme.Vermin are eating: Tomato tops, Parsley, and Sage.
I can’t believe they’re eating sage??
Sage seedlings to be correct… me think the taste ain’t that strong so they’re just grazing the tops off of everything.
slaters
roughbarked said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:I can’t believe they’re eating sage??
Sage seedlings to be correct… me think the taste ain’t that strong so they’re just grazing the tops off of everything.
slaters
Have yet to see a Slater in the garden… I looked under everything yesterday. Hmmm?
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:Sage seedlings to be correct… me think the taste ain’t that strong so they’re just grazing the tops off of everything.
slaters
Have yet to see a Slater in the garden… I looked under everything yesterday. Hmmm?
We reckon’ it’s the Rat.
pain master said:
roughbarked said:slaters
Have yet to see a Slater in the garden… I looked under everything yesterday. Hmmm?
MIght have to go out in the evening with a torch…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
roughbarked said:slaters
Have yet to see a Slater in the garden… I looked under everything yesterday. Hmmm?
MIght have to go out in the evening with a torch…
thingis, is PM sure that they are getting eaten at night or day?
sparrows for example can decimate plants in the garden. Could be a wallaby or something similar as well. My bearded dragon eats my veges and weeds. Also eats termites.roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:Have yet to see a Slater in the garden… I looked under everything yesterday. Hmmm?
MIght have to go out in the evening with a torch…
thingis, is PM sure that they are getting eaten at night or day?
sparrows for example can decimate plants in the garden. Could be a wallaby or something similar as well. My bearded dragon eats my veges and weeds. Also eats termites.
whatever it is, it did chew out the sweet sweet centre of a newly decapitated pineapple… now we know our rats like macamadamia nuts and we’re pretty sure it is happening at night. It could be the Possums but the damage is occuring on little teeny tiny seedlings, surely the Possums go after bigger meals like the Soursops and the Custard Apples? Have not spotted any Beardos around the place, but in the neighbourhood I have seen Frill Necks. And have not seen any evidence of Wallabies in the yard, they’re down the street by the creek.
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:MIght have to go out in the evening with a torch…
thingis, is PM sure that they are getting eaten at night or day?
sparrows for example can decimate plants in the garden. Could be a wallaby or something similar as well. My bearded dragon eats my veges and weeds. Also eats termites.whatever it is, it did chew out the sweet sweet centre of a newly decapitated pineapple… now we know our rats like macamadamia nuts and we’re pretty sure it is happening at night. It could be the Possums but the damage is occuring on little teeny tiny seedlings, surely the Possums go after bigger meals like the Soursops and the Custard Apples? Have not spotted any Beardos around the place, but in the neighbourhood I have seen Frill Necks. And have not seen any evidence of Wallabies in the yard, they’re down the street by the creek.
nuts, be they macca’s or walnuts etc., are all attractants for rats. It can be serious if rats are running around the garden in that washing the food before you eat it becomes even more important.
roughbarked said:
pain master said:
roughbarked said:thingis, is PM sure that they are getting eaten at night or day?
sparrows for example can decimate plants in the garden. Could be a wallaby or something similar as well. My bearded dragon eats my veges and weeds. Also eats termites.whatever it is, it did chew out the sweet sweet centre of a newly decapitated pineapple… now we know our rats like macamadamia nuts and we’re pretty sure it is happening at night. It could be the Possums but the damage is occuring on little teeny tiny seedlings, surely the Possums go after bigger meals like the Soursops and the Custard Apples? Have not spotted any Beardos around the place, but in the neighbourhood I have seen Frill Necks. And have not seen any evidence of Wallabies in the yard, they’re down the street by the creek.
nuts, be they macca’s or walnuts etc., are all attractants for rats. It can be serious if rats are running around the garden in that washing the food before you eat it becomes even more important.
washing to the recommendations we were told to in PNG? I mean washing with Iodine? Or will ordinary Tap water rinse the bad Rat germs away?
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:whatever it is, it did chew out the sweet sweet centre of a newly decapitated pineapple… now we know our rats like macamadamia nuts and we’re pretty sure it is happening at night. It could be the Possums but the damage is occuring on little teeny tiny seedlings, surely the Possums go after bigger meals like the Soursops and the Custard Apples? Have not spotted any Beardos around the place, but in the neighbourhood I have seen Frill Necks. And have not seen any evidence of Wallabies in the yard, they’re down the street by the creek.
nuts, be they macca’s or walnuts etc., are all attractants for rats. It can be serious if rats are running around the garden in that washing the food before you eat it becomes even more important.
washing to the recommendations we were told to in PNG? I mean washing with Iodine? Or will ordinary Tap water rinse the bad Rat germs away?
I wouldn’t quote me on it though there are seriously deadly transmissions of disease from rats to humans and some of these may be from rat urine or faeces on the foodstuffs ie: on leafy greens often.
I didn’t read of recommendations of using iodine, just a good wash in water.
My sister in law tells me that with all the good clean organic environment I have that the rats would also be clean. The problems with rats are more tht they can spread disease if it is about. ie: more from city sewers and garbage tips.
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:Sage seedlings to be correct… me think the taste ain’t that strong so they’re just grazing the tops off of everything.
slaters
Have yet to see a Slater in the garden… I looked under everything yesterday. Hmmm?
Maybe ‘cause they’re all at my place… :D
roughbarked said:
pain master said:
roughbarked said:nuts, be they macca’s or walnuts etc., are all attractants for rats. It can be serious if rats are running around the garden in that washing the food before you eat it becomes even more important.
washing to the recommendations we were told to in PNG? I mean washing with Iodine? Or will ordinary Tap water rinse the bad Rat germs away?
I wouldn’t quote me on it though there are seriously deadly transmissions of disease from rats to humans and some of these may be from rat urine or faeces on the foodstuffs ie: on leafy greens often.
I didn’t read of recommendations of using iodine, just a good wash in water.
My sister in law tells me that with all the good clean organic environment I have that the rats would also be clean. The problems with rats are more tht they can spread disease if it is about. ie: more from city sewers and garbage tips.
Years ago I read about a link to snails and Meningitis. Supposedly the eat rat poo and pass it on in their own droppings.
bubba louie said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:washing to the recommendations we were told to in PNG? I mean washing with Iodine? Or will ordinary Tap water rinse the bad Rat germs away?
I wouldn’t quote me on it though there are seriously deadly transmissions of disease from rats to humans and some of these may be from rat urine or faeces on the foodstuffs ie: on leafy greens often.
I didn’t read of recommendations of using iodine, just a good wash in water.
My sister in law tells me that with all the good clean organic environment I have that the rats would also be clean. The problems with rats are more tht they can spread disease if it is about. ie: more from city sewers and garbage tips.
Years ago I read about a link to snails and Meningitis. Supposedly the eat rat poo and pass it on in their own droppings.
I have had viral meningitis(according to my GP). I was working in the orchid house and suddenly felt ill with massive headache/neckache and a strange feverishness so I lay down, must have passed out because the wife was shaking me saying the chimney was on fire.. I said “eff the chimney, I’m dying go away”. Spent the next six days sleepless unless I sat up in a chair.. Couldn’t lie down, could not open any curtains was pretty rough going. I then got up enough energy to visit a gp. He took urine tests etc., and concluded that I had most likely had viral meningitis and that I really should have been in hospital because there was a very real chance of me dying from it.
It is that easy.. I also contracted MAC which is atypical TB., which according to the lung specialist can be picked up by aerating compost without a mask.
pain master said:
We are eating: Passionfruit, Climbing Spinach, Chillies and Thyme.
Vermin are eating: Tomato tops, Parsley, and Sage.
very healthy vermin LOL.
birds got my barley and pea sprouts – i’ll have to replant.
birds are zooming around the treetops .
About pistachio: The prefer a hot dry climate and don’t prefer frosts though obviously they can handle frosts once past the young stages. Hard frosts will still reduce production capacity.
this is a fair description.. http://www.naturalhub.com/grow_nut_pistachio_New_Zealand_Otago_article.htm
speaking of nuts… the Macamadamia has now had its second prune. Because of the dodgy laying down prune before I re-erected the tree, it was always going to need a tidy up; so I thought I’d leave it to re-shoot and show me where the new growth was going to stem from.
So everything was reduced so that now a bit of shape and room is evident in the new growth. I doubt we will get a crop this season coming but I am hoping a few prunes over the next 12 months should see it looking like a Macamadamia should.
Also pruned some of the heavier Mango branches that are knocking GF on the head whenever she pushes the lawnmower around the turf… the Grove looks neater for it.
Am eating radishes, after working up a sweat, I put the sprinklers on the Mac to relieve it somewhat, grabbed a cold frosty and chewed on a fresh radish. Found some green tiny grubs (probably from those Yellow Cabbage Moths) and squashed them good.
and we’re eating with tonight’s dinner; rocket, basil, and climbing spinach.
Am eating:
Basil
Mandarin
Ceylonese Spinach
Chillies
eggplant
squash
cucumber
mint
and….
Soursop Ice Cream using our own Soursops!!!! This is the yummiest ice cream ever!!!! It tastes like a sorbet made to taste like those lemonade Icy Poles… Yummo!
Am still growing:
Lemongrass
Ginger
Pawpaw
Pandanus
Custard Apple
Tomato
Coriander
corn
pumpkin
pineapple
sweet potato
tree onions
garlic
Planted today:
Black Basil
Galangal
Letting some go to seed:
Basil
Rocket
Spinach
First failure….
I think my Snake Beans have Mosaic virus… Is this common for Beans, how do they get it and should I destroy and start again? The seeds were from a neighbour in a nearby neighbourhood.
Here’s the good stuff….
first up, the Corn!
Next, a Cucumber!
and now? A Squash!
and speaking of Cucurbits…. here’s a Zuchinni!
And a Eggplant!
good list.
pandanus and custard apple are what? trees – grasses??
good eating to yus. ms pepe is cooking a curry using her new mortar and pestel. smells great.
can you grow nutmeg/ mace – or is that just a dream?
pepe said:
good list.
pandanus and custard apple are what? trees – grasses??good eating to yus. ms pepe is cooking a curry using her new mortar and pestel. smells great.
can you grow nutmeg/ mace – or is that just a dream?
You don’t know about Custard Apples?????? That’s a tragedy that needs urgent attention.
http://www.google.com.au/images?q=custard+apple&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364&prmd=i&cr=countryAU&resnum=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=qJ33S-TtEoLRceLK0OYL&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CFEQsAQwAw
bubba louie said:
pepe said:
good list.
pandanus and custard apple are what? trees – grasses??good eating to yus. ms pepe is cooking a curry using her new mortar and pestel. smells great.
can you grow nutmeg/ mace – or is that just a dream?
You don’t know about Custard Apples?????? That’s a tragedy that needs urgent attention.
http://www.google.com.au/images?q=custard+apple&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364&prmd=i&cr=countryAU&resnum=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=qJ33S-TtEoLRceLK0OYL&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CFEQsAQwAw
Pepe might know it as Cherimoya.
pain master said:
And a Eggplant!
We can’t very well say you’re letting the grass grow under your feet anyway. Certainly didn’t take you very long to get your veg garden established and productive. Full marks to you. Anyone would think you knew exactly what you were doing. lol.
bubba louie said:
pepe said:
good list.
pandanus and custard apple are what? trees – grasses??good eating to yus. ms pepe is cooking a curry using her new mortar and pestel. smells great.
can you grow nutmeg/ mace – or is that just a dream?
You don’t know about Custard Apples?????? That’s a tragedy that needs urgent attention.
http://www.google.com.au/images?q=custard+apple&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364&prmd=i&cr=countryAU&resnum=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=qJ33S-TtEoLRceLK0OYL&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CFEQsAQwAw
thank you but was wondering if they were perennials ? i have eaten them. i was trying to imagine these big permanent things in a vege bed. i’m still having difficulty.
do you replant every year or do some things keep getting bigger? a mixed orchard and vege patch?
pain master said:
Am still growing:Lemongrass – permanent
Ginger – semi perm
Pawpaw – tree
Pandanus – grass tree
Custard Apple – tree
Tomato – probably a tree if PM grows them
Coriander – ?
corn
pumpkin
pineapple – annuals?
sweet potato
tree onions -?
garlic
its an interesting tropical mix of perennial and seasonal. i think?
pepe said:
bubba louie said:
pepe said:
good list.
pandanus and custard apple are what? trees – grasses??good eating to yus. ms pepe is cooking a curry using her new mortar and pestel. smells great.
can you grow nutmeg/ mace – or is that just a dream?
You don’t know about Custard Apples?????? That’s a tragedy that needs urgent attention.
http://www.google.com.au/images?q=custard+apple&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364&prmd=i&cr=countryAU&resnum=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=qJ33S-TtEoLRceLK0OYL&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CFEQsAQwAw
thank you but was wondering if they were perennials ? i have eaten them. i was trying to imagine these big permanent things in a vege bed. i’m still having difficulty.
do you replant every year or do some things keep getting bigger? a mixed orchard and vege patch?
OK I get ya.
Both are trees.
pain master said:
And a Eggplant!
That’s “an” eggplant…
pepe said:
good list.
pandanus and custard apple are what? trees – grasses??good eating to yus. ms pepe is cooking a curry using her new mortar and pestel. smells great.
can you grow nutmeg/ mace – or is that just a dream?
Whaaaat? Pandanus is a palm! and custard apples are a fruit…surely you jest with that question, Pepe??? yeah?
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
good list.
pandanus and custard apple are what? trees – grasses??good eating to yus. ms pepe is cooking a curry using her new mortar and pestel. smells great.
can you grow nutmeg/ mace – or is that just a dream?
Whaaaat? Pandanus is a palm! and custard apples are a fruit…surely you jest with that question, Pepe??? yeah?
Is pandanus classed as a palm? It doesn’t look like one.
pepe said:
good list.
pandanus and custard apple are what? trees – grasses??good eating to yus. ms pepe is cooking a curry using her new mortar and pestel. smells great.
can you grow nutmeg/ mace – or is that just a dream?
The edible version of Pandanus is a strappy grassy kinda bush, which we will use the leaves to flavour rice and most importantly, we will use the leaves to wrap tiny pieces of marinated chicken, steam and then fry, and serve = yummo!
Pandanus has a very fragrant vanilla taste to it.
Custard Apples grow on a tree and the fruit looks like a big green strawberry with a harder skin and white creamy flesh inside.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
And a Eggplant!
We can’t very well say you’re letting the grass grow under your feet anyway. Certainly didn’t take you very long to get your veg garden established and productive. Full marks to you. Anyone would think you knew exactly what you were doing. lol.
GF is putting in all the hard work, I just sit back, take the photos and let all of youse know…
pepe said:
thank you but was wondering if they were perennials ? i have eaten them. i was trying to imagine these big permanent things in a vege bed. i’m still having difficulty.
do you replant every year or do some things keep getting bigger? a mixed orchard and vege patch?
Their are a few established Custard Apple Trees which will be pruned in time and maintained as part of our orchard. The vibe is to plant only edible or native in Mangolia or even better edible natives.
The Pandanus is part of the Herb Patch and there are some plants in the Orchid Garden (home of the Frog-eating Nepenthes) and will be a permanent planting. The Herb patch also has the Paw Paws and a Pineapple so it will be a semi permanent arrangement there.
bubba louie said:
Is pandanus classed as a palm? It doesn’t look like one.
Are we speaking of the same plant? Maybe it’s a zamia but I always thought the aborigines made things from the pandanus palm…
pepe said:
pain master said:
Am still growing:Lemongrass – permanent
Ginger – semi perm
Pawpaw – tree
Pandanus – grass tree
Custard Apple – tree
Tomato – probably a tree if PM grows them
Coriander – ?
corn
pumpkin
pineapple – annuals?
sweet potato
tree onions -?
garlic
its an interesting tropical mix of perennial and seasonal. i think?
If you include the Herb bed, then there are currently 4 patches of production with scope for 2-3 more to come…. the beds will work themselves out over time as certain plants (the perennials) will dictate the landscape a bit. We have a lovely spot where we BBQ and relax and this area is being touted as a serious Ginger garden with its shadey aspect under some Mango trees. The Orchid Garden is being discussed as a great place for a huge Mosaic courtyard, especially at this time of year…
The best news is that we are not confined to a rental agreement.
Dinetta said:
bubba louie said:Is pandanus classed as a palm? It doesn’t look like one.
Are we speaking of the same plant? Maybe it’s a zamia but I always thought the aborigines made things from the pandanus palm…
type “pandanus palm” into Google …. off to check the Wikipedia…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
And a Eggplant!
That’s “an” eggplant…
No, that’s my lazy accent… I was gonna say Anna Eggplant but I didna…. so :P
Dinetta said:
Dinetta said:
bubba louie said:Is pandanus classed as a palm? It doesn’t look like one.
Are we speaking of the same plant? Maybe it’s a zamia but I always thought the aborigines made things from the pandanus palm…
type “pandanus palm” into Google …. off to check the Wikipedia…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus
It is a tree, a monocot, and commonly called pandanus palm…look at all the species!
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
And a Eggplant!
That’s “an” eggplant…
No, that’s my lazy accent… I was gonna say Anna Eggplant but I didna…. so :P
Anna Eggplant would be a fitting title for that one…such lovely hues…
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
And a Eggplant!
We can’t very well say you’re letting the grass grow under your feet anyway. Certainly didn’t take you very long to get your veg garden established and productive. Full marks to you. Anyone would think you knew exactly what you were doing. lol.
GF is putting in all the hard work, I just sit back, take the photos and let all of youse know…
Pass on my “full marks” to GF then, please.
If you include the Herb bed, then there are currently 4 patches of production with scope for 2–3 more to come…. the beds will work themselves out over time as certain plants (the perennials) will dictate the landscape a bit. We have a lovely spot where we BBQ and relax and this area is being touted as a serious Ginger garden with its shadey aspect under some Mango trees. The Orchid Garden is being discussed as a great place for a huge Mosaic courtyard, especially at this time of year…The best news is that we are not confined to a rental agreement.
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geez – that sounds terrific. you had better bring little gifts home to GF…. to keep her enthusiasm going.
i always like the combination of garden and outdoor living. a couple of resting places like your mosaic court and ginger barbeque mean that you’ll be able to live outdoors for 6 months. maybe a hammock somewhere – for the cameraman LOL
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:That’s “an” eggplant…
No, that’s my lazy accent… I was gonna say Anna Eggplant but I didna…. so :P
Anna Eggplant would be a fitting title for that one…such lovely hues…
Anna has siblings I noticed looking at the patch this arvy.
pepe said:
If you include the Herb bed, then there are currently 4 patches of production with scope for 2–3 more to come…. the beds will work themselves out over time as certain plants (the perennials) will dictate the landscape a bit. We have a lovely spot where we BBQ and relax and this area is being touted as a serious Ginger garden with its shadey aspect under some Mango trees. The Orchid Garden is being discussed as a great place for a huge Mosaic courtyard, especially at this time of year…The best news is that we are not confined to a rental agreement.
——————-
geez – that sounds terrific. you had better bring little gifts home to GF…. to keep her enthusiasm going.i always like the combination of garden and outdoor living. a couple of resting places like your mosaic court and ginger barbeque mean that you’ll be able to live outdoors for 6 months. maybe a hammock somewhere – for the cameraman LOL
Good call pepe, and yes, this afternoon, the pair of us cooked up a snag or two on the little hibachi and ate a sanga whilst relaxing on some Tolai mats from Rabaul. I then hung the hammock between two Mangoes and drifted off, listening to the Honeyeaters and the Finches in Mangolia.
GF then used my camera against me and took photos of me sleeping in the hammock…. grrrrr, she’ll keep.
pain master said:
GF then used my camera against me and took photos of me sleeping in the hammock….
Good to hear :)
Dinetta said:
pain master said:GF then used my camera against me and took photos of me sleeping in the hammock….
Good to hear :)
Not so good to see.
pain master said:
pepe said:
If you include the Herb bed, then there are currently 4 patches of production with scope for 2–3 more to come…. the beds will work themselves out over time as certain plants (the perennials) will dictate the landscape a bit. We have a lovely spot where we BBQ and relax and this area is being touted as a serious Ginger garden with its shadey aspect under some Mango trees. The Orchid Garden is being discussed as a great place for a huge Mosaic courtyard, especially at this time of year…The best news is that we are not confined to a rental agreement.
——————-
geez – that sounds terrific. you had better bring little gifts home to GF…. to keep her enthusiasm going.i always like the combination of garden and outdoor living. a couple of resting places like your mosaic court and ginger barbeque mean that you’ll be able to live outdoors for 6 months. maybe a hammock somewhere – for the cameraman LOL
Good call pepe, and yes, this afternoon, the pair of us cooked up a snag or two on the little hibachi and ate a sanga whilst relaxing on some Tolai mats from Rabaul. I then hung the hammock between two Mangoes and drifted off, listening to the Honeyeaters and the Finches in Mangolia.
GF then used my camera against me and took photos of me sleeping in the hammock…. grrrrr, she’ll keep.
Bet that one doesn’t make it to your blog. Boy I’d like to see it. LOL.
The latest Soursop is ready.
So, we are eating…
Soursop (the current plan is to get a pineapple tomorrow and make sousop and pineapple ice cream)
Squash (the little green ones, and they are coming at a fast rate)
Basil (some are being left to go seed)
Mandarins (still a few left before the Tree gets the chop)
Chillies (still only green ones, we are impatient)
Eggplant (although I am yet to taste and one is being left to mature to collect seed)
Mint (the little plant is finally away)
Zuchinni
Macamadamias (still munching on these guys harvested from the fallen tree, which from yesterday now stands un-aided)
Lemongrass and Pandanus (used in a wicked green curry the other night)
and we are watching grow…
tomatoes (some little green fellas on the bush)
cucumbers (see above)
dill (although someone keeps chewing on the end)
tarragon (trying to flower)
Rosemary (the cuttings look like they are taking)
Coriander (if the GF stops picking the teeny tiny leaves and lets it get along)
Lemongrass and Pandanus (see above)
Beans (they are trying their best to avoid the mosaic issue)
Sweet Potato (lots of growth above ground)
Corn (some ears are forming, but will the thrips get there before we do?)
Tree Onions (see Sweet Potato)
Garlic (see Tree Onions)
and we have seed in place for…
chives
potatoes
more chillies
more tomatoes
avocado
marigolds
more Basil
more Coriander
and we’re thinking of trying….
Black basil
Cumin
and here is the Soursop in question….
Here is the Mangolian Tomato, only little fruit are on it at the moment…
and the Mangolian Zuchinni…. yummy in stir fries.
and of course, the Rampant Mangolian Squash… soon to be devoured in tonight’s Silverside dinner.
good list.
have you thought of growing carrots now? do you have a spring up there?
i am going to plant a few rows of carrots now. they probably will go to seed in spring but since autumn was dry spring might be cold.
pepe said:
good list.
have you thought of growing carrots now? do you have a spring up there?
i am going to plant a few rows of carrots now. they probably will go to seed in spring but since autumn was dry spring might be cold.
no real Spring up here, although today had a very cool crisp start to the day and now we have gorgeous blue skies and mild temps so today you could prolly call Spring!
pain master said:
The latest Soursop is ready.So, we are eating…
Soursop (the current plan is to get a pineapple tomorrow and make sousop and pineapple ice cream)
I had discovered the most amazing lemon sorbet. The texture is so smooth, nearly like a thick meringue with little pieces of zest through it, and VERY addictive. Imagine my horror when I found out it’s owned by nestle. PM sprang instantly to mind and I knew I’d be in for an ear bashing if I bought any more. :(
It’s made by Movenpick.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
The latest Soursop is ready.So, we are eating…
Soursop (the current plan is to get a pineapple tomorrow and make sousop and pineapple ice cream)
I had discovered the most amazing lemon sorbet. The texture is so smooth, nearly like a thick meringue with little pieces of zest through it, and VERY addictive. Imagine my horror when I found out it’s owned by nestle. PM sprang instantly to mind and I knew I’d be in for an ear bashing if I bought any more. :(
It’s made by Movenpick.
no ear bashing required…. that is sad that such a nice product could be so violating…
I was hoping that you were going to say there were no lemons in it but Soursop!!!
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
The latest Soursop is ready.So, we are eating…
Soursop (the current plan is to get a pineapple tomorrow and make sousop and pineapple ice cream)
I had discovered the most amazing lemon sorbet. The texture is so smooth, nearly like a thick meringue with little pieces of zest through it, and VERY addictive. Imagine my horror when I found out it’s owned by nestle. PM sprang instantly to mind and I knew I’d be in for an ear bashing if I bought any more. :(
It’s made by Movenpick.
no ear bashing required…. that is sad that such a nice product could be so violating…
I was hoping that you were going to say there were no lemons in it but Soursop!!!
Lots of lemons but they come from Spain.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:I had discovered the most amazing lemon sorbet. The texture is so smooth, nearly like a thick meringue with little pieces of zest through it, and VERY addictive. Imagine my horror when I found out it’s owned by nestle. PM sprang instantly to mind and I knew I’d be in for an ear bashing if I bought any more. :(
It’s made by Movenpick.
no ear bashing required…. that is sad that such a nice product could be so violating…
I was hoping that you were going to say there were no lemons in it but Soursop!!!
Lots of lemons but they come from Spain.
Anyway at $4.50 a scoop it’s not a regular item on our menu.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:I had discovered the most amazing lemon sorbet. The texture is so smooth, nearly like a thick meringue with little pieces of zest through it, and VERY addictive. Imagine my horror when I found out it’s owned by nestle. PM sprang instantly to mind and I knew I’d be in for an ear bashing if I bought any more. :(
It’s made by Movenpick.
no ear bashing required…. that is sad that such a nice product could be so violating…
I was hoping that you were going to say there were no lemons in it but Soursop!!!
Lots of lemons but they come from Spain.
They be Lisbons then?
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:no ear bashing required…. that is sad that such a nice product could be so violating…
I was hoping that you were going to say there were no lemons in it but Soursop!!!
Lots of lemons but they come from Spain.
They be Lisbons then?
Imported whatever they are. It’s Swiss made.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:Lots of lemons but they come from Spain.
They be Lisbons then?
Imported whatever they are. It’s Swiss made.
No wonder its 4bucks a pop, imagine having to keep it frozen for that journey…. how’s that Carbon Footprint?
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:They be Lisbons then?
Imported whatever they are. It’s Swiss made.
No wonder its 4bucks a pop, imagine having to keep it frozen for that journey…. how’s that Carbon Footprint?
I know, it’s terrible, but it’s sooooooo good. :(
pain master said:
The latest Soursop is ready.So, we are eating…
Soursop (the current plan is to get a pineapple tomorrow and make sousop and pineapple ice cream)
Squash (the little green ones, and they are coming at a fast rate)
Basil (some are being left to go seed)
Mandarins (still a few left before the Tree gets the chop)
Chillies (still only green ones, we are impatient)
Eggplant (although I am yet to taste and one is being left to mature to collect seed)
Mint (the little plant is finally away)
Zuchinni
Macamadamias (still munching on these guys harvested from the fallen tree, which from yesterday now stands un-aided)
Lemongrass and Pandanus (used in a wicked green curry the other night)
Power to the Macadamia. It made it. Not that I ever doubted it would.
pain master said:
and here is the Soursop in question….
Now I know I tasted one of them when I was younger but for the life of me I can’t remember my reaction to it. Can you give us an idea of how it tastes please PM?
pomolo said:
pain master said:
The latest Soursop is ready.So, we are eating…
Soursop (the current plan is to get a pineapple tomorrow and make sousop and pineapple ice cream)
Squash (the little green ones, and they are coming at a fast rate)
Basil (some are being left to go seed)
Mandarins (still a few left before the Tree gets the chop)
Chillies (still only green ones, we are impatient)
Eggplant (although I am yet to taste and one is being left to mature to collect seed)
Mint (the little plant is finally away)
Zuchinni
Macamadamias (still munching on these guys harvested from the fallen tree, which from yesterday now stands un-aided)
Lemongrass and Pandanus (used in a wicked green curry the other night)
Power to the Macadamia. It made it. Not that I ever doubted it would.
I am contemplating removing a bit more of one of his limbs…. balance ‘im out a bit. Still in the thought stage tho’
pomolo said:
pain master said:
and here is the Soursop in question….
Now I know I tasted one of them when I was younger but for the life of me I can’t remember my reaction to it. Can you give us an idea of how it tastes please PM?
I will eat some pulp just prior to the ice cream churner…. I’ll let ya know.
Holy Slapping Bumcheeks Batman!
Our chillies which are nice and mild have been green to date. We let one go red.
I have just eaten a slither a few minutes ago and my lips are still on fire! WOW! They are awesome!
pain master said:
Holy Slapping Bumcheeks Batman!Our chillies which are nice and mild have been green to date. We let one go red.
I have just eaten a slither a few minutes ago and my lips are still on fire! WOW! They are awesome!
I do not understand peoples love of chillies. I like the flavour but I wish I could have it without the fire.
pomolo said:
I do not understand peoples love of chillies. I like the flavour but I wish I could have it without the fire.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Holy Slapping Bumcheeks Batman!Our chillies which are nice and mild have been green to date. We let one go red.
I have just eaten a slither a few minutes ago and my lips are still on fire! WOW! They are awesome!
I do not understand peoples love of chillies. I like the flavour but I wish I could have it without the fire.
The PMs garden provided for us last night a long Aubergine in which we curried and a handful of Okra which we stuffed and curried. Yummo! The Aubergine curry is smashing! The hot chillie went into the pineapple salad.
Gotta lurve the tropics!
Ate our first Tomatoes this morning, included in the savoury crepes were zuchinni and squash from the garden, plus some basil.
Bought a round of hay during the week and have mulched all the beds, enugh hay left over to maybe line the chicken yard…
well I cleaned out all the gutters of Mansion Mangolia (they were pretty easy really, nice and clean), fired up the barbie and cooked onions and minute steak for sangas, cleaned up all the hard surfaces and driveways, and then created three different bag and wire contraptions to try and keep the possums off the custard apples. The wire cages worked well for keeping them away from the soursops so now to try and save a custard apple or two. Put some sprinklers out and about, and now time to relaxe, enjoy an ale and wait for Ghana to dash our dreams.
pain master said:
well I cleaned out all the gutters of Mansion Mangolia (they were pretty easy really, nice and clean), fired up the barbie and cooked onions and minute steak for sangas, cleaned up all the hard surfaces and driveways, and then created three different bag and wire contraptions to try and keep the possums off the custard apples. The wire cages worked well for keeping them away from the soursops so now to try and save a custard apple or two. Put some sprinklers out and about, and now time to relaxe, enjoy an ale and wait for Ghana to dash our dreams.
Appliances online has been running a comp on facebook. For every Aussie goal (up to 4 a game) they’ll draw a name out to recieve an appliance to the price of $1000. I’m not holding my breath. :(
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
well I cleaned out all the gutters of Mansion Mangolia (they were pretty easy really, nice and clean), fired up the barbie and cooked onions and minute steak for sangas, cleaned up all the hard surfaces and driveways, and then created three different bag and wire contraptions to try and keep the possums off the custard apples. The wire cages worked well for keeping them away from the soursops so now to try and save a custard apple or two. Put some sprinklers out and about, and now time to relaxe, enjoy an ale and wait for Ghana to dash our dreams.
Appliances online has been running a comp on facebook. For every Aussie goal (up to 4 a game) they’ll draw a name out to recieve an appliance to the price of $1000. I’m not holding my breath. :(
That’s promising because the Aussies have faced Ghana twice before and have scored one goal in each of these matches… So someone is going to win a new fridge at midnight tonight!
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
well I cleaned out all the gutters of Mansion Mangolia (they were pretty easy really, nice and clean), fired up the barbie and cooked onions and minute steak for sangas, cleaned up all the hard surfaces and driveways, and then created three different bag and wire contraptions to try and keep the possums off the custard apples. The wire cages worked well for keeping them away from the soursops so now to try and save a custard apple or two. Put some sprinklers out and about, and now time to relaxe, enjoy an ale and wait for Ghana to dash our dreams.
Appliances online has been running a comp on facebook. For every Aussie goal (up to 4 a game) they’ll draw a name out to recieve an appliance to the price of $1000. I’m not holding my breath. :(
That’s promising because the Aussies have faced Ghana twice before and have scored one goal in each of these matches… So someone is going to win a new fridge at midnight tonight!
well you better hurry up and register.
The Mandarin got chopped, pruned good time. The driveway got cleared, the mulch pile got reduced, the Septic got discovered, the food got bought, the Marigolds got planted along with more toms and chillies.
good times… good times.
Curry Leaf Tree although more a shrub.
and a Strawberry Flower.
and some Mint.
all these can be spotted in the Mangolia Herb Garden.
pain master said:
all these can be spotted in the Mangolia Herb Garden.
Very nice:) When I ever get a new wheel barrow I am going to turn the old one into a her garden.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
all these can be spotted in the Mangolia Herb Garden.
Very nice:) When I ever get a new wheel barrow I am going to turn the old one into a her garden.
or a Him Garden?
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
all these can be spotted in the Mangolia Herb Garden.
Very nice:) When I ever get a new wheel barrow I am going to turn the old one into a her garden.
or a Him Garden?
I am typing without my reading glasses….. not too clear…… and I’m sticking to this story….lol
pain master said:
Curry Leaf Tree although more a shrub.
I can smell it and I don’t like it.
pain master said:
and a Strawberry Flower.
I’ve got some pink flowers too. Had 3 big strawberries for an entree to breakfast this morning. Yum!
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
all these can be spotted in the Mangolia Herb Garden.
Very nice:) When I ever get a new wheel barrow I am going to turn the old one into a her garden.
I’ve got an old barrow waiting for a purpose. I already have a herb garden. I’m not so sure I’m a wheelbarrow gardener though.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
all these can be spotted in the Mangolia Herb Garden.
Very nice:) When I ever get a new wheel barrow I am going to turn the old one into a her garden.
or a Him Garden?
Maybe a Hymn garden. We should all use one of those. LOL.
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
all these can be spotted in the Mangolia Herb Garden.
Very nice:) When I ever get a new wheel barrow I am going to turn the old one into a her garden.
I’ve got an old barrow waiting for a purpose. I already have a herb garden. I’m not so sure I’m a wheelbarrow gardener though.
I don’t think you are pom, I think wheelbarrow Him Gardens are a Mexican thing….
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
all these can be spotted in the Mangolia Herb Garden.
Very nice:) When I ever get a new wheel barrow I am going to turn the old one into a her garden.
I’ve got an old barrow waiting for a purpose. I already have a herb garden. I’m not so sure I’m a wheelbarrow gardener though.
petunias and pansies and such in the old wheel barrow.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:Very nice:) When I ever get a new wheel barrow I am going to turn the old one into a her garden.
or a Him Garden?
Maybe a Hymn garden. We should all use one of those. LOL.
Sunday garden:)
we got baby mangoes on the trees, and 2 baby pineapples.
pain master said:
we got baby mangoes on the trees, and 2 baby pineapples.
mmm mangos. drool.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
we got baby mangoes on the trees, and 2 baby pineapples.
mmm mangos. drool.
we obviously have a different specie or two. Two of the shade Mango Trees are in full flower with small fruit yet the Orchard Trees are only just coming into flower.
pain master said:
we got baby mangoes on the trees, and 2 baby pineapples.
aaawwww….PM’s gonna be a daddy:P
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
we got baby mangoes on the trees, and 2 baby pineapples.
mmm mangos. drool.
Well we’ve got 2 mature pineapples. Just waiting for some warmer weather to sweeten them up.
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
we got baby mangoes on the trees, and 2 baby pineapples.
mmm mangos. drool.
we obviously have a different specie or two. Two of the shade Mango Trees are in full flower with small fruit yet the Orchard Trees are only just coming into flower.
I’ll be happy to see even some flowers. If only those frosts hold off.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:mmm mangos. drool.
we obviously have a different specie or two. Two of the shade Mango Trees are in full flower with small fruit yet the Orchard Trees are only just coming into flower.
I’ll be happy to see even some flowers. If only those frosts hold off.
no frosts here… although August can get chilly.
How long did it take for your pineapples to mature?
Just counted the flower buds on the 4 flower stalks we have on one of our orchids. 90 buds all very close to bloomination! I doubt that all will open and they will start from the largest to the tip.
Just ate a Strawberry.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:we obviously have a different specie or two. Two of the shade Mango Trees are in full flower with small fruit yet the Orchard Trees are only just coming into flower.
I’ll be happy to see even some flowers. If only those frosts hold off.
no frosts here… although August can get chilly.
How long did it take for your pineapples to mature?
Good question. This lot were fairly big at the end of summer and they haven’t put on much growth through winter. They are pretty fat though. I’m expecting they will ripen quickly when the weather warms up. I’m sure I have heard that it can take up to eighteen months. Or maybe that’s how long it takes before the plant flowers.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:I’ll be happy to see even some flowers. If only those frosts hold off.
no frosts here… although August can get chilly.
How long did it take for your pineapples to mature?
Good question. This lot were fairly big at the end of summer and they haven’t put on much growth through winter. They are pretty fat though. I’m expecting they will ripen quickly when the weather warms up. I’m sure I have heard that it can take up to eighteen months. Or maybe that’s how long it takes before the plant flowers.
you’re very patient… I would have consumed it 6 months ago.
pain master said:
Just ate a Strawberry.
fairy claps
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Just ate a Strawberry.
fairy claps
looking forward to the first bowl full.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:no frosts here… although August can get chilly.
How long did it take for your pineapples to mature?
Good question. This lot were fairly big at the end of summer and they haven’t put on much growth through winter. They are pretty fat though. I’m expecting they will ripen quickly when the weather warms up. I’m sure I have heard that it can take up to eighteen months. Or maybe that’s how long it takes before the plant flowers.
you’re very patient… I would have consumed it 6 months ago.
Only because I know it’s worth the wait. Winter pines are (dare I say) crap. Summer pines are sweet and juicy.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:Good question. This lot were fairly big at the end of summer and they haven’t put on much growth through winter. They are pretty fat though. I’m expecting they will ripen quickly when the weather warms up. I’m sure I have heard that it can take up to eighteen months. Or maybe that’s how long it takes before the plant flowers.
you’re very patient… I would have consumed it 6 months ago.
Only because I know it’s worth the wait. Winter pines are (dare I say) crap. Summer pines are sweet and juicy.
6 months ago was summer. I only found out today that avocados can remain on the tree for 10months.
pain master said:
I only found out today that avocados can remain on the tree for 10months.
they don’t ripen until they are picked!
bluegreen said:
pain master said:I only found out today that avocados can remain on the tree for 10months.
they don’t ripen until they are picked!
how does that work?
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:I only found out today that avocados can remain on the tree for 10months.
they don’t ripen until they are picked!
how does that work?
Other things pick them.. and carry or drop the seed. in a place further away.
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:I only found out today that avocados can remain on the tree for 10months.
they don’t ripen until they are picked!
how does that work?
I have no idea :)
pain master said:
Just counted the flower buds on the 4 flower stalks we have on one of our orchids. 90 buds all very close to bloomination! I doubt that all will open and they will start from the largest to the tip.
The orchid is blooming!
pain master said:
pain master said:
Just counted the flower buds on the 4 flower stalks we have on one of our orchids. 90 buds all very close to bloomination! I doubt that all will open and they will start from the largest to the tip.
The orchid is blooming!
Get that camera out!
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
pain master said:
Just counted the flower buds on the 4 flower stalks we have on one of our orchids. 90 buds all very close to bloomination! I doubt that all will open and they will start from the largest to the tip.
The orchid is blooming!
Get that camera out!
Need that sunshine to get out too!
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
pain master said:
Just counted the flower buds on the 4 flower stalks we have on one of our orchids. 90 buds all very close to bloomination! I doubt that all will open and they will start from the largest to the tip.
The orchid is blooming!
Get that camera out!
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:The orchid is blooming!
Get that camera out!
reminds me of the Moresby Gold variety.
Eggplant, or Aubergine…
Lettuce.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:The orchid is blooming!
Get that camera out!
I love the delicacy of the small flowering orchards, Elf love the bigger flowered one.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:Get that camera out!
I love the delicacy of the small flowering orchards, Elf love the bigger flowered one.
well I have already collected a few specimens for my orchid garden, so maybe a large flowering variety is amongst ‘em?
Speaking of which, where is Orchid40?
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
I love the delicacy of the small flowering orchards, Elf love the bigger flowered one.
well I have already collected a few specimens for my orchid garden, so maybe a large flowering variety is amongst ‘em?
Speaking of which, where is Orchid40?
If I remember rightly she had an op………..I think.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:I love the delicacy of the small flowering orchards, Elf love the bigger flowered one.
well I have already collected a few specimens for my orchid garden, so maybe a large flowering variety is amongst ‘em?
Speaking of which, where is Orchid40?
If I remember rightly she had an op………..I think.
hope it didn’t remove her internet connection?
and the Lettuce Godess, who looks over the lettuce and keeps it green.
Potato
Tomato
Courgette
and Pineapple
Just amazing what you are growing up there, I won’t be growing some of them for another 2 months.
Lucky1 said:
Just amazing what you are growing up there, I won’t be growing some of them for another 2 months.
I think I am Horticlimatising, I find it amazing your discussion on when and when not to plant tomatoes. I’m up here thinking, get ‘em in the ground now! While the weather is perfect.
Speaking of which , someone has turned off the sun. I think there’s a clod outside. I’m off to look at it…
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Just amazing what you are growing up there, I won’t be growing some of them for another 2 months.
I think I am Horticlimatising, I find it amazing your discussion on when and when not to plant tomatoes. I’m up here thinking, get ‘em in the ground now! While the weather is perfect.
Speaking of which , someone has turned off the sun. I think there’s a clod outside. I’m off to look at it…
Well the sun isn’t here:(
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Just amazing what you are growing up there, I won’t be growing some of them for another 2 months.
I think I am Horticlimatising, I find it amazing your discussion on when and when not to plant tomatoes. I’m up here thinking, get ‘em in the ground now! While the weather is perfect.
Speaking of which , someone has turned off the sun. I think there’s a clod outside. I’m off to look at it…
Well the sun isn’t here:(
Just a passing clod, first one this week… silly bugger should really ….off south with the rest of his Winter loving mates.
pain master said:
and the Lettuce Godess, who looks over the lettuce and keeps it green.
That reminds me of old “Buggadammit.”
pomolo said:
pain master said:
and the Lettuce Godess, who looks over the lettuce and keeps it green.
That reminds me of old “Buggadammit.”
Que?
Oh wow PM.
Foody pics yum!
Plant pics gorgeous. Only you could make a mundane lettuce look wonderful!
Happy Potter said:
Oh wow PM.
Foody pics yum!Plant pics gorgeous. Only you could make a mundane lettuce look wonderful!
Thanks HP, I do like the Lettuce shot. :)
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Oh wow PM.
Foody pics yum!Plant pics gorgeous. Only you could make a mundane lettuce look wonderful!
Thanks HP, I do like the Lettuce shot. :)
It shouts mixed emotions of obedience and orderliness, and a quiet serenity and stillness, all at once. I just love it.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
and the Lettuce Godess, who looks over the lettuce and keeps it green.
That reminds me of old “Buggadammit.”
Que?
What’s his name, Bernard’s owner…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:That reminds me of old “Buggadammit.”
Que?
What’s his name, Bernard’s owner…
Plant Dude.
bubba louie said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:Que?
What’s his name, Bernard’s owner…
Plant Dude.
That’s the one :)
bubba louie said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:Que?
What’s his name, Bernard’s owner…
Plant Dude.
Thank heavens for you Bubba. I couldn’t remember his name for the life of me.
pomolo said:
bubba louie said:
Dinetta said:What’s his name, Bernard’s owner…
Plant Dude.
Thank heavens for you Bubba. I couldn’t remember his name for the life of me.
Youngest son always read his posts and thought he was a hoot. He wasn’t happy when they stopped.
Our baby Sweet Potato.
just ate a Custard Apple, yummy, they’re very very sweet!
The Garlic was looking bad, so it has been removed and there were a handful of fat round, undivided bulbs. The potatoes didn’t like the 4 inches of rain the other week and they rotted off, but there was a bucket load of teeny tiny potatoes that we will eat whole. The Asparagus seed has gone down after sheep manure, lime and compost was applied to the bed. Sunflower seeds are in as are Kohlrabi seeds. The toms like the sprinkling of lime, they’ve gone nuts. The Mangoes are getting larger. I think the two pawpaws are girls but there’s no boys around. The eggplants are still powering along.
pain master said:
The Garlic was looking bad, so it has been removed and there were a handful of fat round, undivided bulbs. The potatoes didn’t like the 4 inches of rain the other week and they rotted off, .
that’s what happens to me, but no little bebes I’m afraid…
pain master said:
The Garlic was looking bad, so it has been removed and there were a handful of fat round, undivided bulbs. The potatoes didn’t like the 4 inches of rain the other week and they rotted off, but there was a bucket load of teeny tiny potatoes that we will eat whole. The Asparagus seed has gone down after sheep manure, lime and compost was applied to the bed. Sunflower seeds are in as are Kohlrabi seeds. The toms like the sprinkling of lime, they’ve gone nuts. The Mangoes are getting larger. I think the two pawpaws are girls but there’s no boys around. The eggplants are still powering along.
Your female paw paws could still get pollinated if there are any male trees within a 5km radius. Apparently bees will travel up to 5 kms to do the job or so I read.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
The Garlic was looking bad, so it has been removed and there were a handful of fat round, undivided bulbs. The potatoes didn’t like the 4 inches of rain the other week and they rotted off, but there was a bucket load of teeny tiny potatoes that we will eat whole. The Asparagus seed has gone down after sheep manure, lime and compost was applied to the bed. Sunflower seeds are in as are Kohlrabi seeds. The toms like the sprinkling of lime, they’ve gone nuts. The Mangoes are getting larger. I think the two pawpaws are girls but there’s no boys around. The eggplants are still powering along.
Your female paw paws could still get pollinated if there are any male trees within a 5km radius. Apparently bees will travel up to 5 kms to do the job or so I read.
We have very few bees but somehow my pawpaws always get pollinated.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
The Garlic was looking bad, so it has been removed and there were a handful of fat round, undivided bulbs. The potatoes didn’t like the 4 inches of rain the other week and they rotted off, but there was a bucket load of teeny tiny potatoes that we will eat whole. The Asparagus seed has gone down after sheep manure, lime and compost was applied to the bed. Sunflower seeds are in as are Kohlrabi seeds. The toms like the sprinkling of lime, they’ve gone nuts. The Mangoes are getting larger. I think the two pawpaws are girls but there’s no boys around. The eggplants are still powering along.
Your female paw paws could still get pollinated if there are any male trees within a 5km radius. Apparently bees will travel up to 5 kms to do the job or so I read.
yeah we know that, but we ain’t seen too many pawpaws hanging over the neighbours fences. We have a few more pup pawpaws sprung up so hopefully there’s a geeza amongst ‘em.
pineapples are getting bigger. bugger if I’d keep ‘em on the bush for 18 months tho’… hey dinetta0, didna you say you like Broms or sumthink?
and the Dill is growing. That’s the ‘erb, not your dear author.
pain master said:
pineapples are getting bigger. bugger if I’d keep ‘em on the bush for 18 months tho’… hey dinetta0, didna you say you like Broms or sumthink?
Crikey, what amazing colours..
bon008 said:
pain master said:
pineapples are getting bigger. bugger if I’d keep ‘em on the bush for 18 months tho’… hey dinetta0, didna you say you like Broms or sumthink?
Crikey, what amazing colours..
Thanks bon, I’m gonna keep an eye on the colours to see just how much it dulls off the larger it gets… watch this space.
pain master said:
pineapples are getting bigger. bugger if I’d keep ‘em on the bush for 18 months tho’… hey dinetta0, didna you say you like Broms or sumthink?
Lurve broms, don’t like pineapples much myself but the rest of my family do…
just got back from the weekend away…really should be more methodical in my catch-up…
yesterday a BIG bale of mulch straw was delivered. Today our BIG compost heap was added to the Vegie Gardens, then the Straw the Ducks have been pooping on was placed on top of the compost and now the Dukhaus has new straw on the floor.
The Ducks really enjoyed the bugs and grubs from the compost heap, as it got shovelled away.
Eggplantsssss
pain master said:
Eggplantsssss
I’m going to grow regular ones….unlike the good PM……
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Eggplantsssss
I’m going to grow regular ones….unlike the good PM……
all the rest of them were regular…. honest!
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Eggplantsssss
I’m going to grow regular ones….unlike the good PM……
all the rest of them were regular…. honest!
Looks like a ray gun off Star Trek:)
a new chillie raised its head in Vegiebed 3, and it must have been accidentally in a mix of seeds or even in some composted gear, so we let it grow. Out of position for a chillie and now in too much shade from the snakebeans, the chillie struggled on.
well it has started to fruit and it looks like an Habanera Pepper. :)
And the sweet potato has now dominated Vegiebed 1. We only planted one tuber and now the entire bed is a rampant mess of glory vine, with some even starting to flower. From time to time we just keep digging the vine back into the soil to sprout off again. If, just before dinner, we feel like a sweet potato, we got bandicooting in the bed and find a suitable sized tasty little guy to eat!
pain master said:
a new chillie raised its head in Vegiebed 3, and it must have been accidentally in a mix of seeds or even in some composted gear, so we let it grow. Out of position for a chillie and now in too much shade from the snakebeans, the chillie struggled on.well it has started to fruit and it looks like an Habanera Pepper. :)
And the sweet potato has now dominated Vegiebed 1. We only planted one tuber and now the entire bed is a rampant mess of glory vine, with some even starting to flower. From time to time we just keep digging the vine back into the soil to sprout off again. If, just before dinner, we feel like a sweet potato, we got bandicooting in the bed and find a suitable sized tasty little guy to eat!
:D
I love raiding the garden for veges and herbs as I’m cooking. Yest’ I gathered flat leaf parsley and a bunch of celery and carrots and 5 minutes later they were in the pot of pea and ham soup :)
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
a new chillie raised its head in Vegiebed 3, and it must have been accidentally in a mix of seeds or even in some composted gear, so we let it grow. Out of position for a chillie and now in too much shade from the snakebeans, the chillie struggled on.well it has started to fruit and it looks like an Habanera Pepper. :)
And the sweet potato has now dominated Vegiebed 1. We only planted one tuber and now the entire bed is a rampant mess of glory vine, with some even starting to flower. From time to time we just keep digging the vine back into the soil to sprout off again. If, just before dinner, we feel like a sweet potato, we got bandicooting in the bed and find a suitable sized tasty little guy to eat!
:D
I love raiding the garden for veges and herbs as I’m cooking. Yest’ I gathered flat leaf parsley and a bunch of celery and carrots and 5 minutes later they were in the pot of pea and ham soup :)
Big :D here too.
Yesterday despite having apparently nothing to eat for breakfast (in the fridge apart from cheese), crepes were served with Tarragon, Parsley, Basil and tiny pickling onions from the garden.
pain master said:
Big :D here too.
Yesterday despite having apparently nothing to eat for breakfast (in the fridge apart from cheese), crepes were served with Tarragon, Parsley, Basil and tiny pickling onions from the garden.
Wow you run a tight kitchen…
Yes the vegetables are so much more flavoursome from the garden…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:Big :D here too.
Yesterday despite having apparently nothing to eat for breakfast (in the fridge apart from cheese), crepes were served with Tarragon, Parsley, Basil and tiny pickling onions from the garden.
Wow you run a tight kitchen…
Yes the vegetables are so much more flavoursome from the garden…
yeah, our fridge can look quite barren at the end of a shopping week. Speaking of which. Food is required.
pain master said:
a new chillie raised its head in Vegiebed 3, and it must have been accidentally in a mix of seeds or even in some composted gear, so we let it grow. Out of position for a chillie and now in too much shade from the snakebeans, the chillie struggled on.well it has started to fruit and it looks like an Habanera Pepper. :)
And the sweet potato has now dominated Vegiebed 1. We only planted one tuber and now the entire bed is a rampant mess of glory vine, with some even starting to flower. From time to time we just keep digging the vine back into the soil to sprout off again. If, just before dinner, we feel like a sweet potato, we got bandicooting in the bed and find a suitable sized tasty little guy to eat!
Good read there…
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:I’m going to grow regular ones….unlike the good PM……
all the rest of them were regular…. honest!
Looks like a ray gun off Star Trek:)
Can’t help myself, I’m afraid.. I can’t believe no one else has said this..
Nice leggplant, PM! :)
(having a bit of an epic climb up the LHC – have I passed out and missed a few days, or have you guys been yakking your heads off or what?!?!)
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:all the rest of them were regular…. honest!
Looks like a ray gun off Star Trek:)
Can’t help myself, I’m afraid.. I can’t believe no one else has said this..
Nice leggplant, PM! :)
(having a bit of an epic climb up the LHC – have I passed out and missed a few days, or have you guys been yakking your heads off or what?!?!)
thank you bon :) heeheeheeheeheehee…
went for a wander this morning, no sign of the snake, but we did see him late last night after the sun had gone down… he was hanging in the hayshed again.
the candlenut trees are going really well, putting on some good growth. GF has planted out some Pandanus we raised from seed, its the really tall bugger with the big phallic aerial roots, so they have been planted, one in the Ginger Rainforest Garden and two in the Arid Dryland Succulent Garden, with all the other spiky plants.
speaking of spiky, the three Pineapples are coming along nicely although one is pulling over its plant with its weight.
the Nepalese Spinach has been pruned back to nice new growth and there are baby plants further along the trellis.
The Dill is flowering, the Lettuce is flowering and the Soursops are growing in size…. should be good enough for ice cream soon.
big(ish) day in the garden.
Mulch pile was turned. All the vegetables were seasoled, as opposed to the old tomato plants which were aresoled out of the bed and turned into the start of a new Mulch pile. Ducks were let lose into Mangolia proper. Ibis crapped itself when I got too close. The Albizia is flowering.
well in the PMs garden, we cleaned up all the fallen leaf litter from the base of the Albizia lebbeck and this will start the new compost heap. I added some lime and watered it so the pile was nice and moist. The ducks helped. The old compost which is only 2 weeks old, is getting close. The constant turning and humid conditions have made a cracker of a mix so quickly. Might give it another 2 weeks though.
The Albizia is full of blossom and has such a delicate scent, but the Mock Orange has flowered again, not big on bloomin’ but enough for its stinky fragrance. A sure sign that rain is approaching.
One of my Mangoes has been taken over by seed bugs, all of the outer leaves are inundated with this little critter….
The third crop of corn is up, hopefully we will get a crop before the wet takes hold.
pain master said:
well in the PMs garden, we cleaned up all the fallen leaf litter from the base of the Albizia lebbeck and this will start the new compost heap. I added some lime and watered it so the pile was nice and moist. The ducks helped. The old compost which is only 2 weeks old, is getting close. The constant turning and humid conditions have made a cracker of a mix so quickly. Might give it another 2 weeks though. The Albizia is full of blossom and has such a delicate scent, but the Mock Orange has flowered again, not big on bloomin’ but enough for its stinky fragrance. A sure sign that rain is approaching. One of my Mangoes has been taken over by seed bugs, all of the outer leaves are inundated with this little critter….
The third crop of corn is up, hopefully we will get a crop before the wet takes hold.
third corn crop – sounds tropical – so does the decomposition rate of that compost.
pepe said:
pain master said:
well in the PMs garden, we cleaned up all the fallen leaf litter from the base of the Albizia lebbeck and this will start the new compost heap. I added some lime and watered it so the pile was nice and moist. The ducks helped. The old compost which is only 2 weeks old, is getting close. The constant turning and humid conditions have made a cracker of a mix so quickly. Might give it another 2 weeks though. The Albizia is full of blossom and has such a delicate scent, but the Mock Orange has flowered again, not big on bloomin’ but enough for its stinky fragrance. A sure sign that rain is approaching. One of my Mangoes has been taken over by seed bugs, all of the outer leaves are inundated with this little critter….
The third crop of corn is up, hopefully we will get a crop before the wet takes hold.
third corn crop – sounds tropical – so does the decomposition rate of that compost.
crop two was okay, but not great. crop three should be better…. we hope.
pain master said:
pepe said:
pain master said:
well in the PMs garden, we cleaned up all the fallen leaf litter from the base of the Albizia lebbeck and this will start the new compost heap. I added some lime and watered it so the pile was nice and moist. The ducks helped. The old compost which is only 2 weeks old, is getting close. The constant turning and humid conditions have made a cracker of a mix so quickly. Might give it another 2 weeks though. The Albizia is full of blossom and has such a delicate scent, but the Mock Orange has flowered again, not big on bloomin’ but enough for its stinky fragrance. A sure sign that rain is approaching. One of my Mangoes has been taken over by seed bugs, all of the outer leaves are inundated with this little critter….
The third crop of corn is up, hopefully we will get a crop before the wet takes hold.
third corn crop – sounds tropical – so does the decomposition rate of that compost.
crop two was okay, but not great. crop three should be better…. we hope.
so how is the soil now that you have assessed it. would you rate it -
- rocky/clayey sh*t
- decomposing rocky sh*t
- luvly like me mum
- brilliant
- so good that japanese tourists stop off to smell it.
the two compost heaps. The old one behind is getting very close now, but the one in the foreground with all the Albizia leafs will take some time.
pain master said:
the two compost heaps. The old one behind is getting very close now, but the one in the foreground with all the Albizia leafs will take some time.
I find a good-lookin’ compost heap more attractive than … a minimalist garden, for example.
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
the two compost heaps. The old one behind is getting very close now, but the one in the foreground with all the Albizia leafs will take some time.
I find a good-lookin’ compost heap more attractive than … a minimalist garden, for example.
oh dear, who wants a minimalist garden…
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
I find a good-lookin’ compost heap more attractive than … a minimalist garden, for example.
oh dear, who wants a minimalist garden…
HP emailed me the link to her open garden. There were 6 (?) Gardens open on the day. One was described as being minimalist. Lawn, few “identical” plants in straight rows on the edges. Boring as … stuff … IMHO.
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
I find a good-lookin’ compost heap more attractive than … a minimalist garden, for example.
oh dear, who wants a minimalist garden…
HP emailed me the link to her open garden. There were 6 (?) Gardens open on the day. One was described as being minimalist. Lawn, few “identical” plants in straight rows on the edges. Boring as … stuff … IMHO.
I can see what some people like in them, but the same people are also wide eyed in awe when they see a garden like HPs. Sometimes there’s an inner belief in some that they just can’t do it, or manage it, so something that has linear lines and definition can give them focus when they ask their local Jim to come by once a week to cut the green stuff outside….
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
I find a good-lookin’ compost heap more attractive than … a minimalist garden, for example.
oh dear, who wants a minimalist garden…
HP emailed me the link to her open garden. There were 6 (?) Gardens open on the day. One was described as being minimalist. Lawn, few “identical” plants in straight rows on the edges. Boring as … stuff … IMHO.
I did ask about that one Yeehah. The 6 gardeners, inc me, all want to visit each others gardens as we couldn’t on the day so they put us in contact with each other.
I emailed ‘Dodds’ and asked what was the main theme of his garden. He said low maintainance /relaxation. I don’t relate. To me my garden is low maintainance and is for relaxation. He replied that depends on your definition of relaxation and that obviously my definition of relaxation is to do something different than what I normally do. Well that does make sense. But then he’s a psychologist… he would be so sick of spending all day helping others sort their problems that his garden really means ‘do nothing, look at nothing ,clear the mind’..
He replied thanks for councelling me, LOL!
Happy Potter said:
Yeehah said:
pain master said:oh dear, who wants a minimalist garden…
HP emailed me the link to her open garden. There were 6 (?) Gardens open on the day. One was described as being minimalist. Lawn, few “identical” plants in straight rows on the edges. Boring as … stuff … IMHO.
I did ask about that one Yeehah. The 6 gardeners, inc me, all want to visit each others gardens as we couldn’t on the day so they put us in contact with each other.
I emailed ‘Dodds’ and asked what was the main theme of his garden. He said low maintainance /relaxation. I don’t relate. To me my garden is low maintainance and is for relaxation. He replied that depends on your definition of relaxation and that obviously my definition of relaxation is to do something different than what I normally do. Well that does make sense. But then he’s a psychologist… he would be so sick of spending all day helping others sort their problems that his garden really means ‘do nothing, look at nothing ,clear the mind’..
He replied thanks for councelling me, LOL!
I was going to mumble something about the medical profession but I chose not to.
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
the two compost heaps. The old one behind is getting very close now, but the one in the foreground with all the Albizia leafs will take some time.
I find a good-lookin’ compost heap more attractive than … a minimalist garden, for example.
oh dear, who wants a minimalist garden…
A garden is soothing to the soul in a lot of ways, but usually they have a kind of “energy” as well…I’m thinking that a minimalist garden may have no “energy” at all?
pain master said:
the two compost heaps. The old one behind is getting very close now, but the one in the foreground with all the Albizia leafs will take some time.
uncaged compost – do you turn them?
pepe said:
pain master said:
the two compost heaps. The old one behind is getting very close now, but the one in the foreground with all the Albizia leafs will take some time.
uncaged compost – do you turn them?
I’ve read where he said he did.
Happy Potter said:
I did ask about that one Yeehah. The 6 gardeners, inc me, all want to visit each others gardens as we couldn’t on the day so they put us in contact with each other.
I emailed ‘Dodds’ and asked what was the main theme of his garden. He said low maintainance /relaxation. I don’t relate. To me my garden is low maintainance and is for relaxation. He replied that depends on your definition of relaxation and that obviously my definition of relaxation is to do something different than what I normally do. Well that does make sense. But then he’s a psychologist… he would be so sick of spending all day helping others sort their problems that his garden really means ‘do nothing, look at nothing ,clear the mind’..
He replied thanks for councelling me, LOL!
I’d‘ve thought that he’d have wanted a garden that involved the physical, to take him out of his psyche, and ground him.
That’s why I want a garden, to get me out of my head, using my body, and when I do engage the brain it is on hands-on stuff and as a result of the thinking I do stuff, then I can walk around and see the rewards.
PS am skiving off a bit at work … shhhh!
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:I find a good-lookin’ compost heap more attractive than … a minimalist garden, for example.
oh dear, who wants a minimalist garden…
A garden is soothing to the soul in a lot of ways, but usually they have a kind of “energy” as well…I’m thinking that a minimalist garden may have no “energy” at all?
Hmm. I wouldn’t own one personally, but I reckon I would get a lot of enjoyment from meditating in a minimalist garden. I don’t see it as having no energy, just a calm, quiet energy. I love to focus on small things – the feel of the sun or the wind – so I could just as happily do that in a minimalist garden, without the added benefit/distraction of extra colours/foliage/movement etc.
bon008 said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:oh dear, who wants a minimalist garden…
A garden is soothing to the soul in a lot of ways, but usually they have a kind of “energy” as well…I’m thinking that a minimalist garden may have no “energy” at all?
Hmm. I wouldn’t own one personally, but I reckon I would get a lot of enjoyment from meditating in a minimalist garden. I don’t see it as having no energy, just a calm, quiet energy. I love to focus on small things – the feel of the sun or the wind – so I could just as happily do that in a minimalist garden, without the added benefit/distraction of extra colours/foliage/movement etc.
there is that japanese style of garden where the raked gravel represents the sea and rocks are scattered about (in a careful manner) to represent islands and mountains. the japanese houses are traditionally minimalist as well with screens and roll away tamari (?) mats.
i can admire such orderliness but it ain’t me.
pepe said:
there is that japanese style of garden where the raked gravel represents the sea and rocks are scattered about (in a careful manner) to represent islands and mountains. the japanese houses are traditionally minimalist as well with screens and roll away tamari (?) mats.
i can admire such orderliness but it ain’t me.
All that control makes me feel anxious…
N E ways, I’d be interested to read Happy Potter’s comments after she’s visited the garden…it might be a surprise…!
Dinetta said:
pepe said:there is that japanese style of garden where the raked gravel represents the sea and rocks are scattered about (in a careful manner) to represent islands and mountains. the japanese houses are traditionally minimalist as well with screens and roll away tamari (?) mats.
i can admire such orderliness but it ain’t me.
All that control makes me feel anxious…
N E ways, I’d be interested to read Happy Potter’s comments after she’s visited the garden…it might be a surprise…!
When we moved here I thought I wanted a formal garden, until I got one.
Boy was that a waste of money. I spent all my time changing things and messing it up.
pepe said:
there is that japanese style of garden where the raked gravel represents the sea and …
… the japanese houses are traditionally minimalist as well with screens and roll away tamari (?) mats.
i can admire such orderliness but it ain’t me.
I often wonder if what we are presented as “traditional” Japanese houses as you describe, Pepe, are in the same order as “traditional” English manors. I expect they’re not the equivalent of council housing, thatched cottages or miners’ cottages.
bubba louie said:
Dinetta said:
pepe said:there is that japanese style of garden where the raked gravel represents the sea and rocks are scattered about (in a careful manner) to represent islands and mountains. the japanese houses are traditionally minimalist as well with screens and roll away tamari (?) mats.
i can admire such orderliness but it ain’t me.
All that control makes me feel anxious…
N E ways, I’d be interested to read Happy Potter’s comments after she’s visited the garden…it might be a surprise…!
When we moved here I thought I wanted a formal garden, until I got one.
Boy was that a waste of money. I spent all my time changing things and messing it up.
LOL!
pepe said:
pain master said:
the two compost heaps. The old one behind is getting very close now, but the one in the foreground with all the Albizia leafs will take some time.
uncaged compost – do you turn them?
I don’t really turn them…. I move them. They walk around the yard. The tops get dumped down one side, as the opposite side, gets lifted to the top, and they continue this migration.
pomolo said:
pepe said:
pain master said:
the two compost heaps. The old one behind is getting very close now, but the one in the foreground with all the Albizia leafs will take some time.
uncaged compost – do you turn them?
I’ve read where he said he did.
I don’t call ‘em uncaged pepe, I call ‘em free range.
Yeehah said:
pepe said:
there is that japanese style of garden where the raked gravel represents the sea and …
… the japanese houses are traditionally minimalist as well with screens and roll away tamari (?) mats.
i can admire such orderliness but it ain’t me.
I often wonder if what we are presented as “traditional” Japanese houses as you describe, Pepe, are in the same order as “traditional” English manors. I expect they’re not the equivalent of council housing, thatched cottages or miners’ cottages.
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Yeehah said:
pepe said:
there is that japanese style of garden where the raked gravel represents the sea and …
… the japanese houses are traditionally minimalist as well with screens and roll away tamari (?) mats.
i can admire such orderliness but it ain’t me.
I often wonder if what we are presented as “traditional” Japanese houses as you describe, Pepe, are in the same order as “traditional” English manors. I expect they’re not the equivalent of council housing, thatched cottages or miners’ cottages.
..or classic?
mostly people in all places and all times lived in a one roomed ‘long house’. the idea of privacy is very modern. mostly houses and cities were built for security.
so the cottages you refer to in england are mostly post 16th century. up to then milord was mostly interested in turfing out the villagers to increase his own hunting grounds. the japanese were no more peaceful so fortified towns were the go.
the classic or traditional houses were a product of the periods of peace and prosperity.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:uncaged compost – do you turn them?
I’ve read where he said he did.
I don’t call ‘em uncaged pepe, I call ‘em free range.
hehhee
are they hand turned or machine made?
pepe said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:I’ve read where he said he did.
I don’t call ‘em uncaged pepe, I call ‘em free range.
hehhee
are they hand turned or machine made?
turned by hand and fork.
pepe said:
..or classic?
mostly people in all places and all times lived in a one roomed ‘long house’. the idea of privacy is very modern. mostly houses and cities were built for security.
so the cottages you refer to in england are mostly post 16th century. up to then milord was mostly interested in turfing out the villagers to increase his own hunting grounds. the japanese were no more peaceful so fortified towns were the go.
the classic or traditional houses were a product of the periods of peace and prosperity.
Good read there…
pepe said:
Yeehah said:
pepe said:
there is that japanese style of garden where the raked gravel represents the sea and …
… the japanese houses are traditionally minimalist as well with screens and roll away tamari (?) mats.
i can admire such orderliness but it ain’t me.
I often wonder if what we are presented as “traditional” Japanese houses as you describe, Pepe, are in the same order as “traditional” English manors. I expect they’re not the equivalent of council housing, thatched cottages or miners’ cottages.
..or classic?
mostly people in all places and all times lived in a one roomed ‘long house’. the idea of privacy is very modern. mostly houses and cities were built for security.
so the cottages you refer to in england are mostly post 16th century. up to then milord was mostly interested in turfing out the villagers to increase his own hunting grounds. the japanese were no more peaceful so fortified towns were the go.
the classic or traditional houses were a product of the periods of peace and prosperity.
Not much prosperity in owning a house now. If you were once well to do, it’s all over once you’ve bought a house.
pomolo said:
Not much prosperity in owning a house now. If you were once well to do, it’s all over once you’ve bought a house.
Try paying rent for the house you live in plus half the mortgage on the house you don’t live in, which will be sold someday, when someone gets to finishing said house and getting the Occupancy Certificate.
Before I was married I never really understood how financial stress could affect a relationship.
Well the Sausage Tree has gone into the ground, surrounded by a cage to protect it from the ducks. It looks like a bloody Wollemi Pine all cooped up!
The free range compost piles were translocated.
The yard was cleaned up after this mornings wind
The Chocolate Pudding Tree is still in its pot
We are rotting off a Elephant Puzzle fruit in order to collect the seed.
The Nepalese Spinach has self seeded.
pain master said:
Well the Sausage Tree has gone into the ground, surrounded by a cage to protect it from the ducks. It looks like a bloody Wollemi Pine all cooped up!The free range compost piles were translocated.
The yard was cleaned up after this mornings wind
The Chocolate Pudding Tree is still in its pot
We are rotting off a Elephant Puzzle fruit in order to collect the seed.
The Nepalese Spinach has self seeded.
I’ve got a lovely crop of mildew.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Well the Sausage Tree has gone into the ground, surrounded by a cage to protect it from the ducks. It looks like a bloody Wollemi Pine all cooped up!The free range compost piles were translocated.
The yard was cleaned up after this mornings wind
The Chocolate Pudding Tree is still in its pot
We are rotting off a Elephant Puzzle fruit in order to collect the seed.
The Nepalese Spinach has self seeded.
I’ve got a lovely crop of mildew.
you better hoe that into the soil then bubba!
The pumpkin went berserk whilst I was absent. Other plants including the Kol Rabi have been swamped.
The cockatoos (bless ‘em) were found sitting on the sunflowers yesterday eating the heads. We need a scarecrow. The Sausage Tree is growing nicely and will provide shade and amusement for the ducks in the future. One of the Cacao seeds has germinated, so Cacao Tree is on its way. The bananas have their second new leafs on. Baby Possum is alive and well and not with mum in the hayshed. Brown snake was seen yesterday morning, and with the two spotted at work during the day it was a three snake day. One little snake even tried eating my leg, but my workpants are tougher than that.
pain master said:
The cockatoos (bless ‘em) were found sitting on the sunflowers yesterday eating the heads. We need a scarecrow. The Sausage Tree is growing nicely and will provide shade and amusement for the ducks in the future. One of the Cacao seeds has germinated, so Cacao Tree is on its way. The bananas have their second new leafs on. Baby Possum is alive and well and not with mum in the hayshed. Brown snake was seen yesterday morning, and with the two spotted at work during the day it was a three snake day. One little snake even tried eating my leg, but my workpants are tougher than that.
Not snakes. Only tell us the nice news please. There is a sausage tree near Pathology in Gympie and it’s laden with pods. They seem to hang on there for a long time. Like from one year to the next.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
The cockatoos (bless ‘em) were found sitting on the sunflowers yesterday eating the heads. We need a scarecrow. The Sausage Tree is growing nicely and will provide shade and amusement for the ducks in the future. One of the Cacao seeds has germinated, so Cacao Tree is on its way. The bananas have their second new leafs on. Baby Possum is alive and well and not with mum in the hayshed. Brown snake was seen yesterday morning, and with the two spotted at work during the day it was a three snake day. One little snake even tried eating my leg, but my workpants are tougher than that.
Not snakes. Only tell us the nice news please. There is a sausage tree near Pathology in Gympie and it’s laden with pods. They seem to hang on there for a long time. Like from one year to the next.
its strange here, the Bot Gardens at Queens remove all of their sausages yet the Bot Gardens at Andersons let their sausages hang….
its strange here, the Bot Gardens at Queens remove all of their sausages yet the Bot Gardens at Andersons let their sausages hang…
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queens may be the operative word LOL.
pepe said:
its strange here, the Bot Gardens at Queens remove all of their sausages yet the Bot Gardens at Andersons let their sausages hang…
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queens may be the operative word LOL.
That’s funny Pepe. lmao.
pepe said:
its strange here, the Bot Gardens at Queens remove all of their sausages yet the Bot Gardens at Andersons let their sausages hang…
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queens may be the operative word LOL.
operative maybe the operative word eh?
pain master said:
pepe said:
its strange here, the Bot Gardens at Queens remove all of their sausages yet the Bot Gardens at Andersons let their sausages hang…
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queens may be the operative word LOL.
operative maybe the operative word eh?
i get your drift lol.
well the snake has moved… he is in a spot where he will get more airflow, it gets hot up in the top of the hayshed. the ducks are having much fun in the bath tub, and it is hot outside. waiting until 4pm to head out and do some jobs.
pain master said:
well the snake has moved… he is in a spot where he will get more airflow, it gets hot up in the top of the hayshed. the ducks are having much fun in the bath tub, and it is hot outside. waiting until 4pm to head out and do some jobs.
I’m feeling very lethargic today. Haven’t moved from the bed except to get food. The men of the house are out shopping for yet another guitar amp. How many amps do two boys need?????
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
well the snake has moved… he is in a spot where he will get more airflow, it gets hot up in the top of the hayshed. the ducks are having much fun in the bath tub, and it is hot outside. waiting until 4pm to head out and do some jobs.
I’m feeling very lethargic today. Haven’t moved from the bed except to get food. The men of the house are out shopping for yet another guitar amp. How many amps do two boys need?????
well that depends, how long is a piece of string.
I’d be keen to see what Amp they get? Knowing the stuff your lads are into, then I’d be surprised (but not really) if they return with a vintage valve amp from Marshall. But then, every guitarist needs one of those!
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
well the snake has moved… he is in a spot where he will get more airflow, it gets hot up in the top of the hayshed. the ducks are having much fun in the bath tub, and it is hot outside. waiting until 4pm to head out and do some jobs.
I’m feeling very lethargic today. Haven’t moved from the bed except to get food. The men of the house are out shopping for yet another guitar amp. How many amps do two boys need?????
well that depends, how long is a piece of string.
I’d be keen to see what Amp they get? Knowing the stuff your lads are into, then I’d be surprised (but not really) if they return with a vintage valve amp from Marshall. But then, every guitarist needs one of those!
A Marshall was mentioned. Apparently L’s amps aren’t up to J’s exacting standards.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:I’m feeling very lethargic today. Haven’t moved from the bed except to get food. The men of the house are out shopping for yet another guitar amp. How many amps do two boys need?????
well that depends, how long is a piece of string.
I’d be keen to see what Amp they get? Knowing the stuff your lads are into, then I’d be surprised (but not really) if they return with a vintage valve amp from Marshall. But then, every guitarist needs one of those!
A Marshall was mentioned. Apparently L’s amps aren’t up to J’s exacting standards.
Arrrgghhh It’s HUGE.
This is all double dutch to me but it’s a…………….
Jet City-100 watt GTR Amp tube head
and
Jet City speaker cabinet 4 ×12 inch w/eminence SPI
He spent $1400, on sale. RRP $1699.99 and $1199.99 respectively.
bubba louie said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:well that depends, how long is a piece of string.
I’d be keen to see what Amp they get? Knowing the stuff your lads are into, then I’d be surprised (but not really) if they return with a vintage valve amp from Marshall. But then, every guitarist needs one of those!
A Marshall was mentioned. Apparently L’s amps aren’t up to J’s exacting standards.
Arrrgghhh It’s HUGE.
This is all double dutch to me but it’s a…………….
Jet City-100 watt GTR Amp tube head
and
Jet City speaker cabinet 4 ×12 inch w/eminence SPIHe spent $1400, on sale. RRP $1699.99 and $1199.99 respectively.
nice :)
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
bubba louie said:A Marshall was mentioned. Apparently L’s amps aren’t up to J’s exacting standards.
Arrrgghhh It’s HUGE.
This is all double dutch to me but it’s a…………….
Jet City-100 watt GTR Amp tube head
and
Jet City speaker cabinet 4 ×12 inch w/eminence SPIHe spent $1400, on sale. RRP $1699.99 and $1199.99 respectively.
nice :)
Is it??????
It’s very noisy here atm.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:Arrrgghhh It’s HUGE.
This is all double dutch to me but it’s a…………….
Jet City-100 watt GTR Amp tube head
and
Jet City speaker cabinet 4 ×12 inch w/eminence SPIHe spent $1400, on sale. RRP $1699.99 and $1199.99 respectively.
nice :)
Is it??????
It’s very noisy here atm.
and loud I bet.
back on topic…. snake is still there, ducks are wandering around with an Ibis.
bubba louie said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:well that depends, how long is a piece of string.
I’d be keen to see what Amp they get? Knowing the stuff your lads are into, then I’d be surprised (but not really) if they return with a vintage valve amp from Marshall. But then, every guitarist needs one of those!
A Marshall was mentioned. Apparently L’s amps aren’t up to J’s exacting standards.
Arrrgghhh It’s HUGE.
This is all double dutch to me but it’s a…………….
Jet City-100 watt GTR Amp tube head
and
Jet City speaker cabinet 4 ×12 inch w/eminence SPIHe spent $1400, on sale. RRP $1699.99 and $1199.99 respectively.
Reading that makes me so glad my child raising days are long over.
big weekend in the PM’s garden… all the gutters are now empty and ready for the wet season. the Curlew is back with his busted leg, hope he can survive little guy, we have water out for him and he seems to be getting some bugs. I opened the gates today and a Jack Russell ran inside Mangolia, now I know the council won’t give out addresses for lost dogs, preferring to come ‘round and pick up lost dog and charge lost dog owner $150, so I doorknocked. Went first to the new neighbours, both their dogs were safe at home, good way of meeting the newbies though. Went and seen the neighbours who know a bit (ie, they’ve lived here a while) and they said the dog belonged to a few houses down, so I went down there, and they are happy to see Toby again. Good deed done and I met some new neighbours. All vegies, all herbs, all gingers, all succulents, all orchids and the new hugemongous staghorn all got a dose of seasol; don’t the ducks love this stuff eh? No snakes today.
pain master said:
big weekend in the PM’s garden… all the gutters are now empty and ready for the wet season. the Curlew is back with his busted leg, hope he can survive little guy, we have water out for him and he seems to be getting some bugs. I opened the gates today and a Jack Russell ran inside Mangolia, now I know the council won’t give out addresses for lost dogs, preferring to come ‘round and pick up lost dog and charge lost dog owner $150, so I doorknocked. Went first to the new neighbours, both their dogs were safe at home, good way of meeting the newbies though. Went and seen the neighbours who know a bit (ie, they’ve lived here a while) and they said the dog belonged to a few houses down, so I went down there, and they are happy to see Toby again. Good deed done and I met some new neighbours. All vegies, all herbs, all gingers, all succulents, all orchids and the new hugemongous staghorn all got a dose of seasol; don’t the ducks love this stuff eh? No snakes today.
A busy but social day by the looks of things.
AnneS said:
pain master said:
big weekend in the PM’s garden… all the gutters are now empty and ready for the wet season. the Curlew is back with his busted leg, hope he can survive little guy, we have water out for him and he seems to be getting some bugs. I opened the gates today and a Jack Russell ran inside Mangolia, now I know the council won’t give out addresses for lost dogs, preferring to come ‘round and pick up lost dog and charge lost dog owner $150, so I doorknocked. Went first to the new neighbours, both their dogs were safe at home, good way of meeting the newbies though. Went and seen the neighbours who know a bit (ie, they’ve lived here a while) and they said the dog belonged to a few houses down, so I went down there, and they are happy to see Toby again. Good deed done and I met some new neighbours. All vegies, all herbs, all gingers, all succulents, all orchids and the new hugemongous staghorn all got a dose of seasol; don’t the ducks love this stuff eh? No snakes today.
A busy but social day by the looks of things.
Oh and I started the day with a lazy 12km bushwalk/bird nerd walk.
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:
big weekend in the PM’s garden… all the gutters are now empty and ready for the wet season. the Curlew is back with his busted leg, hope he can survive little guy, we have water out for him and he seems to be getting some bugs. I opened the gates today and a Jack Russell ran inside Mangolia, now I know the council won’t give out addresses for lost dogs, preferring to come ‘round and pick up lost dog and charge lost dog owner $150, so I doorknocked. Went first to the new neighbours, both their dogs were safe at home, good way of meeting the newbies though. Went and seen the neighbours who know a bit (ie, they’ve lived here a while) and they said the dog belonged to a few houses down, so I went down there, and they are happy to see Toby again. Good deed done and I met some new neighbours. All vegies, all herbs, all gingers, all succulents, all orchids and the new hugemongous staghorn all got a dose of seasol; don’t the ducks love this stuff eh? No snakes today.
A busy but social day by the looks of things.
Oh and I started the day with a lazy 12km bushwalk/bird nerd walk.
lol So I guess you are watching Last Chance to See in NZ on ABC1 now?
AnneS said:
pain master said:
AnneS said:A busy but social day by the looks of things.
Oh and I started the day with a lazy 12km bushwalk/bird nerd walk.
lol So I guess you are watching Last Chance to See in NZ on ABC1 now?
off now.
pain master said:
big weekend in the PM’s garden… all the gutters are now empty and ready for the wet season. the Curlew is back with his busted leg, hope he can survive little guy, we have water out for him and he seems to be getting some bugs. I opened the gates today and a Jack Russell ran inside Mangolia, now I know the council won’t give out addresses for lost dogs, preferring to come ‘round and pick up lost dog and charge lost dog owner $150, so I doorknocked. Went first to the new neighbours, both their dogs were safe at home, good way of meeting the newbies though. Went and seen the neighbours who know a bit (ie, they’ve lived here a while) and they said the dog belonged to a few houses down, so I went down there, and they are happy to see Toby again. Good deed done and I met some new neighbours. All vegies, all herbs, all gingers, all succulents, all orchids and the new hugemongous staghorn all got a dose of seasol; don’t the ducks love this stuff eh? No snakes today.
Seasol on staghorns. Never thought of that. Do you reckon I could give my 10c size one on the passle pop stick a dose of Seasol? Why didn’t I think of that before!!!
pomolo said:
pain master said:
big weekend in the PM’s garden… all the gutters are now empty and ready for the wet season. the Curlew is back with his busted leg, hope he can survive little guy, we have water out for him and he seems to be getting some bugs. I opened the gates today and a Jack Russell ran inside Mangolia, now I know the council won’t give out addresses for lost dogs, preferring to come ‘round and pick up lost dog and charge lost dog owner $150, so I doorknocked. Went first to the new neighbours, both their dogs were safe at home, good way of meeting the newbies though. Went and seen the neighbours who know a bit (ie, they’ve lived here a while) and they said the dog belonged to a few houses down, so I went down there, and they are happy to see Toby again. Good deed done and I met some new neighbours. All vegies, all herbs, all gingers, all succulents, all orchids and the new hugemongous staghorn all got a dose of seasol; don’t the ducks love this stuff eh? No snakes today.
Seasol on staghorns. Never thought of that. Do you reckon I could give my 10c size one on the passle pop stick a dose of Seasol? Why didn’t I think of that before!!!
yeah, if you stick the little guy in a spot where you are going to seasol others, then he would enjoy the o’erspray.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
big weekend in the PM’s garden… all the gutters are now empty and ready for the wet season. the Curlew is back with his busted leg, hope he can survive little guy, we have water out for him and he seems to be getting some bugs. I opened the gates today and a Jack Russell ran inside Mangolia, now I know the council won’t give out addresses for lost dogs, preferring to come ‘round and pick up lost dog and charge lost dog owner $150, so I doorknocked. Went first to the new neighbours, both their dogs were safe at home, good way of meeting the newbies though. Went and seen the neighbours who know a bit (ie, they’ve lived here a while) and they said the dog belonged to a few houses down, so I went down there, and they are happy to see Toby again. Good deed done and I met some new neighbours. All vegies, all herbs, all gingers, all succulents, all orchids and the new hugemongous staghorn all got a dose of seasol; don’t the ducks love this stuff eh? No snakes today.
Seasol on staghorns. Never thought of that. Do you reckon I could give my 10c size one on the passle pop stick a dose of Seasol? Why didn’t I think of that before!!!
yeah, if you stick the little guy in a spot where you are going to seasol others, then he would enjoy the o’erspray.
Thanks for that PM. Sorry I’m such a crappy typist in that last post.
well the chocolate sapote has gone into the ground, he has gone into the dukrun and will provide loverly shade for the ducks in the future, he too along with the sausage tree (isn’t that growing well) will provide shade and bugs and grubs for the ducks. The banananas are unfurling a new leaf every two or three days, and the first of two avocados are in the ground. the cacao seedlings are the most alien looking thing I have seen. the passionfruit is doing well, no flowers yet :( but the candlenut rees are loving it, not even 6 months old yet they are 30 inches high. the arid garden is coming along with all the succulent pups maturing nicely and the ginger garden is growing. the planted pandanus are growing steadily and the pineapples are getting too big for their own boots, we ate one the other day.
pain master said:
well the chocolate sapote has gone into the ground, he has gone into the dukrun and will provide loverly shade for the ducks in the future, he too along with the sausage tree (isn’t that growing well) will provide shade and bugs and grubs for the ducks. The banananas are unfurling a new leaf every two or three days, and the first of two avocados are in the ground. the cacao seedlings are the most alien looking thing I have seen. the passionfruit is doing well, no flowers yet :( but the candlenut rees are loving it, not even 6 months old yet they are 30 inches high. the arid garden is coming along with all the succulent pups maturing nicely and the ginger garden is growing. the planted pandanus are growing steadily and the pineapples are getting too big for their own boots, we ate one the other day.
apart from the arid garden it all sounds good and makes sense.
pepe said:
pain master said:
well the chocolate sapote has gone into the ground, he has gone into the dukrun and will provide loverly shade for the ducks in the future, he too along with the sausage tree (isn’t that growing well) will provide shade and bugs and grubs for the ducks. The banananas are unfurling a new leaf every two or three days, and the first of two avocados are in the ground. the cacao seedlings are the most alien looking thing I have seen. the passionfruit is doing well, no flowers yet :( but the candlenut rees are loving it, not even 6 months old yet they are 30 inches high. the arid garden is coming along with all the succulent pups maturing nicely and the ginger garden is growing. the planted pandanus are growing steadily and the pineapples are getting too big for their own boots, we ate one the other day.
apart from the arid garden it all sounds good and makes sense.
well the arid garden started off with a patch of aloes, and we now seem to have a collection of them…. It is underneath some gums where the soil is shallow and ordinary, so shallow rooted succulents are the choice. And after seeing the Sunbirds dancing on the succulent flowers around the place, we are hooked. It will also be a patch that does not require water.
beetroots were tasty. ate my first mango = yummy.
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Cool. I’d love to see photos of your patch PM…hint, hint!!!!
Here’s one of ours from a few years ago.
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The board it’s on is 35×24cm. Can’t remember what it’s weight was. Haven’t grown them since, up until this year. I have 5 plants in, but they are no where near as advanced as yours. I probably won’t get any spuds till late January or February at the earliest, I reckon
AnneS said:
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Cool. I’d love to see photos of your patch PM…hint, hint!!!!
Here’s one of ours from a few years ago.
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</left>The board it’s on is 35×24cm. Can’t remember what it’s weight was. Haven’t grown them since, up until this year. I have 5 plants in, but they are no where near as advanced as yours. I probably won’t get any spuds till late January or February at the earliest, I reckon
GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
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The perils of gardening LOL
pain master said:
GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
hope you like sweet potato!
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
hope you like sweet potato!
Sweet potato recipes?
http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/collections/sweet-potato-recipes.aspx
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Cool. I’d love to see photos of your patch PM…hint, hint!!!!
Here’s one of ours from a few years ago.
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</left>The board it’s on is 35×24cm. Can’t remember what it’s weight was. Haven’t grown them since, up until this year. I have 5 plants in, but they are no where near as advanced as yours. I probably won’t get any spuds till late January or February at the earliest, I reckon
GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
Cool. Luv sweet spuds!
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
hope you like sweet potato!
we’re thinking of putting them in bags and selling them out on the street…
but here’s the evolution of the patch. We placed cardboard and wet paper down on the turf, dug us some dirt from around the edge and lumped that on top, then dug up a bunch of old mulch from around the base of some of our trees, and planted one sweet potato in their to see how it would go and if it was going to cultivate the patch for us… back in May.
And we stuck in a Zuchinni.
then halfway through June the sweet potato was totally dominated by the zuchinni, behind all this we stuck in some tree onions and garlic.
by early August the Zuchinni was gone and this was a sign for the sweet potato to get going… soon enough the onions and garlic were swamped and we pulled them out.
pain master said:
then halfway through June the sweet potato was totally dominated by the zuchinni, behind all this we stuck in some tree onions and garlic.
Cool :) That bed is so…. round..
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
then halfway through June the sweet potato was totally dominated by the zuchinni, behind all this we stuck in some tree onions and garlic.
Cool :) That bed is so…. round..
Inspired by the PNG women in the Highlands… not that they are round, just that they make round beds…. from a plane it looks amazing. Off to look for a photo.
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Alright Sweet Potato PM.
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
hope you like sweet potato!
we’re thinking of putting them in bags and selling them out on the street…
but here’s the evolution of the patch. We placed cardboard and wet paper down on the turf, dug us some dirt from around the edge and lumped that on top, then dug up a bunch of old mulch from around the base of some of our trees, and planted one sweet potato in their to see how it would go and if it was going to cultivate the patch for us… back in May.
And we stuck in a Zuchinni.
Looks good PM.
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Alright Sweet Potato PM.
Thanks Veg.
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Alright Sweet Potato PM.
Thanks Veg.
Bout the size of the sweet potato that we have to Peel by hand at work these days.
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:Alright Sweet Potato PM.
Thanks Veg.
Bout the size of the sweet potato that we have to Peel by hand at work these days.
You’re lucky you’re allowed to peel them by hand… when I was a young lad like yourself, we had to use Jedi mind-force to peel all of our vegetables… character building they called it. I just ended up with a bloody nose all the time.
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:Thanks Veg.
Bout the size of the sweet potato that we have to Peel by hand at work these days.
You’re lucky you’re allowed to peel them by hand… when I was a young lad like yourself, we had to use Jedi mind-force to peel all of our vegetables… character building they called it. I just ended up with a bloody nose all the time.
Rather be aloud to chuck them into the Normal Potato peelers.
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:Thanks Veg.
Bout the size of the sweet potato that we have to Peel by hand at work these days.
You’re lucky you’re allowed to peel them by hand… when I was a young lad like yourself, we had to use Jedi mind-force to peel all of our vegetables… character building they called it. I just ended up with a bloody nose all the time.
ROFL!
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
heavy.
noice one
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
then halfway through June the sweet potato was totally dominated by the zuchinni, behind all this we stuck in some tree onions and garlic.
Cool :) That bed is so…. round..
reminds me of that half globe that sits in the middle of the roundabout at mallala.
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
then halfway through June the sweet potato was totally dominated by the zuchinni, behind all this we stuck in some tree onions and garlic.
Cool :) That bed is so…. round..
reminds me of that half globe that sits in the middle of the roundabout at mallala.
there are twelve pavers or stones that make up the base of that roundabout. Each one for the 12 men who died at Mallala during WW2. Now all interred in the Mallala War Cemetery.
A spermologist is a collector of trivia.
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Yummy. What’s it going to be used in?
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Cool. I’d love to see photos of your patch PM…hint, hint!!!!
Here’s one of ours from a few years ago.
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</left>The board it’s on is 35×24cm. Can’t remember what it’s weight was. Haven’t grown them since, up until this year. I have 5 plants in, but they are no where near as advanced as yours. I probably won’t get any spuds till late January or February at the earliest, I reckon
GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
Footpath stall? Give to neighbours? Swap at the fruit shop?
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
hope you like sweet potato!
Lentil, sweet potato and eggplant curry, topped with roasted cashews. :)
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
hope you like sweet potato!
we’re thinking of putting them in bags and selling them out on the street…
but here’s the evolution of the patch. We placed cardboard and wet paper down on the turf, dug us some dirt from around the edge and lumped that on top, then dug up a bunch of old mulch from around the base of some of our trees, and planted one sweet potato in their to see how it would go and if it was going to cultivate the patch for us… back in May.
And we stuck in a Zuchinni.
Very tidy lawn too. :)
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Yummy. What’s it going to be used in?
because we have a ready supply of smaller sweet spuds, we have already been consuming sweet pot wedges, we have diced it and placed it in a fritata, I think even small cubes of it were in a fried rice dish the other night. We’re just using it as a spud-sub really.
bubba louie said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF had to wrestle 4 other smaller sweet spuds away to get to this one. We are concerned there maybe several million sweet spuds in the patch!
hope you like sweet potato!
Lentil, sweet potato and eggplant curry, topped with roasted cashews. :)
if you have a recipe and some time, would like to see that one… although I am sure GF is already thinking of a combination.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
bluegreen said:hope you like sweet potato!
Lentil, sweet potato and eggplant curry, topped with roasted cashews. :)
if you have a recipe and some time, would like to see that one… although I am sure GF is already thinking of a combination.
The original recipe used a bottle of korma sauce but I just use a bought korma paste, coconut milk, tinned brown lentils (because I’m lazy) eggplant and sweet spud. When you serve it scatter some roasted cashews on top.
I’m sure GF can improvise.
pain master said:
Here is our 1.4kg Sweet Potato at nearly 25cms in length.
Looks Yummmmmmm.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:Lentil, sweet potato and eggplant curry, topped with roasted cashews. :)
if you have a recipe and some time, would like to see that one… although I am sure GF is already thinking of a combination.
The original recipe used a bottle of korma sauce but I just use a bought korma paste, coconut milk, tinned brown lentils (because I’m lazy) eggplant and sweet spud. When you serve it scatter some roasted cashews on top.
I’m sure GF can improvise.
well knowing it was korma based with coconut milk is perfect. we’re lazy with lentils too, not tinned but we don’t soak o’ernight.
eating corn and kohl rabi from the garden.
pain master said:
eating corn and kohl rabi from the garden.
Love kohl rabi.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
eating corn and kohl rabi from the garden.
Love kohl rabi.
first time we tried growing it, first time we tried eating it. yummy.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
eating corn and kohl rabi from the garden.
Love kohl rabi.
first time we tried growing it, first time we tried eating it. yummy.
Pretty good raw too.
Mum grew it when I was a kid and not many people had even heard of it.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:Love kohl rabi.
first time we tried growing it, first time we tried eating it. yummy.
Pretty good raw too.
Mum grew it when I was a kid and not many people had even heard of it.
Our crop was a failure, we only one good bulb out of 5 or 6, but it was an experiment and we have more seed. Will try again after the wet has finished.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:Love kohl rabi.
first time we tried growing it, first time we tried eating it. yummy.
Pretty good raw too.
Mum grew it when I was a kid and not many people had even heard of it.
I didn’t grow any this year :(
One of the Bananas has a pup.
The sweet potato is still growing.
The edible Pandanus looks healthy.
The Nepenthe is catching flies again.
am harvesting passionfruit, corn, snake beans, sweet potato
the grasshoppers are eating the basil
the pumikins are forming after a wonderful fertilisation job by GF
all my Pawpaws seem to be blokey
Mangoes have finished and the bats had a great feed.
pain master said:
am harvesting passionfruit, corn, snake beans, sweet potato
the grasshoppers are eating the basil
the pumikins are forming after a wonderful fertilisation job by GF
all my Pawpaws seem to be blokey
Mangoes have finished and the bats had a great feed.
well done grasshoppers, GF and bats. LOL.
pain master said:
am harvesting passionfruit, corn, snake beans, sweet potatothe grasshoppers are eating the basil
the pumikins are forming after a wonderful fertilisation job by GF
all my Pawpaws seem to be blokey
Mangoes have finished and the bats had a great feed.
My paw paws are yum!
pepe said:
pain master said:
am harvesting passionfruit, corn, snake beans, sweet potato
the grasshoppers are eating the basil
the pumikins are forming after a wonderful fertilisation job by GF
all my Pawpaws seem to be blokey
Mangoes have finished and the bats had a great feed.
well done grasshoppers, GF and bats. LOL.
they don’t need encouragement pepe…
we have pumikins forming :)
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
pain master said:
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
I imagine fresh home-grown pineapple, like just about every fruit or vegie, is vastly superior to anything purchased elsewhere?
pain master said:
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
I harvested beans, strawberries and capsicum. Na na na na na!
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
I harvested beans, strawberries and capsicum. Na na na na na!
I WILL have my own garden again one day Sigh! no motivation to start a vegie patch when I thought i’d only be renting for 6 months. No weekends free because if it’s good weather I’m working on the house or it’s raining. And no energy after being at work all day. If it was my OWN garden I was coming home to I might muster up some after-work energy!
Yeehah said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
I harvested beans, strawberries and capsicum. Na na na na na!
I WILL have my own garden again one day Sigh! no motivation to start a vegie patch when I thought i’d only be renting for 6 months. No weekends free because if it’s good weather I’m working on the house or it’s raining. And no energy after being at work all day. If it was my OWN garden I was coming home to I might muster up some after-work energy!
I will come sometime.
pomolo said:
Yeehah said:
I WILL have my own garden again one day Sigh! no motivation to start a vegie patch when I thought i’d only be renting for 6 months. No weekends free because if it’s good weather I’m working on the house or it’s raining. And no energy after being at work all day. If it was my OWN garden I was coming home to I might muster up some after-work energy!
I will come sometime.
Bet that’s a typo n you meant “it will come” – but, hey, if u want to come and enjoy the mild weather you’re welcome, I have spare beds ;) bring D too!
pain master said:
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
Congratulations on the pineapple…can’t stand pineapple but hats off to those who grow it for themselves…
Yeehah said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
I harvested beans, strawberries and capsicum. Na na na na na!
I WILL have my own garden again one day Sigh! no motivation to start a vegie patch when I thought i’d only be renting for 6 months. No weekends free because if it’s good weather I’m working on the house or it’s raining. And no energy after being at work all day. If it was my OWN garden I was coming home to I might muster up some after-work energy!
I can relate to rental point of view, but we have been renting since 2002 and have no prospects for getting our own place so have built our big vegie garden. Fortunately our landlord lets us do our own thing (and why wouldn’t he because all the gardens we put in increase the value of his property, although he has no plans to sell. He calls it his “super”.) However if ever we were in a position to buy, he probably would consider selling to us.
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
Looove pumpkin.I imagine fresh home-grown pineapple, like just about every fruit or vegie, is vastly superior to anything purchased elsewhere?
I’ve had both and I can’t say I noticed much difference. One of my uncles had a pineapple farm.
AnneS said:
I can relate to rental point of view, but we have been renting since 2002 and have no prospects for getting our own place so have built our big vegie garden. Fortunately our landlord lets us do our own thing (and why wouldn’t he because all the gardens we put in increase the value of his property, although he has no plans to sell. He calls it his “super”.) However if ever we were in a position to buy, he probably would consider selling to us.
Wouldn’t buy this house even if they were selling … I know about the plumbing issues!
Actually, maybe I would, but the first thing i’d do is insulate it, then do some serious research into heating.
But the garden, well, i’d drastically change things. Far too many ornamentals, despite there being a fig tree and, as I discovered today, the prunus up the back is not just ornamental, the plums are just starting to colour up.
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
Harvested one Kent pumikin and one pineapple yesterday. :)
Looove pumpkin.I imagine fresh home-grown pineapple, like just about every fruit or vegie, is vastly superior to anything purchased elsewhere?
we haven’t tried the pineapple, we are still just enjoying the smell.
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
glad you were well enough to send home! Given that HP seems to be injuring herself at times, you could say you did a Happy Potter!
re. doctors and nurses. Sign of old age there PM?
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
Yeeeeeooouch. Around here I would call that doing a Mr Bon, although to be fair it’s been a while since the last incident. Hope you’re resting up now! Plenty of cricket to be watched :)
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
glad you were well enough to send home! Given that HP seems to be injuring herself at times, you could say you did a Happy Potter!
re. doctors and nurses. Sign of old age there PM?
easy there BG, I’ve got a sore head…
bon008 said:
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
Yeeeeeooouch. Around here I would call that doing a Mr Bon, although to be fair it’s been a while since the last incident. Hope you’re resting up now! Plenty of cricket to be watched :)
and that’s where I am off to… 2 poms down now!
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
oh pm! you duffer! Hope you are feeling ok now
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
Oh you dill PM. Doing my trick eh.
PS the staff aren’t yonger, you’re older lol!
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
Look where you’re going PM. That’s what your Mother would say. You need your brain. Don’t let it ooze out again.
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
Yeeeeeooouch. Around here I would call that doing a Mr Bon, although to be fair it’s been a while since the last incident. Hope you’re resting up now! Plenty of cricket to be watched :)
and that’s where I am off to… 2 poms down now!
MrBL had a bad record for hurting himself too but he’s been good for a while now.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
Oh you dill PM. Doing my trick eh.
PS the staff aren’t yonger, you’re older lol!
na-ahh, it was like watching “Young Doctors” again, fit, bright eyed girls and boys wandering around, looking hip in their blue uniforms wearing stephs around their necks and sneakers on their feet and reading charts and glancing and winking at each other. There was sexual tension in the air! Then 3 young lads and a sheila come walking in, all hand-cuffed to some old crusty woman who was dressed like a dead-set crim. The 4 young people all had uniforms on , and stun-guns, and pistols and walkie-talkies and they had black boots and neat hair cuts, and they were followed by three wee babies who were dressed in green unifoms and wore crosses on their shirts and they had rubber gloves on and one carried a hard-core heavy duty laptop that I’ve seen the Telstra Techs carry.
And everyone laying on the gurneys were old, crusty, sick, and in my case, bleeding…
I had to ask someone “is this really the hospital, or have I checked into the university?”
pomolo said:
pain master said:
well what a morning I had… got up into the heat and did a Veg and washed the car. I then did a pepe and turned the compost heap. I did a Lucky and collected the eggs, and then I did a Pomolo and killed a few weeds. I then did a silly thing and bumped my head. Well with all the hard yakka and hot temperature, my head opened up and bled like a stuck-pig. I then spent a few hours at the emergency bit of the hospital and chatted to some lovely young staff; aren’t doctors and nurses so young these days? They plugged up me head jabbed me with tetanus and sent me home.
Look where you’re going PM. That’s what your Mother would say. You need your brain. Don’t let it ooze out again.
GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
pain master said:
GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
that’s a nice way of putting it ;)
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
that’s a nice way of putting it ;)
wanna know the gross bit…. a few minutes after smashing my head, I checked out the beam to which I cracked my scone and all of the ants were there and they were eating my skin and blood of which I left behind! They cleaned it all up in minutes!
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
that’s a nice way of putting it ;)
wanna know the gross bit…. a few minutes after smashing my head, I checked out the beam to which I cracked my scone and all of the ants were there and they were eating my skin and blood of which I left behind! They cleaned it all up in minutes!
Yep, that’s gross!
How are you feeling today bluegreen? Any better?
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
that’s a nice way of putting it ;)
wanna know the gross bit…. a few minutes after smashing my head, I checked out the beam to which I cracked my scone and all of the ants were there and they were eating my skin and blood of which I left behind! They cleaned it all up in minutes!
Oh PM; that is too much information. LOL
AnneS said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:that’s a nice way of putting it ;)
wanna know the gross bit…. a few minutes after smashing my head, I checked out the beam to which I cracked my scone and all of the ants were there and they were eating my skin and blood of which I left behind! They cleaned it all up in minutes!
Oh PM; that is too much information. LOL
the circle of life…
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:wanna know the gross bit…. a few minutes after smashing my head, I checked out the beam to which I cracked my scone and all of the ants were there and they were eating my skin and blood of which I left behind! They cleaned it all up in minutes!
Oh PM; that is too much information. LOL
the circle of life…
doesn’t bother me!
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
that’s a nice way of putting it ;)
wanna know the gross bit…. a few minutes after smashing my head, I checked out the beam to which I cracked my scone and all of the ants were there and they were eating my skin and blood of which I left behind! They cleaned it all up in minutes!
Thank heavens for ants.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:that’s a nice way of putting it ;)
wanna know the gross bit…. a few minutes after smashing my head, I checked out the beam to which I cracked my scone and all of the ants were there and they were eating my skin and blood of which I left behind! They cleaned it all up in minutes!
Thank heavens for ants.
There’s more than one Nirvana?
pain master said:
GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
Nah, you just forgot you had your high heels on.
Confess, don’t cover it up, we’re all friends here ;)
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
Nah, you just forgot you had your high heels on.
Confess, don’t cover it up, we’re all friends here ;)
I was gardening at the time, and I can’t garden in my heels! Its murder on my calves.
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
GF reckons I must be taller then what I perceive.
Nah, you just forgot you had your high heels on.
Confess, don’t cover it up, we’re all friends here ;)
I was gardening at the time, and I can’t garden in my heels! Its murder on my calves.
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:Nah, you just forgot you had your high heels on.
Confess, don’t cover it up, we’re all friends here ;)
I was gardening at the time, and I can’t garden in my heels! Its murder on my calves.
Sorry, my bad, jumping to conclusions again :P
jump to high and you might bang your head.
pain master said:
;)
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
I was gardening at the time, and I can’t garden in my heels! Its murder on my calves.
Sorry, my bad, jumping to conclusions again :P
jump to high and you might bang your head.
Jump to where?
Yeehah said:
pain master said:;)
Yeehah said:Sorry, my bad, jumping to conclusions again :P
jump to high and you might bang your head.
Jump to where?
bugga… I got a pain in the brian remember! Besides, high can be a place, I have no idea where it is, but it could be somewhere…
There are three definite weeds in Mangolia… I have been too lazy to identify them, but not too lazy to pull the odd one out. And seeing as our soil is sooooo wet at the moment, it seemed a good time to get stuck in, so off I went and spent some time pullin the weeds.
might have to source out their names too, one of these days…
pain master said:
There are three definite weeds in Mangolia… I have been too lazy to identify them, but not too lazy to pull the odd one out. And seeing as our soil is sooooo wet at the moment, it seemed a good time to get stuck in, so off I went and spent some time pullin the weeds.might have to source out their names too, one of these days…
Photo.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
There are three definite weeds in Mangolia… I have been too lazy to identify them, but not too lazy to pull the odd one out. And seeing as our soil is sooooo wet at the moment, it seemed a good time to get stuck in, so off I went and spent some time pullin the weeds.might have to source out their names too, one of these days…
Photo.
like I said… lazy. And besides it too wet now.
pain master said:
There are three definite weeds in Mangolia… I have been too lazy to identify them, but not too lazy to pull the odd one out. And seeing as our soil is sooooo wet at the moment, it seemed a good time to get stuck in, so off I went and spent some time pullin the weeds.might have to source out their names too, one of these days…