In my new backyard was a big 2.4 × 2.4m sandpit. I offered the sand up on freecycle and it went yesterday and made a 3yr old boy very happy. It’s new life will be as my first vege patch.
empty of sand, the compost bays ready, with some straw and lucerne on the bottom.
bluegreen said:
In my new backyard was a big 2.4 × 2.4m sandpit. I offered the sand up on freecycle and it went yesterday and made a 3yr old boy very happy. It’s new life will be as my first vege patch.empty of sand, the compost bays ready, with some straw and lucerne on the bottom.
Perfect.
bluegreen said:
In my new backyard was a big 2.4 × 2.4m sandpit. I offered the sand up on freecycle and it went yesterday and made a 3yr old boy very happy. It’s new life will be as my first vege patch.empty of sand, the compost bays ready, with some straw and lucerne on the bottom.
a very good looking raised bed.
beans, beans – s’good time to plant beans… and basil.
bluegreen said:
In my new backyard was a big 2.4 × 2.4m sandpit. I offered the sand up on freecycle and it went yesterday and made a 3yr old boy very happy. It’s new life will be as my first vege patch.empty of sand, the compost bays ready, with some straw and lucerne on the bottom.
What a lovely, solid looking bed!
bluegreen said:
In my new backyard was a big 2.4 × 2.4m sandpit. I offered the sand up on freecycle and it went yesterday and made a 3yr old boy very happy. It’s new life will be as my first vege patch.empty of sand, the compost bays ready, with some straw and lucerne on the bottom.
That’s one flash vegie bed.
ask potter for some mosaic tips, I reckon that one would look a corker with blue, yellow and orange tiling all over!
planted the Wollemi Pine today
chooks and ducks
the compost pile is building up with grass clippings and bedding straw
bluegreen said:
planted the Wollemi Pine today
chooks and ducks
the compost pile is building up with grass clippings and bedding straw
Just like home now Beeg.
took these after the recent big rain. that lake in the distance is the neighbour farmer’s cow paddocks under water.
should be here BG – under your topic – because i reckon you’ve been waiting a long time for a view like that. ….and we’ve all been waiting a long time for summer rain like that – luvly.
I am going to have to get some parsley going in a pot I think. I bought some today at the stupidmarket, poor wilted specimen that it was, for some potato salad I am going to make. Thought I would contribute something the the CFA BBQ next door tonight seeing as they were so kind enough to invite me.
bluegreen said:
I am going to have to get some parsley going in a pot I think. I bought some today at the stupidmarket, poor wilted specimen that it was, for some potato salad I am going to make. Thought I would contribute something the the CFA BBQ next door tonight seeing as they were so kind enough to invite me.
:D
bluegreen said:
I am going to have to get some parsley going in a pot I think. I bought some today at the stupidmarket, poor wilted specimen that it was, for some potato salad I am going to make. Thought I would contribute something the the CFA BBQ next door tonight seeing as they were so kind enough to invite me.
Good on you BG. Enjoy the company.
Happy Potter said:
bluegreen said:
I am going to have to get some parsley going in a pot I think. I bought some today at the stupidmarket, poor wilted specimen that it was, for some potato salad I am going to make. Thought I would contribute something the the CFA BBQ next door tonight seeing as they were so kind enough to invite me.
:D
it all got eaten :)
pomolo said:
bluegreen said:
I am going to have to get some parsley going in a pot I think. I bought some today at the stupidmarket, poor wilted specimen that it was, for some potato salad I am going to make. Thought I would contribute something the the CFA BBQ next door tonight seeing as they were so kind enough to invite me.
Good on you BG. Enjoy the company.
I did. they seem a lovely bunch of people up here. also I heard that someone is planning on starting up a Gardening Club soon. I’ll be in on that :)
bluegreen said:
I did. they seem a lovely bunch of people up here. also I heard that someone is planning on starting up a Gardening Club soon. I’ll be in on that :)
Yeehah said:
bluegreen said:
I did. they seem a lovely bunch of people up here. also I heard that someone is planning on starting up a Gardening Club soon. I’ll be in on that :)
Really? How surprising.
:D :D
I have a feeling all sorts of groups are going to be asking me to join, but I won’t have to think much about this one.
bluegreen said:
Happy Potter said:
bluegreen said:
I am going to have to get some parsley going in a pot I think. I bought some today at the stupidmarket, poor wilted specimen that it was, for some potato salad I am going to make. Thought I would contribute something the the CFA BBQ next door tonight seeing as they were so kind enough to invite me.
:D
it all got eaten :)
Well there’s the proof.
bluegreen said:
pomolo said:
bluegreen said:
I am going to have to get some parsley going in a pot I think. I bought some today at the stupidmarket, poor wilted specimen that it was, for some potato salad I am going to make. Thought I would contribute something the the CFA BBQ next door tonight seeing as they were so kind enough to invite me.
Good on you BG. Enjoy the company.
I did. they seem a lovely bunch of people up here. also I heard that someone is planning on starting up a Gardening Club soon. I’ll be in on that :)
I think country folk are nice. Not just saying that because I am one.
pomolo said:
I think country folk are nice. Not just saying that because I am one.
If I try to be country-style nice on the rare occasion I’m in a city I find that most of the time nice begets nice, smiling begets smiling, and good manners beget polite responses.
I know some un-nice, rude and toffee-nosed people up the country, especially the “our family’s been here for generations and who do you think you are?” types.
Perhaps city people get paranoid and learn not to trust (for good reason?) and it becomes a habit?
bluegreen said:
Happy Potter said:
bluegreen said:
I am going to have to get some parsley going in a pot I think. I bought some today at the stupidmarket, poor wilted specimen that it was, for some potato salad I am going to make. Thought I would contribute something the the CFA BBQ next door tonight seeing as they were so kind enough to invite me.
:D
it all got eaten :)
Good on you. Best way to get accepted in a small town..get involved with the local organisations, especially ones like the CFA :)
Yeehah said:
pomolo said:
I think country folk are nice. Not just saying that because I am one.
I think most people are nice given the chance.If I try to be country-style nice on the rare occasion I’m in a city I find that most of the time nice begets nice, smiling begets smiling, and good manners beget polite responses.
I know some un-nice, rude and toffee-nosed people up the country, especially the “our family’s been here for generations and who do you think you are?” types.
Perhaps city people get paranoid and learn not to trust (for good reason?) and it becomes a habit?
You’re right of course Yeehah, I know. It’s just that nice people are easier to find in the country I reckon.
went for a bit of a drive to Mansfield this afternoon, just to check it out. On the way I stopped off at Lake Nillacootie to check out the spillover. The lake was pretty muddy from the rain.
Mansfield is bigger than Swanpool but smaller than Benalla. It is a base for many of the High Country activities you can do. There was a nice nursery there, and their hardware store was bigger too. I bought a rail and hooks to hang some cooking utensils off. There was a bit of wall just begging for it.
All that water. Thanks for the pics :)
Good job on the utensil’s rack too!
Happy Potter said:
All that water. Thanks for the pics :)Good job on the utensil’s rack too!
thanks :)
I had a similar set up at the old house. One for the utensils and another for the wok and colanders etc. I missed them.
oh, and one of my new neighbours dropped over to introduce herself. She went home with some bantam eggs :)
You sound so much happier since the move BG. :)
bluegreen said:
oh, and one of my new neighbours dropped over to introduce herself. She went home with some bantam eggs :)
Just like home.
Dam fine shots BG :)
bubba louie said:
You sound so much happier since the move BG. :)
I feel it too :)
pain master said:
Dam fine shots BG :)
thanks :)
and I’ll even pardon the pun!
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
Dam fine shots BG :)
thanks :)
and I’ll even pardon the pun!
I always like the bit where Chevy Chase takes his family to the Hoover Dam.
despite being dug out of their bed and put in pots, I did rather well out of my garlic.
bluegreen said:
despite being dug out of their bed and put in pots, I did rather well out of my garlic.
Wow, great harvest BG :)
bluegreen said:
despite being dug out of their bed and put in pots, I did rather well out of my garlic.
look good.
bluegreen said:
despite being dug out of their bed and put in pots, I did rather well out of my garlic.
That you did!
bluegreen said:
despite being dug out of their bed and put in pots, I did rather well out of my garlic.
You did indeed!
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:
despite being dug out of their bed and put in pots, I did rather well out of my garlic.
You did indeed!
That’s for sure
bluegreen said:
despite being dug out of their bed and put in pots, I did rather well out of my garlic.
better than I or me… I or me can never grow garlic.
my Hoya is flowering. lots of clusters this year.
first time my crucifix orchid has flowered. from a piece of Thee’s.
bluegreen said:
my Hoya is flowering. lots of clusters this year.
beautiful BG. My SIL’s is going great guns this year as well. I’ve never hd any success with hoya :(
bluegreen said:
my Hoya is flowering. lots of clusters this year.
aRE THE LEAVES LOOKING PALE OR IS THAT JUST THE PHOTO? Caps lock.:(
Mine went from green to a bit sickly so I repotted it but it’s still a bit pale.
bubba louie said:
aRE THE LEAVES LOOKING PALE OR IS THAT JUST THE PHOTO? Caps lock.:(
Mine went from green to a bit sickly so I repotted it but it’s still a bit pale.
yes. it was in a too sunny spot at the old place and hasn’t been repotted for a long time. I need to repot and feed it I think, but where it is now is shady all day so I hope that it will green up some more once I have done that.
I was doing the washing up and a little Welcome Swallow was trying to get in through the kitchen window. Confused by the light no doubt. I soooooo felt like opening the window and letting it in but I think that would have confused and frightened it even more! Turned the light out now so hopefully it will get reorientated and find home. There is a family of them that I see in the dusk catching insects so it could be one of the young ones.
bluegreen said:
bubba louie said:aRE THE LEAVES LOOKING PALE OR IS THAT JUST THE PHOTO? Caps lock.:(
Mine went from green to a bit sickly so I repotted it but it’s still a bit pale.
yes. it was in a too sunny spot at the old place and hasn’t been repotted for a long time. I need to repot and feed it I think, but where it is now is shady all day so I hope that it will green up some more once I have done that.
Mine is, and always has been, in full shade.
bluegreen said:
first time my crucifix orchid has flowered. from a piece of Thee’s.
I have a couple of pieces of it from Thee, she said will last unpotted and neglected in the back of the car for over a week till we get home!
bluegreen said:
my Hoya is flowering. lots of clusters this year.
with your Hoyas and your Epis, you have a real tropical green thumb there BG, you should have moved further North when you had your chance!!!?
bubba louie said:
bluegreen said:
bubba louie said:aRE THE LEAVES LOOKING PALE OR IS THAT JUST THE PHOTO? Caps lock.:(
Mine went from green to a bit sickly so I repotted it but it’s still a bit pale.
yes. it was in a too sunny spot at the old place and hasn’t been repotted for a long time. I need to repot and feed it I think, but where it is now is shady all day so I hope that it will green up some more once I have done that.
Mine is, and always has been, in full shade.
I have never had any luck with them once I have re-potted. And I have always been warned by wiser men than I not to repot… ever.
But I have seen them growing wild in the jungles on PNG. :)
bluegreen said:
my Hoya is flowering. lots of clusters this year.
Gorgeous :D
I have one in the fernery that is sending out long tendrils that catch other plants leaves. It’s in a pot on a stand so I will transfer it to a hanging basket after it flowers.
pain master said:
with your Hoyas and your Epis, you have a real tropical green thumb there BG, you should have moved further North when you had your chance!!!?
nah. too hot and humid!
pain master said:
I have never had any luck with them once I have re-potted. And I have always been warned by wiser men than I not to repot… ever.
But I have seen them growing wild in the jungles on PNG. :)
maybe just a good feed then? must admit, it is happily sending out new shoots atm.
Given enough light, Wax Plant will produce parachute clusters of sweet-scented, star-shaped, white to pink flowers with five-point centers. This plant blooms best when slightly pot -bound, so move it to a slightly larger pot only every couple years or when needed. Do not move the plant when buds are forming, because this may cause them to drop.
Don’t prune off the leafless stem — or spur — where flowers have been produced because flowers will form on the same spurs year after year.
To show off its thickly-leafed vines, and to give them a denser appearance, loop them around a wire hoop or trellis and tie loosely with florists wire.
This is a long-lived plant and easy to grow with little attention.
————————————————————————————————————————
Origin: India and East Asia
Height: Trailing stems can grow to 10 ft (3 m)
Light: Bright light with some direct sun. Hoyas will live in low light, but will not bloom.
Water: Keep soil evenly moist spring through fall. In winter, water sparingly giving the plant just enough to keep the soil from drying out completely.
Humidity: Average room humidity.
Temperature: Average room temperatures 60-75°F, 16-24°C
Soil: Peat moss based potting mix.
Fertilizer: Feed monthly spring through fall with high-potassium liquid fertilizer diluted by half.
Propagation: Take 3 in (7 cm) stem tip cuttings in spring. Cuttings should include at least 1 pair of leaves. They will root easily in moist potting mix.
bluegreen said:
my Hoya is flowering. lots of clusters this year.
Nice! Ours has been flowering for the first time. It’s D’s baby so praise goes to him.
bluegreen said:
first time my crucifix orchid has flowered. from a piece of Thee’s.
Your gardening hasn’t gone backwards since you moved BG.
pomolo said:
bluegreen said:
first time my crucifix orchid has flowered. from a piece of Thee’s.
Your gardening hasn’t gone backwards since you moved BG.
I think this is despite me! lol!
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
my Hoya is flowering. lots of clusters this year.
with your Hoyas and your Epis, you have a real tropical green thumb there BG, you should have moved further North when you had your chance!!!?
Bite your tongue PM. BG can’t stand the heat/humidity.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
bluegreen said:yes. it was in a too sunny spot at the old place and hasn’t been repotted for a long time. I need to repot and feed it I think, but where it is now is shady all day so I hope that it will green up some more once I have done that.
Mine is, and always has been, in full shade.
I have never had any luck with them once I have re-potted. And I have always been warned by wiser men than I not to repot… ever.
But I have seen them growing wild in the jungles on PNG. :)
I must pass that advice on to my own Hoya el SupremeO.
bluegreen said:
pain master said:with your Hoyas and your Epis, you have a real tropical green thumb there BG, you should have moved further North when you had your chance!!!?
nah. too hot and humid!
Told ya!
Happy Potter said:
Given enough light, Wax Plant will produce parachute clusters of sweet-scented, star-shaped, white to pink flowers with five-point centers. This plant blooms best when slightly pot -bound, so move it to a slightly larger pot only every couple years or when needed. Do not move the plant when buds are forming, because this may cause them to drop.Don’t prune off the leafless stem — or spur — where flowers have been produced because flowers will form on the same spurs year after year.
To show off its thickly-leafed vines, and to give them a denser appearance, loop them around a wire hoop or trellis and tie loosely with florists wire.
This is a long-lived plant and easy to grow with little attention.
————————————————————————————————————————
Origin: India and East Asia
Height: Trailing stems can grow to 10 ft (3 m)
Light: Bright light with some direct sun. Hoyas will live in low light, but will not bloom.
Water: Keep soil evenly moist spring through fall. In winter, water sparingly giving the plant just enough to keep the soil from drying out completely.
Humidity: Average room humidity.
Temperature: Average room temperatures 60-75°F, 16-24°C
Soil: Peat moss based potting mix.
Fertilizer: Feed monthly spring through fall with high-potassium liquid fertilizer diluted by half.
Propagation: Take 3 in (7 cm) stem tip cuttings in spring. Cuttings should include at least 1 pair of leaves. They will root easily in moist potting mix.
Thanks for that HP. More info for the Guru.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
bluegreen said:yes. it was in a too sunny spot at the old place and hasn’t been repotted for a long time. I need to repot and feed it I think, but where it is now is shady all day so I hope that it will green up some more once I have done that.
Mine is, and always has been, in full shade.
I have never had any luck with them once I have re-potted. And I have always been warned by wiser men than I not to repot… ever.
But I have seen them growing wild in the jungles on PNG. :)
Mine was literally ripped out of the ground before we sold Mum’s house, potted and repotted. It’s a toughy.
bluegreen said:
pain master said:with your Hoyas and your Epis, you have a real tropical green thumb there BG, you should have moved further North when you had your chance!!!?
nah. too hot and humid!
your plants would love it!
bluegreen said:
pain master said:I have never had any luck with them once I have re-potted. And I have always been warned by wiser men than I not to repot… ever.
But I have seen them growing wild in the jungles on PNG. :)
maybe just a good feed then? must admit, it is happily sending out new shoots atm.
In PNG, they grow like orchids or epiphytes, just in the nook of tree branches with little soil, but plenty of moisture…
Happy Potter said:
Given enough light, Wax Plant will produce parachute clusters of sweet-scented, star-shaped, white to pink flowers with five-point centers. This plant blooms best when slightly pot -bound, so move it to a slightly larger pot only every couple years or when needed. Do not move the plant when buds are forming, because this may cause them to drop.Don’t prune off the leafless stem — or spur — where flowers have been produced because flowers will form on the same spurs year after year.
To show off its thickly-leafed vines, and to give them a denser appearance, loop them around a wire hoop or trellis and tie loosely with florists wire.
This is a long-lived plant and easy to grow with little attention.
————————————————————————————————————————
Origin: India and East Asia
Height: Trailing stems can grow to 10 ft (3 m)
Light: Bright light with some direct sun. Hoyas will live in low light, but will not bloom.
Water: Keep soil evenly moist spring through fall. In winter, water sparingly giving the plant just enough to keep the soil from drying out completely.
Humidity: Average room humidity.
Temperature: Average room temperatures 60-75°F, 16-24°C
Soil: Peat moss based potting mix.
Fertilizer: Feed monthly spring through fall with high-potassium liquid fertilizer diluted by half.
Propagation: Take 3 in (7 cm) stem tip cuttings in spring. Cuttings should include at least 1 pair of leaves. They will root easily in moist potting mix.
Good stuff here eh? Nice one Potter!
bluegreen said:
pomolo said:
bluegreen said:
first time my crucifix orchid has flowered. from a piece of Thee’s.
Your gardening hasn’t gone backwards since you moved BG.
I think this is despite me! lol!
frog tummy…
bluegreen said:
frog tummy…
yeah little froggy!