Well it was noted yesterday that some of the sweet potatoes in the ground were starting to shoot again, so it was decided it was harvest time. Holy moly batman! Two and a half 20L buckets later, we have a few sweet potatoes, not bad return from one spud, plus runners. The cool thing about sweet potatoes is that you can pull the tops off the runners and replant them into the soil, and a tuber will grow on the end.

The other cool thing is that the bed was chocker full of worms, big long squiggly worms, the size of small snakes. Well we called the ducks over and as we turned the lovely moist dark soil, we tossed a worm or 6 to the ducks. Didn’t they just love it! The 5 of ‘em must’ve consumed a hundred worms! Then there were the frogs and the toads… well the frogs were re-located to the pumikin patch and the toads well they just ran for their lives. That’s when the duck ate one, anything that moved across the grass was fair game from worms, to skinks, to the toad, to the mole-crickets.

Then we stepped back and let the ducks play in the fresh soil… crickets, cockroaches, everything was attacked by the ferocious ducks. They looked up at me from time and asked “more worms please?” so I would dig another chunk of earth over for them.

This morning when letting them out of the duk haus, they immediately went straight for the vegie bed, and looked quizzically at me “more worms please?”

This morning when letting them out of the duk haus, they immediately went straight for the vegie bed, and looked quizzically at me “more worms please?”
—————————————
well done on the sweet spuds.

you will always have a faithful band of poultry followers when forking over damp soil

pepe said:

This morning when letting them out of the duk haus, they immediately went straight for the vegie bed, and looked quizzically at me “more worms please?”
—————————————
well done on the sweet spuds.

you will always have a faithful band of poultry followers when forking over damp soil

well the new bed, which was formerly known as the sweet potato patch has now received a good handful of lime, and huge handful of blood and bone, 4 wheelbarrows full of our free-range home-grown compost and the ducks seal of approval.

It looks fantastic. In the next week or so, when the ducks have suitably fouled their haus, we will shift the old straw onto the patch, with some more blood and bone.

But before that, we ate pineapple.

Yummo :) PM

speaking of passionfruit… just waiting for these guys to ripen.

pain master said:

speaking of passionfruit… just waiting for these guys to ripen.

Thinking of ripping our vine out. Nothing happening with it at all.

Great photos though from you, as always:)

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

speaking of passionfruit… just waiting for these guys to ripen.

Thinking of ripping our vine out. Nothing happening with it at all.

Great photos though from you, as always:)

How old is your vine o’ Lucky1?

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

speaking of passionfruit… just waiting for these guys to ripen.

Thinking of ripping our vine out. Nothing happening with it at all.

Great photos though from you, as always:)

How old is your vine o’ Lucky1?

Bought over 12 months ago….I don’t think it likes the area. Tends to throw up more of those sucker shoots than new leaves.

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Thinking of ripping our vine out. Nothing happening with it at all.

Great photos though from you, as always:)

How old is your vine o’ Lucky1?

Bought over 12 months ago….I don’t think it likes the area. Tends to throw up more of those sucker shoots than new leaves.

you didn’t buy it off a geezer by the name of pepe didya? I hear his p’fruit are similar.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

How old is your vine o’ Lucky1?

Bought over 12 months ago….I don’t think it likes the area. Tends to throw up more of those sucker shoots than new leaves.

you didn’t buy it off a geezer by the name of pepe didya? I hear his p’fruit are similar.

Naaaa…mine came from Bunnings.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

How old is your vine o’ Lucky1?

Bought over 12 months ago….I don’t think it likes the area. Tends to throw up more of those sucker shoots than new leaves.

you didn’t buy it off a geezer by the name of pepe didya? I hear his p’fruit are similar.

mine’s being ripped out.

pepe said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Bought over 12 months ago….I don’t think it likes the area. Tends to throw up more of those sucker shoots than new leaves.

you didn’t buy it off a geezer by the name of pepe didya? I hear his p’fruit are similar.

mine’s being ripped out.

I’m thinking of doing this and popping something else there…….

pain master said:

Well it was noted yesterday that some of the sweet potatoes in the ground were starting to shoot again, so it was decided it was harvest time. Holy moly batman! Two and a half 20L buckets later, we have a few sweet potatoes, not bad return from one spud, plus runners. The cool thing about sweet potatoes is that you can pull the tops off the runners and replant them into the soil, and a tuber will grow on the end.

The other cool thing is that the bed was chocker full of worms, big long squiggly worms, the size of small snakes. Well we called the ducks over and as we turned the lovely moist dark soil, we tossed a worm or 6 to the ducks. Didn’t they just love it! The 5 of ‘em must’ve consumed a hundred worms! Then there were the frogs and the toads… well the frogs were re-located to the pumikin patch and the toads well they just ran for their lives. That’s when the duck ate one, anything that moved across the grass was fair game from worms, to skinks, to the toad, to the mole-crickets.

Then we stepped back and let the ducks play in the fresh soil… crickets, cockroaches, everything was attacked by the ferocious ducks. They looked up at me from time and asked “more worms please?” so I would dig another chunk of earth over for them.

This morning when letting them out of the duk haus, they immediately went straight for the vegie bed, and looked quizzically at me “more worms please?”

Sounds like you’ve become the Duck God of Browntown. Once upon a time I was the Chook Goddess of the Northern Tablelands, my chookies followed me around for similar reasons.

Yeehah said:

pain master said:

Well it was noted yesterday that some of the sweet potatoes in the ground were starting to shoot again, so it was decided it was harvest time. Holy moly batman! Two and a half 20L buckets later, we have a few sweet potatoes, not bad return from one spud, plus runners. The cool thing about sweet potatoes is that you can pull the tops off the runners and replant them into the soil, and a tuber will grow on the end.

The other cool thing is that the bed was chocker full of worms, big long squiggly worms, the size of small snakes. Well we called the ducks over and as we turned the lovely moist dark soil, we tossed a worm or 6 to the ducks. Didn’t they just love it! The 5 of ‘em must’ve consumed a hundred worms! Then there were the frogs and the toads… well the frogs were re-located to the pumikin patch and the toads well they just ran for their lives. That’s when the duck ate one, anything that moved across the grass was fair game from worms, to skinks, to the toad, to the mole-crickets.

Then we stepped back and let the ducks play in the fresh soil… crickets, cockroaches, everything was attacked by the ferocious ducks. They looked up at me from time and asked “more worms please?” so I would dig another chunk of earth over for them.

This morning when letting them out of the duk haus, they immediately went straight for the vegie bed, and looked quizzically at me “more worms please?”

Sounds like you’ve become the Duck God of Browntown. Once upon a time I was the Chook Goddess of the Northern Tablelands, my chookies followed me around for similar reasons.

no, not really… this bunch is too fickle for idolising.

some new pics from my backyard have appeared here: Notbob’s flickr

Love the Frog under a Log! Have you ID him yet?

Dinetta said:

Love the Frog under a Log! Have you ID him yet?

no, but I have plenty of them in the yard…

pain master said:

some new pics from my backyard have appeared here: Notbob’s flickr

The green spider is striking. The frog in the pot has a personality. It’s all such a hassle for him.

pain master said:

some new pics from my backyard have appeared here: Notbob’s flickr

lol @ pole dancer frog :)

pomolo said:

pain master said:

some new pics from my backyard have appeared here: Notbob’s flickr

The green spider is striking. The frog in the pot has a personality. It’s all such a hassle for him.

he was in my downpipe 5 minutes before the shot was taken… he was having a nice snooze until I repaired my guttering!

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

some new pics from my backyard have appeared here: Notbob’s flickr

lol @ pole dancer frog :)

:D

23 Cucumbers harvested. Now to make Bread ‘n’ Butter pickles and Sweet Cucumber pickles…

pain master said:

23 Cucumbers harvested. Now to make Bread ‘n’ Butter pickles and Sweet Cucumber pickles…

Oh the memories … of the 2 or 3 summers in a row when every sandwich or salad was “cucumber and … “

by the way pom, my Colvillea racemosa is flowering….

pain master said:

by the way pom, my Colvillea racemosa is flowering….

Skite! Ours has left the planet for the great garden in the sky. I’m jealous now. I’m going to have a look around to see what I can skite about that’s better than yours. So there!!!!!!!!!!!

pomolo said:

pain master said:

by the way pom, my Colvillea racemosa is flowering….

Skite! Ours has left the planet for the great garden in the sky. I’m jealous now. I’m going to have a look around to see what I can skite about that’s better than yours. So there!!!!!!!!!!!

and don’t the Lorikeets love it!

we have baby Tomatillos on the bush! Yay so happy!

also, in the PM’s garden, the Maize Corn has blackened tassles, but we need the kernals to really dry out if we want to make flour. The Thai Baby Corn looks ready to pick. Coriander is up, Basil is up, Kohl Rabi is up with the Radishes and Chinese Broccoli. The Thai Basil is booming along. The many Toms are looking good and there are a few yellow pear toms forming. The Spaghetti squash is growing, the cucmbers are growing. The Potatoes are all poking through the straw. The Cos lettuces are crazy and the ducks and Julia are just getting a few outer leaves to snack on. The Italian Spinach is growing. The Lemongrass has been divided once again. The patch of lemongrass in the Duk yard is where they lay their eggs now. The 12 different varieties of Chillies are up and some are flowering, even the Ancho and Poblanos are up. The two year old Thai Chillies have been pruned and are re-shooting.

pain master said:

we have baby Tomatillos on the bush! Yay so happy!

also, in the PM’s garden, the Maize Corn has blackened tassles, but we need the kernals to really dry out if we want to make flour. The Thai Baby Corn looks ready to pick. Coriander is up, Basil is up, Kohl Rabi is up with the Radishes and Chinese Broccoli. The Thai Basil is booming along. The many Toms are looking good and there are a few yellow pear toms forming. The Spaghetti squash is growing, the cucmbers are growing. The Potatoes are all poking through the straw. The Cos lettuces are crazy and the ducks and Julia are just getting a few outer leaves to snack on. The Italian Spinach is growing. The Lemongrass has been divided once again. The patch of lemongrass in the Duk yard is where they lay their eggs now. The 12 different varieties of Chillies are up and some are flowering, even the Ancho and Poblanos are up. The two year old Thai Chillies have been pruned and are re-shooting.

sounds like it is Spring, and all go at your place :)

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

we have baby Tomatillos on the bush! Yay so happy!

also, in the PM’s garden, the Maize Corn has blackened tassles, but we need the kernals to really dry out if we want to make flour. The Thai Baby Corn looks ready to pick. Coriander is up, Basil is up, Kohl Rabi is up with the Radishes and Chinese Broccoli. The Thai Basil is booming along. The many Toms are looking good and there are a few yellow pear toms forming. The Spaghetti squash is growing, the cucmbers are growing. The Potatoes are all poking through the straw. The Cos lettuces are crazy and the ducks and Julia are just getting a few outer leaves to snack on. The Italian Spinach is growing. The Lemongrass has been divided once again. The patch of lemongrass in the Duk yard is where they lay their eggs now. The 12 different varieties of Chillies are up and some are flowering, even the Ancho and Poblanos are up. The two year old Thai Chillies have been pruned and are re-shooting.

sounds like it is Spring, and all go at your place :)

the ground is warming up. Looking forward to the Tomatillos and Poblanos.

pain master said:

we have baby Tomatillos on the bush!

Is that from the seed I sent you?

You are obviously a lot, lot Northerer than I am.

:)

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

we have baby Tomatillos on the bush!

Is that from the seed I sent you?

well it appears that on the same day your tomatillo seeds arrived, some arrived from GF’s Mum… so we’re not sure… we have one plant going great guns and then two newer plants which look slightly different. So I would say that either 66% or 33% of the plants are from your seed and/or from the other supply.

buffy said:

You are obviously a lot, lot Northerer than I am.

:)

youse is all Mexicans to me.

pain master said:

buffy said:

You are obviously a lot, lot Northerer than I am.

:)

youse is all Mexicans to me.

you an ex-crow eater now ?
go the magies :)

trichome said:

pain master said:

buffy said:

You are obviously a lot, lot Northerer than I am.

:)

youse is all Mexicans to me.

you an ex-crow eater now ?
go the magies :)

I’m hoping that you are suggesting that the PAFC has made it to the SANFL finals… wishwishwishwish.

pain master said:

we have baby Tomatillos on the bush! Yay so happy!

also, in the PM’s garden, the Maize Corn has blackened tassles, but we need the kernals to really dry out if we want to make flour. The Thai Baby Corn looks ready to pick. Coriander is up, Basil is up, Kohl Rabi is up with the Radishes and Chinese Broccoli. The Thai Basil is booming along. The many Toms are looking good and there are a few yellow pear toms forming. The Spaghetti squash is growing, the cucmbers are growing. The Potatoes are all poking through the straw. The Cos lettuces are crazy and the ducks and Julia are just getting a few outer leaves to snack on. The Italian Spinach is growing. The Lemongrass has been divided once again. The patch of lemongrass in the Duk yard is where they lay their eggs now. The 12 different varieties of Chillies are up and some are flowering, even the Ancho and Poblanos are up. The two year old Thai Chillies have been pruned and are re-shooting.

You’re doing well. Hope you haven’t got as many Chinese Brocc in as we had. It’s nearly a full time job picking it.

pain master said:

trichome said:

pain master said:

youse is all Mexicans to me.

you an ex-crow eater now ?
go the magies :)

I’m hoping that you are suggesting that the PAFC has made it to the SANFL finals… wishwishwishwish.

yes they were one out of the 5, not sure where they are now, will have to look at iview later on :)

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

we have baby Tomatillos on the bush!

Is that from the seed I sent you?

well it appears that on the same day your tomatillo seeds arrived, some arrived from GF’s Mum… so we’re not sure… we have one plant going great guns and then two newer plants which look slightly different. So I would say that either 66% or 33% of the plants are from your seed and/or from the other supply.

Well, at least you got some.

trichome said:

pain master said:

trichome said:

you an ex-crow eater now ?
go the magies :)

I’m hoping that you are suggesting that the PAFC has made it to the SANFL finals… wishwishwishwish.

yes they were one out of the 5, not sure where they are now, will have to look at iview later on :)

I’m off to the SANFL website…

trichome said:

pain master said:

trichome said:

you an ex-crow eater now ?
go the magies :)

I’m hoping that you are suggesting that the PAFC has made it to the SANFL finals… wishwishwishwish.

yes they were one out of the 5, not sure where they are now, will have to look at iview later on :)

Looks like that lost to the Torrens team and will finish 6th and out of the finals!

pain master said:

trichome said:

pain master said:

I’m hoping that you are suggesting that the PAFC has made it to the SANFL finals… wishwishwishwish.

yes they were one out of the 5, not sure where they are now, will have to look at iview later on :)

Looks like that lost to the Torrens team and will finish 6th and out of the finals!

Port used to be on top some years ago

trichome said:

pain master said:

trichome said:

yes they were one out of the 5, not sure where they are now, will have to look at iview later on :)

Looks like that lost to the Torrens team and will finish 6th and out of the finals!

Port used to be on top some years ago

Yes… yes, they did.

pain master said:

trichome said:

pain master said:

Looks like that lost to the Torrens team and will finish 6th and out of the finals!

Port used to be on top some years ago

Yes… yes, they did.

Port was my team when i’s a young’n :)

trichome said:

pain master said:

trichome said:

Port used to be on top some years ago

Yes… yes, they did.

Port was my team when i’s a young’n :)

I was born in the council district of Port Adelaide. My blood flows black and white.

pain master said:

trichome said:

pain master said:

Yes… yes, they did.

Port was my team when i’s a young’n :)

I was born in the council district of Port Adelaide. My blood flows black and white.

i was up in the Hills, traditionally Sturt territory, but i like magpies :)

trichome said:

pain master said:

trichome said:

Port was my team when i’s a young’n :)

I was born in the council district of Port Adelaide. My blood flows black and white.

i was up in the Hills, traditionally Sturt territory, but i like magpies :)

Sturt Sturt, rub ‘em in the dirt…

pain master said:

trichome said:

pain master said:

I was born in the council district of Port Adelaide. My blood flows black and white.

i was up in the Hills, traditionally Sturt territory, but i like magpies :)

Sturt Sturt, rub ‘em in the dirt…

,cook them in the frying pan and have them for dessert..

I may not have been born there and I may not live there now, but I’m def’ a s’ozzie at heart :)

Pomolo visited today :D

well we had a tour of Brownsville to start with, but in the afternoon sat and chat down at Mangolia with GF and Mr Pomolo and Julia and the ducks. A lovely day was had by all.

Big :D

pain master said:

Pomolo visited today :D

well we had a tour of Brownsville to start with, but in the afternoon sat and chat down at Mangolia with GF and Mr Pomolo and Julia and the ducks. A lovely day was had by all.

Big :D

Good. But MORE IMPORTANTLY, did Pom get my CD??????

pain master said:

Pomolo visited today :D

well we had a tour of Brownsville to start with, but in the afternoon sat and chat down at Mangolia with GF and Mr Pomolo and Julia and the ducks. A lovely day was had by all.

Big :D

Cool!

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

Pomolo visited today :D

well we had a tour of Brownsville to start with, but in the afternoon sat and chat down at Mangolia with GF and Mr Pomolo and Julia and the ducks. A lovely day was had by all.

Big :D

Good. But MORE IMPORTANTLY, did Pom get my CD??????

patience.

AnneS said:

pain master said:

Pomolo visited today :D

well we had a tour of Brownsville to start with, but in the afternoon sat and chat down at Mangolia with GF and Mr Pomolo and Julia and the ducks. A lovely day was had by all.

Big :D

Cool!

i doubt cool – humid maybe LOL

justin said:

AnneS said:

pain master said:

Pomolo visited today :D

well we had a tour of Brownsville to start with, but in the afternoon sat and chat down at Mangolia with GF and Mr Pomolo and Julia and the ducks. A lovely day was had by all.

Big :D

Cool!

i doubt cool – humid maybe LOL

‘twas o’ercast

pain master said:

justin said:

AnneS said:

Cool!

i doubt cool – humid maybe LOL

‘twas o’ercast

Is that it? no goss, no hug.. how did the little pink lamingtons go down? need more info!
haha

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

justin said:

i doubt cool – humid maybe LOL

‘twas o’ercast

Is that it? no goss, no hug.. how did the little pink lamingtons go down? need more info!
haha

yeah there was two hugs with much merriment, mainly from Mr Pom. The Pink Lamos were pretty damn sweet and tasty!

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

‘twas o’ercast

Is that it? no goss, no hug.. how did the little pink lamingtons go down? need more info!
haha

yeah there was two hugs with much merriment, mainly from Mr Pom. The Pink Lamos were pretty damn sweet and tasty!

pink lamos? – sorry i have to ask – what are they?

justin said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Is that it? no goss, no hug.. how did the little pink lamingtons go down? need more info!
haha

yeah there was two hugs with much merriment, mainly from Mr Pom. The Pink Lamos were pretty damn sweet and tasty!

pink lamos? – sorry i have to ask – what are they?

lamingtons

well the plumbing is clear again… what a stinkin’ dirty Mike job that is! Oh well, it has to be done. The joys of living on a flat block where all the drains fall away at 1degree. Okay if it is just water, but if a rice grain gets down there! Then Bango, I’m out up to my elbows in grease and sh*t and feeling suitably filthy.

but I’m over it.

While I toiled away in the plumbing, I kept an eye on the gate for the Bat couple as we have another dying Flying Fox in our garden. They came, we chatted and we placed a very sick bat into his transport cage. :(

I also cleaned up all the palm fronds, turned the compost, gave it a sprinkle and took a foto of a frog.

12:00? nearly.

You’re lucky.. My drains run uphill. Which is why I planted a lot of trees. In wet seasons before the trees grew I had to pump them out to stop them running back into the house, which is on a slabon the ground.

roughbarked said:

You’re lucky.. My drains run uphill. Which is why I planted a lot of trees. In wet seasons before the trees grew I had to pump them out to stop them running back into the house, which is on a slabon the ground.

mine require pumping during the wet…

picked our first Zucchini today. A yellow one!

pain master said:

While I toiled away in the plumbing, I kept an eye on the gate for the Bat couple as we have another dying Flying Fox in our garden. They came, we chatted and we placed a very sick bat into his transport cage. :(

I also cleaned up all the palm fronds, turned the compost, gave it a sprinkle and took a foto of a frog.

12:00? nearly.

Do they know what’s causing it?

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

While I toiled away in the plumbing, I kept an eye on the gate for the Bat couple as we have another dying Flying Fox in our garden. They came, we chatted and we placed a very sick bat into his transport cage. :(

I also cleaned up all the palm fronds, turned the compost, gave it a sprinkle and took a foto of a frog.

12:00? nearly.

Do they know what’s causing it?

probably not the best question for the internet, but also one that I do not have a great answer for.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

While I toiled away in the plumbing, I kept an eye on the gate for the Bat couple as we have another dying Flying Fox in our garden. They came, we chatted and we placed a very sick bat into his transport cage. :(

I also cleaned up all the palm fronds, turned the compost, gave it a sprinkle and took a foto of a frog.

12:00? nearly.

Do they know what’s causing it?

probably not the best question for the internet, but also one that I do not have a great answer for.

I smell a mystery.

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Do they know what’s causing it?

probably not the best question for the internet, but also one that I do not have a great answer for.

I smell a mystery.

funny that, I just farted

not sure if I have already posted this pic, but here is one of our tomatillos…. they are getting bigger!

and a Daikon to be consumed tonight

we have a Variegated Chile growing.

and this chile we are not sure of… we purchased a bunch of chiles and received a “surprise mix” free.

we got many mangoes.

our yellow zucchini

again we got a second “free” mix of chile seeds under the auspice of “fiery hot mix” and here is a yellow banana style chile. I remember a workmate years ago, roasting and preserving in olyve oyl some banana capsicums that he discovered were not the normal mild flavour and were killer hot. He gave me one, and even I suffered.

these ones have a bite to them…

Nice lot of veggies. I won’t have stuff like that until February or March.

And I’ll never have mangoes!

buffy said:

Nice lot of veggies. I won’t have stuff like that until February or March.

And I’ll never have mangoes!

If you visit close to Xmas, I could find one for you!

painmaster said:

we got many mangoes.

Oh MrS and #1 son would be so jealous if they saw that….that want me to have a go at growing one down here….don’t fancy my chances though

AnneS said:

painmaster said:

we got many mangoes.

Oh MrS and #1 son would be so jealous if they saw that….that want me to have a go at growing one down here….don’t fancy my chances though

grow like weeds up here…

ok, what could have caused our Daikons to be woody and our Kohl Rabi to split. I’m guessing its a water thing, and maybe a heat thing, but what do youse all reckon?

Just back from Bacchus Marsh with the silkie eggs..I bought 6. We stopped for tea on way. In the car on the way home the man has a look at them and theres 12 in the carton. OMG. The fella was obviously being generous but that means I have to somehow shove a dozen eggs under Lin Lin’s little body.
Well I did the switch and she didn’t flinch at me taking her 2 dud eggs away and putting the fertile ones in place, but oh heck she looks like that cartoon scene with a little chook atop a huge pyramid of eggs! hahaha!
I checked again just now and she’s shifted them about, fluffed herself up and has managed to get them all under and well covered. Her head is tucked right in and readying herself for the long haul job ahead. Obviously very proud of herself LOL!

Happy Potter said:

Just back from Bacchus Marsh with the silkie eggs..I bought 6. We stopped for tea on way. In the car on the way home the man has a look at them and theres 12 in the carton. OMG. The fella was obviously being generous but that means I have to somehow shove a dozen eggs under Lin Lin’s little body.
Well I did the switch and she didn’t flinch at me taking her 2 dud eggs away and putting the fertile ones in place, but oh heck she looks like that cartoon scene with a little chook atop a huge pyramid of eggs! hahaha!
I checked again just now and she’s shifted them about, fluffed herself up and has managed to get them all under and well covered. Her head is tucked right in and readying herself for the long haul job ahead. Obviously very proud of herself LOL!

huh?

Opps.. hijacked Pm’s thread…sowwy : }

painmaster said:

huh?

Well it was bird related at least LOL

painmaster said:

ok, what could have caused our Daikons to be woody and our Kohl Rabi to split. I’m guessing its a water thing, and maybe a heat thing, but what do youse all reckon?

Water

Arvo. I’m taking a coffee break and the house is almost all clean. Stove clean, bathrooms done, just the floor to go now.
Yay.
The meeting with the chef from the restaurant down at w’bee park, re growing their veges, has been put back because the bloke is crook. Poor bugger has the flu.

painmaster said:

ok, what could have caused our Daikons to be woody and our Kohl Rabi to split. I’m guessing its a water thing, and maybe a heat thing, but what do youse all reckon?

daikon and kohlrabi – they grow too big – if they are +300mm (1’0”) long/broad and a lot more than 10 weeks old its probably woody.

poor drainage/irregular watering and acid soils will interupt growth and cause failure – altho not splitting afaik.

Happy Potter said:

Just back from Bacchus Marsh with the silkie eggs..I bought 6. We stopped for tea on way. In the car on the way home the man has a look at them and theres 12 in the carton. OMG. The fella was obviously being generous but that means I have to somehow shove a dozen eggs under Lin Lin’s little body.
Well I did the switch and she didn’t flinch at me taking her 2 dud eggs away and putting the fertile ones in place, but oh heck she looks like that cartoon scene with a little chook atop a huge pyramid of eggs! hahaha!
I checked again just now and she’s shifted them about, fluffed herself up and has managed to get them all under and well covered. Her head is tucked right in and readying herself for the long haul job ahead. Obviously very proud of herself LOL!

go go lin lin – 12 eggs? – could be busy at hatching time.

painmaster said:

ok, what could have caused our Daikons to be woody and our Kohl Rabi to split. I’m guessing its a water thing, and maybe a heat thing, but what do youse all reckon?

Daikons been in the ground too long?

Happy Potter said:

Arvo. I’m taking a coffee break and the house is almost all clean. Stove clean, bathrooms done, just the floor to go now.
Yay.
The meeting with the chef from the restaurant down at w’bee park, re growing their veges, has been put back because the bloke is crook. Poor bugger has the flu.

Speaking of housework…does anybody remember jusy how much stuff kids leave on the floor? Every game they have consists of 5 million bits and pieces and that’s beside the pillows, rugs, eating and drinking utensils and clothes. Was I firmer with my children or did I pick up blindly after them? I can’t remember.

justin said:

painmaster said:

ok, what could have caused our Daikons to be woody and our Kohl Rabi to split. I’m guessing its a water thing, and maybe a heat thing, but what do youse all reckon?

daikon and kohlrabi – they grow too big – if they are +300mm (1’0”) long/broad and a lot more than 10 weeks old its probably woody.

poor drainage/irregular watering and acid soils will interupt growth and cause failure – altho not splitting afaik.

Justin Case to the rescue.

Happy Potter said:

Arvo. I’m taking a coffee break and the house is almost all clean. Stove clean, bathrooms done, just the floor to go now.
Yay.
The meeting with the chef from the restaurant down at w’bee park, re growing their veges, has been put back because the bloke is crook. Poor bugger has the flu.

you did it again potter.

justin said:

painmaster said:

ok, what could have caused our Daikons to be woody and our Kohl Rabi to split. I’m guessing its a water thing, and maybe a heat thing, but what do youse all reckon?

daikon and kohlrabi – they grow too big – if they are +300mm (1’0”) long/broad and a lot more than 10 weeks old its probably woody.

poor drainage/irregular watering and acid soils will interupt growth and cause failure – altho not splitting afaik.

cheers Justin.

painmaster said:

Happy Potter said:

Arvo. I’m taking a coffee break and the house is almost all clean. Stove clean, bathrooms done, just the floor to go now.
Yay.
The meeting with the chef from the restaurant down at w’bee park, re growing their veges, has been put back because the bloke is crook. Poor bugger has the flu.

you did it again potter.

Huh? what…Did anyone hear a voice ?? :P
I shall amend the error of my ways and not do it again…

_{sawwy, again}

Discovered Fruit Fly in Mangolia. Maggots first appeared in a large yellow zuchinni and then noticed an odd fly sticking his bum into the mangoes.

:(

pain master said:

Discovered Fruit Fly in Mangolia. Maggots first appeared in a large yellow zuchinni and then noticed an odd fly sticking his bum into the mangoes.

:(

Oh joy. :(

pain master said:

Discovered Fruit Fly in Mangolia. Maggots first appeared in a large yellow zuchinni and then noticed an odd fly sticking his bum into the mangoes.

:(

The pest from hell!!!

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Discovered Fruit Fly in Mangolia. Maggots first appeared in a large yellow zuchinni and then noticed an odd fly sticking his bum into the mangoes.

:(

The pest from hell!!!

Destroy any infected fruits by picking and placing in sealed plastic bags in the sun for at least three days before disposing. Cook or process any fruit apparently as yet unaffected. Not much else you can do apart from spraying everything until you don’t want to eat it.

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Discovered Fruit Fly in Mangolia. Maggots first appeared in a large yellow zuchinni and then noticed an odd fly sticking his bum into the mangoes.

:(

The pest from hell!!!

Destroy any infected fruits by picking and placing in sealed plastic bags in the sun for at least three days before disposing. Cook or process any fruit apparently as yet unaffected. Not much else you can do apart from spraying everything until you don’t want to eat it.

I’m hoping it may be seasonal, all depending on good years vs bad…..

Pruned the passionfruit. Let’s see if it survives.

pain master said:

Pruned the passionfruit. Let’s see if it survives.

So there was something green to prune back to? Then this is a good sign, no?

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

Pruned the passionfruit. Let’s see if it survives.

So there was something green to prune back to? Then this is a good sign, no?

yeah there is greeness.

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

Pruned the passionfruit. Let’s see if it survives.

So there was something green to prune back to? Then this is a good sign, no?

yeah there is greeness.

Perhaps it was simply drier than you thought?

pain master said:

Pruned the passionfruit. Let’s see if it survives.

Transmitting prayers for Pm’s passionfruit.

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

So there was something green to prune back to? Then this is a good sign, no?

yeah there is greeness.

Perhaps it was simply drier than you thought?

Perhaps… we shall continue to monitor its progress…

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

yeah there is greeness.

Perhaps it was simply drier than you thought?

Perhaps… we shall continue to monitor its progress…

Flooding, followed by a dry period in warm weather, usually = soil cracking.. ie: root breakage.. = tip death

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Perhaps it was simply drier than you thought?

Perhaps… we shall continue to monitor its progress…

Flooding, followed by a dry period in warm weather, usually = soil cracking.. ie: root breakage.. = tip death

every paddock out here has soil cracking in it already.

just plucked our spaghetti fruit off the vine. And grabbed some Thai Basil.

pain master said:

just plucked our spaghetti fruit off the vine. And grabbed some Thai Basil.

Show off! My Thai basil is only just peeking above the ground and my spag squash obviously aren’t as advanced as yours.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

just plucked our spaghetti fruit off the vine. And grabbed some Thai Basil.

Show off! My Thai basil is only just peeking above the ground and my spag squash obviously aren’t as advanced as yours.

Only one Spag Squash fruit though :( But heaps and heaps of Thai Basil! That’s going ballistic!