seedlings are looking terrific since i dug them out of the weeds.
last night i thinned and transplanted radichio, lettuce, english spinach.
looking good – and this warm weather is most welcome – as will be the rain when it comes.
lucky’s wormjuice and seaweed liquid tea are being used to accelerate growth as much as possible.
my 3 vege beds
Hi Pepe, your vegie beds look very productive! I’ve been out with the camera today, that’s about as active as I feel!. just updating my blog with them.
thanks orchid40
i will check out the obsession now
details of radichio and english spinach
Pepe, it’s looking good have you had much rain where you are?
veg gardener said:
Pepe, it’s looking good have you had much rain where you are?
rain started on one of the last days of april – and i’ve had 90mm since it started.
i couldn’t plant until it rained and then, of course, all the weeds boomed out of the soil, and i’ve spent the last 3 weeks hand weeding and hoeing.
pepe said:
seedlings are looking terrific since i dug them out of the weeds.
last night i thinned and transplanted radichio, lettuce, english spinach.
looking good – and this warm weather is most welcome – as will be the rain when it comes.
lucky’s wormjuice and seaweed liquid tea are being used to accelerate growth as much as possible.
Nice to know your not drinking the worm go-go juice;)
pepe said:
my 3 vege beds
pepe said:
thanks orchid40
i will check out the obsession now
details of radichio and english spinach
That Pommy spinach looks a lot like my Bloomsdale variety.
i’m waiting for the onions to keel over before letting the chooks into this garden
looks good pepe.
What sort of onions did you plant out???? Looks good.:)
Lucky1 said:
What sort of onions did you plant out???? Looks good.:)
the bulk of them are ‘creamgold’
there were spose to be some red onions and ‘odorless’ in their somewhere.
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
What sort of onions did you plant out???? Looks good.:)
the bulk of them are ‘creamgold’
there were spose to be some red onions and ‘odorless’ in their somewhere.
Lurv red onions:)
it’s gone all quiet. night all.
I bought a punnett of carrots and planted them out last night. my first time planting carrot seedlings and they are very different. the seedlings carrots are little ball carrots (like a cherry tomato) and they have got an extensive root system instead of the single taproot.
pepe said:
I bought a punnett of carrots and planted them out last night. my first time planting carrot seedlings and they are very different. the seedlings carrots are little ball carrots (like a cherry tomato) and they have got an extensive root system instead of the single taproot.
pepe said:
I bought a punnett of carrots and planted them out last night. my first time planting carrot seedlings and they are very different. the seedlings carrots are little ball carrots (like a cherry tomato) and they have got an extensive root system instead of the single taproot.
let us know how they go from the transplanting.
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
I bought a punnett of carrots and planted them out last night. my first time planting carrot seedlings and they are very different. the seedlings carrots are little ball carrots (like a cherry tomato) and they have got an extensive root system instead of the single taproot.
let us know how they go from the transplanting.
they look alright – rain predicted – should help.
what oc40 says about them not producing as much bulk per sq.m.as the taprooted ones has the ring of truth about it.
happy queens birthday to you all
i spent the day in the garden – we had 10mm of rain overnight and today was cool.
chooks have moved into the summer garden bed and the onions have been fenced off to allow them to mature.
i have forked over the fenced garden the chooks have just left – and i will add sand and compost and plant a geen manure crop there in prep for spud planting in august.
nice work there Pepe, well done. And a Happy Queen’s bidet to you to!
got my barley green manure crop in.
forked the ground over and noticed the clay was still clumpy despite the presence of sand and humus from previous attempts at soil conditioning. also noticed that weevils and crickets live in clay caves underground. so i’ve spread another trailer load of sand and one of mushroom compost.
barley seed were broadcast and then the soil was raked two ways like you do for planting lawn seed.
once i’ve forked the barley in and after adding cow manure and mineral mix, i’ll plant spuds, i’ll put about 400mm of pine needles and straw over the spuds.
hopefully, when the spuds are out, this will be good soil.
intermittent rain and sunshine has resulted in a reasonable winter garden
pepe said:
intermittent rain and sunshine has resulted in a reasonable winter garden
very nice pepe, also good moring to you as well.
a real spurt of growth there pepe – amazing what a bit of rain and sunshine will do. Despite everything we try to do, there is nothing like nature doing its thing.
savoy cabbages, broccoli and english spinach are now well advanced despite late planting – end of april
very nice pepe, also good moring to you as well.
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thanks VG
good morning – a bit of sunshine so i’ve taken a few snaps.
bluegreen said:
a real spurt of growth there pepe – amazing what a bit of rain and sunshine will do. Despite everything we try to do, there is nothing like nature doing its thing.
yep BG – theres an enormous sigh of relief here after two dry winters.
apart from weeding this garden has grown itself.
Hi Peps,
A very promising crop there! Interesting how you’ve treated the celery, it’s looking good.
My vegies are doing well too and I have a flourishing crop of Oxalis as usual
these are carrots transplanted from the Bunnings punnett
pepe said:
these are carrots transplanted from the Bunnings punnett
They didn’t mind transplanting obviously!
the chooks have been moved into the old garden, onions fenced off, and green manure planted in the ground the chooks left behind
pepe said:
bluegreen said:
a real spurt of growth there pepe – amazing what a bit of rain and sunshine will do. Despite everything we try to do, there is nothing like nature doing its thing.
yep BG – theres an enormous sigh of relief here after two dry winters.
apart from weeding this garden has grown itself.
I have had 16mm Thursday night & Friday.
pepe said:
the chooks have been moved into the old garden, onions fenced off, and green manure planted in the ground the chooks left behind
I like the chook rotational system. when we have a bit of land I want to do something like that.
waves to o40
orchid40 said:
Hi Peps,
A very promising crop there! Interesting how you’ve treated the celery, it’s looking good.
My vegies are doing well too and I have a flourishing crop of Oxalis as usual
hi orchid
- theres soursobs everywhere here
- yep the carrots have transplanted ok – but i still need more.
waves back to BG
pepe said:
orchid40 said:
Hi Peps,
A very promising crop there! Interesting how you’ve treated the celery, it’s looking good.
My vegies are doing well too and I have a flourishing crop of Oxalis as usual
hi orchid
- theres soursobs everywhere here
- yep the carrots have transplanted ok – but i still need more.
I like the chook rotational system. when we have a bit of land I want to do something like that.
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it avoids feeding if you plant out the land they leave behind immediately.
my current winter patch is outside of the rotational system and it took me 3 weeks to hand weed it.
and the old henhouse is now my potting shed again
it avoids feeding if you plant out the land they leave behind immediately.
my current winter patch is outside of the rotational system and it took me 3 weeks to hand weed it.
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it avoids WEEDING – not feeding – although i do feed them less when they are in a green jungle.
pepe said:
and the old henhouse is now my potting shed again
What a neat shed Peps! Must go and tidy mine again Your tomatoes look great!
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give me time – i’ll crowd it out lol.
almost time to plant spring seedlings.
those toms are awkwardly early – not sure what will happen next.
theres more plants hidden amongst the straw including some red cabbage.
elsewhere i’m growing the herbs (parsley and fennel) in the ornamental gardens.
pigeons are an almost useless bird – except their poo makes an excellent liquid fertiliser – (and they are kinda nice company in the garden).
pepe said:
pigeons are an almost useless bird – except their poo makes an excellent liquid fertiliser – (and they are kinda nice company in the garden).
pigeon breasts are good eating according to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall…
You have been very busy in your garden Pepe:)
arvo all.. what a perfect winter day, misty rain, dark and very cold. I had to go and do a small shop and get a script , but apart from that I’ve done absolutely nothing :)
I’m lining up some recipe’s though , thing’s I’d like to make for the family. And a batch of potato pancake’s for lunch.
I’m not sure which of the recipe’s I’m going to make, it’s a drag to decide atm lol.
The chook’s look awful , moulting and all dishevelled , a couple have no tail feather’s and look silly ! Averaging one egg a day, I have had to buy a dozen and boy that hurt !
Cuppa now, then will expend a few brain cell’s on what to cook, that will keep me out of trouble and off the street’s :D
very well done Pepe :) your yard’s look big
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
pigeons are an almost useless bird – except their poo makes an excellent liquid fertiliser – (and they are kinda nice company in the garden).
pigeon breasts are good eating according to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall…
we have eaten their eggs – not as good as hens eggs.
tell hughie to shorten his surname lol – who is he?
Lucky1 said:
You have been very busy in your garden Pepe:)
busy taking photos? when i move the chooks i have to do a lot of other things.
g’day lucky.
pepe said:
bluegreen said:
pigeon breasts are good eating according to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall…
we have eaten their eggs – not as good as hens eggs.
tell hughie to shorten his surname lol – who is he?
my other hero :D
Happy Potter said:
arvo all.. what a perfect winter day, misty rain, dark and very cold. I had to go and do a small shop and get a script , but apart from that I’ve done absolutely nothing :)
I’m lining up some recipe’s though , thing’s I’d like to make for the family. And a batch of potato pancake’s for lunch.
I’m not sure which of the recipe’s I’m going to make, it’s a drag to decide atm lol.The chook’s look awful , moulting and all dishevelled , a couple have no tail feather’s and look silly ! Averaging one egg a day, I have had to buy a dozen and boy that hurt !
Cuppa now, then will expend a few brain cell’s on what to cook, that will keep me out of trouble and off the street’s :D
my irish wife makes ‘murphy bread’ that could be your potato pancakes. just flour added to mashed spuds to make a stiff dough – then fried in olive oil.
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
bluegreen said:
pigeon breasts are good eating according to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall…
we have eaten their eggs – not as good as hens eggs.
tell hughie to shorten his surname lol – who is he?
my other hero :D
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
arvo all.. what a perfect winter day, misty rain, dark and very cold. I had to go and do a small shop and get a script , but apart from that I’ve done absolutely nothing :)
I’m lining up some recipe’s though , thing’s I’d like to make for the family. And a batch of potato pancake’s for lunch.
I’m not sure which of the recipe’s I’m going to make, it’s a drag to decide atm lol.The chook’s look awful , moulting and all dishevelled , a couple have no tail feather’s and look silly ! Averaging one egg a day, I have had to buy a dozen and boy that hurt !
Cuppa now, then will expend a few brain cell’s on what to cook, that will keep me out of trouble and off the street’s :Dmy irish wife makes ‘murphy bread’ that could be your potato pancakes. just flour added to mashed spuds to make a stiff dough – then fried in olive oil.
yep similar here, with an egg and S&P and sorry for swiping your thread..
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
bluegreen said:
pigeon breasts are good eating according to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall…
we have eaten their eggs – not as good as hens eggs.
tell hughie to shorten his surname lol – who is he?
my other hero :D
pigeons are an almost useless bird – except their poo makes an excellent liquid fertiliser – (and they are kinda nice company in the garden
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Bet your’s aren’t as useless as Pa’s pigeon we now have…coo’s a lot and is a lovely bird….now that is about all it does…seed in the bottom of the tray goes over into the “people fence” and feed the flip’n free loader for the park.
my other hero :D Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall River Cottage
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looks interesting – will read more later – thanks
The chook’s look awful , moulting and all dishevelled , a couple have no tail feather’s and look silly ! Averaging one egg a day, I have had to buy a dozen and boy that hurt !
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swiping threads is normal LOL.
i bought a dozen eggs too – nice free range eggs for $4+ – it hurts.
pepe said:
my other hero :D Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall River Cottage
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looks interesting – will read more later – thanks
next time you are at Lucky’s, ask her to show you some DVDs :D
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
my other hero :D Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall River Cottage
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looks interesting – will read more later – thanks
next time you are at Lucky’s, ask her to show you some DVDs :D
harvesting daikon and sweet potato
planted the green manure in the august spud bed.
spoggies had eaten my first planting of barley – so this time i have covered two rectangular areas with birdnetting.
in the areas without birdnetting i have planted mustard and bok choy in rows and buried them properly (the barley is broadcast and raked).
i have planted green feast peas in one area and placed flywire screens over. for those who want to know – its pea planting time here in sa.
happy winter solstice to all.
pepe said:
planted the green manure in the august spud bed.
spoggies had eaten my first planting of barley – so this time i have covered two rectangular areas with birdnetting.
in the areas without birdnetting i have planted mustard and bok choy in rows and buried them properly (the barley is broadcast and raked).
i have planted green feast peas in one area and placed flywire screens over. for those who want to know – its pea planting time here in sa.
happy winter solstice to all.
Happy winter solstice to everyone as well.
Now that’s sticking it to the birds Pepe:D
Now that’s sticking it to the birds Pepe:D
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the whole job took ten times longer thanks to the sparrows.
… and i haven’t won until those little green sprouts are about 10cm high.
morning L1 – fridge working alright?
pepe said:
Now that’s sticking it to the birds Pepe:D
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the whole job took ten times longer thanks to the sparrows.
… and i haven’t won until those little green sprouts are about 10cm high.
morning L1 – fridge working alright?
Oh the fridge is working beautifully:D
Light man is doing a FAB TAB of a job:)
birdnetting and some of the reasons for it
tahitian and native lime trees producing well
broccoli and fennel like winter
lastly – onion seedlings being readied for spring
Hey Pepe, if your looking for your wine bottle opener….its here.
Been meaning to let you know. If it opened bottles of skinny coke..I’d keep it…LOL ;P
pepe said:
birdnetting and some of the reasons for it
You big sook… I only see 3 spoggies there…….LOL
You got many green grubs on the broc???? Mine is waiting for me to plant it out.
Raining and drizzling here….so inside work today.
pepe said:
lastly – onion seedlings being readied for spring
What kind??? They look FAB TAB
happy winter solstice to all.
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Wonderful words Pepe. That means the days will start getting longer again. The weather will eventually be returning to warm days. I can put my jumpers away and take the elec blanket off the bed. Thank goodness!
Apologies to Lucky1.
Lucky1 said:
Hey Pepe, if your looking for your wine bottle opener….its here.Been meaning to let you know. If it opened bottles of skinny coke..I’d keep it…LOL ;P
oops – thanks – i’ll give you a ring before i pick it up.
pomolo said:
happy winter solstice to all.
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Wonderful words Pepe. That means the days will start getting longer again. The weather will eventually be returning to warm days. I can put my jumpers away and take the elec blanket off the bed. Thank goodness!Apologies to Lucky1.
Even though the daylight periods will be getting longer, it will get colder before it starts getting warmer again.
pomolo said:
happy winter solstice to all.
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Wonderful words Pepe. That means the days will start getting longer again. The weather will eventually be returning to warm days. I can put my jumpers away and take the elec blanket off the bed. Thank goodness!Apologies to Lucky1.
Apologies excepted:D
terrific pic’s Pepe , looks healthy :)
So the native lime’s are yelllow ? what are they like in taste ?
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
Hey Pepe, if your looking for your wine bottle opener….its here.Been meaning to let you know. If it opened bottles of skinny coke..I’d keep it…LOL ;P
oops – thanks – i’ll give you a ring before i pick it up.
No worries……. just sitting here.
You big sook… I only see 3 spoggies there…….LOL
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nope there’s 50 of them – they fly away when i try to shoot them (camera wise)
Lucky1 said:
You got many green grubs on the broc???? Mine is waiting for me to plant it out.Raining and drizzling here….so inside work today.
no grubs left (that i can see) and so far i’m only hand picking them.
pepe said:
You big sook… I only see 3 spoggies there…….LOL
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nope there’s 50 of them – they fly away when i try to shoot them (camera wise)
I believe you….LOL They aren’t shy about coming forward are they???? Sneaky little buggers…..
What kind??? They look FAB TAB
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mainly creamgold – some odorless and some reds not in photo.
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
You got many green grubs on the broc???? Mine is waiting for me to plant it out.Raining and drizzling here….so inside work today.
no grubs left (that i can see) and so far i’m only hand picking them.
Great:) If under the bird netting, the cabbage moths should be able to reach the leaves.
bluegreen said:
pomolo said:
happy winter solstice to all.
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Wonderful words Pepe. That means the days will start getting longer again. The weather will eventually be returning to warm days. I can put my jumpers away and take the elec blanket off the bed. Thank goodness!Apologies to Lucky1.
I realise that BG. Just wanted to let all know that I don’t like winter very much.
Even though the daylight periods will be getting longer, it will get colder before it starts getting warmer again.
Wonderful words Pepe. That means the days will start getting longer again. The weather will eventually be returning to warm days. I can put my jumpers away and take the elec blanket off the bed. Thank goodness!
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ok for you but 2 more months of winter here.
pepe said:
What kind??? They look FAB TAB
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mainly creamgold – some odorless and some reds not in photo.
Well I hope they do well for you:) Nice size and keep well.
Happy Potter said:
terrific pic’s Pepe , looks healthy :)So the native lime’s are yelllow ? what are they like in taste ?
very concentrated in taste – not much juice. not sure how to use them apart from squeezing.
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
terrific pic’s Pepe , looks healthy :)So the native lime’s are yelllow ? what are they like in taste ?
very concentrated in taste – not much juice. not sure how to use them apart from squeezing.
Oh ok then, that may be why they arn’t pushed. I’ve never seen one in a nursery.
pepe said:
You big sook… I only see 3 spoggies there…….LOL
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nope there’s 50 of them – they fly away when i try to shoot them (camera wise)
gonna say, what time of gun do you have?
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
terrific pic’s Pepe , looks healthy :)So the native lime’s are yelllow ? what are they like in taste ?
very concentrated in taste – not much juice. not sure how to use them apart from squeezing.
Are they Finger Limes?
Bubba Louie said:
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
terrific pic’s Pepe , looks healthy :)So the native lime’s are yelllow ? what are they like in taste ?
very concentrated in taste – not much juice. not sure how to use them apart from squeezing.
Are they Finger Limes?
no
are finger limes like buddhas hands?
pepe said:
Bubba Louie said:
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
terrific pic’s Pepe , looks healthy :)So the native lime’s are yelllow ? what are they like in taste ?
very concentrated in taste – not much juice. not sure how to use them apart from squeezing.
Are they Finger Limes?
no
are finger limes like buddhas hands?
No nothing like them.
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/bushfood/fingerlime.htm
there’s a lot of native limes
this is my lime and native lime cut open.
the native lime is more orangy than the lime
rainbow
that rainbow looks very nice.
thanks vg
- footy and GA on – see ya alter
see ya alter
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alter = after or later –
take ya pick LOL
pepe said:
thanks vg
- footy and GA on – see ya alter
who is playing tonight o you have AFL NRl is better go west tigers.
who is playing tonight o you have AFL NRl is better go west tigers.
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i follow the adelaide crows
rugby players all have swollen necks – not a good look LOL
cya
pepe said:
who is playing tonight o you have AFL NRl is better go west tigers.
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i follow the adelaide crows
rugby players all have swollen necks – not a good look LOL
cya
lol cya later in go the crows. for pepe tell us the score please.
pepe said:
rainbow
Pretty!
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
who is playing tonight o you have AFL NRl is better go west tigers.
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i follow the adelaide crows
rugby players all have swollen necks – not a good look LOL
cya
lol cya later in go the crows. for pepe tell us the score please.
they lost to the players from the rugby state.
back to gardening for amusement.
i’m climbing – morning all
english spinach is now yeilding so much we can have spanikopita (spinach pie) once a week. theonions, egg, mint and parsley are also home grown. only feta and filo imported,
Oh a nutrient hit there ! wonderful looking spinach :)
Happy Potter said:
Oh a nutrient hit there ! wonderful looking spinach :)
thanks HP – it boils down but its sparkling when fresh.