my daughter has rescued this murray magpie and is feeding it every half hour. it seems to be growing and is very tame.

pepe said:

my daughter has rescued this murray magpie and is feeding it every half hour. it seems to be growing and is very tame.

looks cute.

peas starting to flower – so june 21st is an ok time to plant – beans up – garlic and old kale going to seed

my first ever carob beans starting to form

Oh he is so cute…. hope all goes well with the little fella:)

What are the yellow flowers in the end photo Pepe???

pepe said:

my first ever carob beans starting to form

Guard it with your life:D

sage beginning to flower – lemon tree full of fruit again – the reason why we love our poppies

Stunning comes to mind.

My lemon tree has baby lemons on it…. so think this makes Pomolo & Mr.P grandparents:D

Lucky1 said:

What are the yellow flowers in the end photo Pepe???

californian poppies – we are getting those same plants to give us a red flower we have never seen before as well. essentially we have always had these yellow and white californian roadside poppies and suddenly a red one appears !

the bird is ugly but i knows wat ya means by cute.

hi VG and L1

californian poppies – we are getting those same plants to give us a red flower we have never seen before as well. essentially we have always had these yellow and white californian roadside poppies and suddenly a red one appears !
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I haven’t seen these in the plant (so to speak), hope they will still be flowering when we get to see you next. Gather they are self sowing ???

Lucky1 said:

californian poppies – we are getting those same plants to give us a red flower we have never seen before as well. essentially we have always had these yellow and white californian roadside poppies and suddenly a red one appears !
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I haven’t seen these in the plant (so to speak), hope they will still be flowering when we get to see you next. Gather they are self sowing ???

sure are self sowing – very prolific.

pepe said:

my daughter has rescued this murray magpie and is feeding it every half hour. it seems to be growing and is very tame.

Awwww. He looks as though he is doing fine thanks to your daughter.

pepe said:

my first ever carob beans starting to form

Isn’t it exciting? I have flowers on my pecan nut for the first time too.

Lucky1 said:

My lemon tree has baby lemons on it…. so think this makes Pomolo & Mr.P grandparents:D

So how many Lemonades are we having Lucky? We’ve already got 3 grandchildren, 1 due next week and another due in February. The more the merrier.

pepe said:

my daughter has rescued this murray magpie and is feeding it every half hour. it seems to be growing and is very tame.

Up here it’s a Peewee.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

My lemon tree has baby lemons on it…. so think this makes Pomolo & Mr.P grandparents:D

So how many Lemonades are we having Lucky? We’ve already got 3 grandchildren, 1 due next week and another due in February. The more the merrier.

More Grandkids? You kept that quiet. :)

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

my daughter has rescued this murray magpie and is feeding it every half hour. it seems to be growing and is very tame.

Up here it’s a Peewee.

Well if that’s a peewee, they’ve sure started nesting early down there…mine are still attacking themselves in the car mirrors (establishing territory) but the willy wagtails are following the pony around, hoping for fallout from his coat and tail…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

my daughter has rescued this murray magpie and is feeding it every half hour. it seems to be growing and is very tame.

Up here it’s a Peewee.

Well if that’s a peewee, they’ve sure started nesting early down there…mine are still attacking themselves in the car mirrors (establishing territory) but the willy wagtails are following the pony around, hoping for fallout from his coat and tail…

Interesting information (if you like birds, which I do) here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie-lark

Awwww. He looks as though he is doing fine thanks to your daughter.
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yes pomolo – i normally expect the ones thrown out the nest to be weak – but this one is growing and therefore will one day fly away we hope.

pomolo said:

pepe said:

my first ever carob beans starting to form

Isn’t it exciting? I have flowers on my pecan nut for the first time too.

my two pecan trees are growing – about 4 foot high – but no fruit as yet – congrats on yours.

Up here it’s a Peewee.
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ok Bubba – i won’t ask why LOL.
my tooth extraction was painless (like yours) but still layed me low for a couple of days – tiredness, weakness – i’m not sure what. i’ve turned two compost heaps this morning – so all is well again.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

My lemon tree has baby lemons on it…. so think this makes Pomolo & Mr.P grandparents:D

So how many Lemonades are we having Lucky? We’ve already got 3 grandchildren, 1 due next week and another due in February. The more the merrier.

More Grandkids? You kept that quiet. :)

Not intentionly. I hear so much about the pregnancies I probably forget to mention it on here. I never found being pregnant as hard as these girls do. But then I didn’t have a library of books to throughly confuse about the whole thing either.

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

my daughter has rescued this murray magpie and is feeding it every half hour. it seems to be growing and is very tame.

Up here it’s a Peewee.

Well if that’s a peewee, they’ve sure started nesting early down there…mine are still attacking themselves in the car mirrors (establishing territory) but the willy wagtails are following the pony around, hoping for fallout from his coat and tail…

I’d say it looks like a peewee too. Maggies don’t let them live near our place or maybe it’s the miners that give them curry when they venture up near the house.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

My lemon tree has baby lemons on it…. so think this makes Pomolo & Mr.P grandparents:D

So how many Lemonades are we having Lucky? We’ve already got 3 grandchildren, 1 due next week and another due in February. The more the merrier.

More Grandkids? You kept that quiet. :)

Not intentionly. I hear so much about the pregnancies I probably forget to mention it on here. I never found being pregnant as hard as these girls do. But then I didn’t have a library of books to throughly confuse about the whole thing either.

I loved being pregnant.

as my spuds emerge from the initial berying and mulching i have burried them again using pine needles from my own property

planted globe artichokes (2), eggplanted (4 different varieties), black passionfruit, italian leaf parsley and 4 asparagus plants.
we went to four nurseries today because the daughters 21st is coming up, and she has issued a wish list to fill an A4 sheet. fortunately much of it is for plants.
we also bought – finger lime, chilli tree and a ginger plant (forgot name).

pepe said:

planted globe artichokes (2), eggplanted (4 different varieties), black passionfruit, italian leaf parsley and 4 asparagus plants.
we went to four nurseries today because the daughters 21st is coming up, and she has issued a wish list to fill an A4 sheet. fortunately much of it is for plants.
we also bought – finger lime, chilli tree and a ginger plant (forgot name).

nice shopping list, fresh asparagus is yummo :)

pain master said:

pepe said:

planted globe artichokes (2), eggplanted (4 different varieties), black passionfruit, italian leaf parsley and 4 asparagus plants.
we went to four nurseries today because the daughters 21st is coming up, and she has issued a wish list to fill an A4 sheet. fortunately much of it is for plants.
we also bought – finger lime, chilli tree and a ginger plant (forgot name).

nice shopping list, fresh asparagus is yummo :)

g’day PM
i dunno why it is – but everyone down south wants tropical plants
- so on her wish list – ritha (soap nut tree), black sapote and soursob – all of which would be lucky to grow let alone fruit.

pepe said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

planted globe artichokes (2), eggplanted (4 different varieties), black passionfruit, italian leaf parsley and 4 asparagus plants.
we went to four nurseries today because the daughters 21st is coming up, and she has issued a wish list to fill an A4 sheet. fortunately much of it is for plants.
we also bought – finger lime, chilli tree and a ginger plant (forgot name).

nice shopping list, fresh asparagus is yummo :)

g’day PM
i dunno why it is – but everyone down south wants tropical plants
- so on her wish list – ritha (soap nut tree), black sapote and soursob – all of which would be lucky to grow let alone fruit.

tell her to move north like the rest of us ;)

i dunno why it is – but everyone down south wants tropical plants
– so on her wish list – ritha (soap nut tree), black sapote and soursob – all of which would be lucky to grow let alone fruit.
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Kind of explains why they are all moving to Qld. Sth East corner is full of tropical wannabes.

Longy said:

i dunno why it is – but everyone down south wants tropical plants
– so on her wish list – ritha (soap nut tree), black sapote and soursob – all of which would be lucky to grow let alone fruit.
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Kind of explains why they are all moving to Qld. Sth East corner is full of tropical wannabes.

…and when they uproot home to go troppo they suddenly get a yearning for apples and cherries – weird species these humans – always want what they can’t get.

weird species these humans – always want what they can’t get.
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You got that right Pepe.

Longy said:

i dunno why it is – but everyone down south wants tropical plants
– so on her wish list – ritha (soap nut tree), black sapote and soursob – all of which would be lucky to grow let alone fruit.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kind of explains why they are all moving to Qld. Sth East corner is full of tropical wannabes.

True! Now they want daylight saving. If they want that then they should have stayed down south. I don’t care what the clock says anymore but I remember what it was like when the kids were little and the poor farmers.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

i dunno why it is – but everyone down south wants tropical plants
– so on her wish list – ritha (soap nut tree), black sapote and soursob – all of which would be lucky to grow let alone fruit.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kind of explains why they are all moving to Qld. Sth East corner is full of tropical wannabes.

True! Now they want daylight saving. If they want that then they should have stayed down south. I don’t care what the clock says anymore but I remember what it was like when the kids were little and the poor farmers.

Talk about larf!

They did a “street poll” of ex-Mexicans now living in Rockhampton…all said how wonderful Daylight Saving was…how they could “get home from work at 9 pm and it was still light”….

Most people up here change their minds after one summer of Qld daylight saving…and if such an intensely commercial nation as the US of A can trade so vigourously despite their couple of dozen time zones, surely Australia can cope with, umm, 4? 6? time zones…

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

i dunno why it is – but everyone down south wants tropical plants
– so on her wish list – ritha (soap nut tree), black sapote and soursob – all of which would be lucky to grow let alone fruit.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kind of explains why they are all moving to Qld. Sth East corner is full of tropical wannabes.

True! Now they want daylight saving. If they want that then they should have stayed down south. I don’t care what the clock says anymore but I remember what it was like when the kids were little and the poor farmers.

Talk about larf!

They did a “street poll” of ex-Mexicans now living in Rockhampton…all said how wonderful Daylight Saving was…how they could “get home from work at 9 pm and it was still light”….

Most people up here change their minds after one summer of Qld daylight saving…and if such an intensely commercial nation as the US of A can trade so vigourously despite their couple of dozen time zones, surely Australia can cope with, umm, 4? 6? time zones…

You said it Dinetta.

Not intentionly. I hear so much about the pregnancies I probably forget to mention it on here. I never found being pregnant as hard as these girls do. But then I didn’t have a library of books to throughly confuse about the whole thing either.

I loved being pregnant.
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do we give prizes for the year’s best hijack?

i’ve got my pumpkins planted out. i’ve planted them outside my fenced area because i expect them to run all over the place. so far the earwigs have destroyed four out of six plants. but not to worry. they were self sown pumpkins and cost me nothing.
when the rain comes (umm??) – tuesday – i will reuse the saucers (planting holes) and put some butternut seeds in.
onions looking really good.

do we give prizes for the year’s best hijack?
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ROTFPIMP

a couple hundred onion seedlings – doing well so far

peas flowering, beans and carrots mulched

todays feature plants – echium in full flower and the globe artichoke

It’s all going according to plan for you isn’t it Pepe? Vegies looking great, and I love your Echium and Artichoke pics.

orchid40 said:

It’s all going according to plan for you isn’t it Pepe? Vegies looking great, and I love your Echium and Artichoke pics.

g’day OC
if i could turn on the irrigation i would feel a lot more secure.
several failures include climbing beans, pumpkins and some of the toms in the hothouse.
but i do have – an escape plan – so i expect crops to fail and am not surprised when they do.
the echium and artichoke are zero water plants – so they survive practically anything.

harvesting bbeans and leeks – carrots and peas not too far away

peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers

no yellow on the citrus leaves now the hot weather has come, my best ever self sown sweetpeas, spuds with chewed leaves but doing well

pepe said:

peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers

Very nice Pepe my comfrey always gets eaten by the damn dog.

I have managed a small fence around my veggies now tho, so will try to salvage what’s left of it and move it into this area.
Do you just compost with the comfrey?

Lurv the sweetpeas. My lemon tree is looking FAB TAB too and has baby lemons on it:)

Muschee said:

pepe said:

peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers

Very nice Pepe my comfrey always gets eaten by the damn dog.

I have managed a small fence around my veggies now tho, so will try to salvage what’s left of it and move it into this area.
Do you just compost with the comfrey?

Muschee, I make comfrey tea and also when I am bulking up the no dig area, I pop a layer of those leaves in between a couple of the layers.

Muschee said:

pepe said:

peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers

Very nice Pepe my comfrey always gets eaten by the damn dog.

I have managed a small fence around my veggies now tho, so will try to salvage what’s left of it and move it into this area.
Do you just compost with the comfrey?

g’day muschee – thanks.
my comfrey has struggled until now. but yes – i don’t know how to cook with comfrey – i once had russian comfrey in soup and it made me a bit woozie. so just compost material for now.

Lucky1 said:

Muschee said:

pepe said:

peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers

Very nice Pepe my comfrey always gets eaten by the damn dog.

I have managed a small fence around my veggies now tho, so will try to salvage what’s left of it and move it into this area.
Do you just compost with the comfrey?

Muschee, I make comfrey tea and also when I am bulking up the no dig area, I pop a layer of those leaves in between a couple of the layers.

Excellent…..hopefully I will be able to do the same soon too.

Lucky1 said:

Lurv the sweetpeas. My lemon tree is looking FAB TAB too and has baby lemons on it:)

whoopie – lemons are the best – so useful in cooking.

pepe said:

Muschee said:

pepe said:

peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers

Very nice Pepe my comfrey always gets eaten by the damn dog.

I have managed a small fence around my veggies now tho, so will try to salvage what’s left of it and move it into this area.
Do you just compost with the comfrey?

g’day muschee – thanks.
my comfrey has struggled until now. but yes – i don’t know how to cook with comfrey – i once had russian comfrey in soup and it made me a bit woozie. so just compost material for now.

hmm I’ve heard good and bad things about it. Mostly good . I always wanted a huge patch of the stuff, knowing the great composting benefits. One day…….I hope.

my comfrey has struggled until now. but yes – i don’t know how to cook with comfrey – i once had russian comfrey in soup and it made me a bit woozie. so just compost material for now.
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Culinary use is not recommended as controversy surrounds the use of young leaves in salads. Dried leaves are sometimes used to make a herbal tea.

The plant contains unusually high concentrations of vitamin B12 but a great deal would need to be eaten to be of any beneficial effect.Some studies suggest that certain alkaloids in the plant can cause chronic liver problems.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

Lurv the sweetpeas. My lemon tree is looking FAB TAB too and has baby lemons on it:)

whoopie – lemons are the best – so useful in cooking.

Oh yeah baby…very egg-cited about it and we have 1 apple on our tree.

Lucky1 said:

my comfrey has struggled until now. but yes – i don’t know how to cook with comfrey – i once had russian comfrey in soup and it made me a bit woozie. so just compost material for now.
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Culinary use is not recommended as controversy surrounds the use of young leaves in salads. Dried leaves are sometimes used to make a herbal tea.

The plant contains unusually high concentrations of vitamin B12 but a great deal would need to be eaten to be of any beneficial effect.Some studies suggest that certain alkaloids in the plant can cause chronic liver problems.

Oops… from my gardening herb book……..not my brain;P

“peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers”

Great looking sweet peas Pepe , and corn :D Those earwigs might be the culprits that gnawed the spud leaves.
When did you plant the corn ?

Happy Potter said:

“peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers”

Great looking sweet peas Pepe , and corn :D Those earwigs might be the culprits that gnawed the spud leaves.
When did you plant the corn ?

the big corn in pots in the glasshouse late july – the small corn as seed about 7th sept.
howdy HP

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

“peas, corn and comfrey. the comfrey now has four new suckers”

Great looking sweet peas Pepe , and corn :D Those earwigs might be the culprits that gnawed the spud leaves.
When did you plant the corn ?

the big corn in pots in the glasshouse late july – the small corn as seed about 7th sept.
howdy HP

Heya Peps :)
My corn is about as big, but did you know that Vic and SA have a completely different climate ? Youse have a drier air and higher temps , even though Vic temp might be the same , it’s hotter there ect ..I have the item somewhere, not sure if I read it in a book though.

My corn is about as big, but did you know that Vic and SA have a completely different climate ? Youse have a drier air and higher temps , even though Vic temp might be the same , it’s hotter there ect ..I have the item somewhere, not sure if I read it in a book though.
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you grow things very quickly in that pumped up soil of yours HP – which is excellent – and i’m in a hotter area of sa than parts south of me. plus i’m growing things under the shade of trees …. there are so many variables …. no frosts makes 2 summer crops a possibility here

looks good pepe.

veg gardener said:

looks good pepe.

thanks vg
- how much rain did you get ?
- is your pool always clean or just clean in the swimming season ?

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

looks good pepe.

thanks vg
- how much rain did you get ?
- is your pool always clean or just clean in the swimming season ?

not much rain its always clean.

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

looks good pepe.

thanks vg
- how much rain did you get ?
- is your pool always clean or just clean in the swimming season ?

not much rain its always clean.

thanks – pity about the rain – someone up there got a bit me thinks.

i took a walk and inventoried the produce growing on this place

harvesting
oregano, marjoram, thyme, garlic chives, globe artichokes, lettuce, celery, broad beans, sage, fennel leaf, raddichio, lemon balm, dill, coriander, mint, chook eggs, peas, rainbow chard, rosemary and leeks.

growing
sweet potato, potatoes (2 types), cucumbers, beans (3 types), cabbage, red cabbage, broccoli, yellow capsicum, red capsicum, onions (2 types), corn, pumpkin, tomatoes, basil, strawberries, grapefruit, carrots, zucchini, eggplant, lettuce, rocket, garlic, artichokes, asparagus, comfrey, horse radish, fruit trees (apples, quince, pecan, bay laurel, citrus, fig, mulberry), pomegranates, raspberries, aloe vera and chillies.

going to seed
kale, lettuce, english spinach, chard, celery broccoli, raddichio and savoy cabbage

disaster
i have pruned the lemon verbena too hard and it looks near to death.

the best foods at present
fresh young peas for salads and stir fries, leeks, broad beans and globe artichokes.

parsley
we are picking leaves, it is going to seed and the new plants have been eaten by something. need to plant new seedlings.

pepe said:

i took a walk and inventoried the produce growing on this place

harvesting
oregano, marjoram, thyme, garlic chives, globe artichokes, lettuce, celery, broad beans, sage, fennel leaf, raddichio, lemon balm, dill, coriander, mint, chook eggs, peas, rainbow chard, rosemary and leeks.

growing
sweet potato, potatoes (2 types), cucumbers, beans (3 types), cabbage, red cabbage, broccoli, yellow capsicum, red capsicum, onions (2 types), corn, pumpkin, tomatoes, basil, strawberries, grapefruit, carrots, zucchini, eggplant, lettuce, rocket, garlic, artichokes, asparagus, comfrey, horse radish, fruit trees (apples, quince, pecan, bay laurel, citrus, fig, mulberry), pomegranates, raspberries, aloe vera and chillies.

going to seed
kale, lettuce, english spinach, chard, celery broccoli, raddichio and savoy cabbage

disaster
i have pruned the lemon verbena too hard and it looks near to death.

the best foods at present
fresh young peas for salads and stir fries, leeks, broad beans and globe artichokes.

Wow great growing Peps, now thats a list! :D

Hey Pepe want a couple of gardeners bearing sweet gifts to visit you tomorrow morning, say around 10 am???

Lucky1 said:

Hey Pepe want a couple of gardeners bearing sweet gifts to visit you tomorrow morning, say around 10 am???

tuesday 10am would be good.
look forward to seeing yas.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

Hey Pepe want a couple of gardeners bearing sweet gifts to visit you tomorrow morning, say around 10 am???

tuesday 10am would be good.
look forward to seeing yas.

Oh great:D

Lucky1 said:

Stunning comes to mind.

I second that! What a gorgeous flower!

hortfurball said:

Lucky1 said:

Stunning comes to mind.

I second that! What a gorgeous flower!

Makes mine look like a poor relation.

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

i took a walk and inventoried the produce growing on this place

harvesting
oregano, marjoram, thyme, garlic chives, globe artichokes, lettuce, celery, broad beans, sage, fennel leaf, raddichio, lemon balm, dill, coriander, mint, chook eggs, peas, rainbow chard, rosemary and leeks.

growing
sweet potato, potatoes (2 types), cucumbers, beans (3 types), cabbage, red cabbage, broccoli, yellow capsicum, red capsicum, onions (2 types), corn, pumpkin, tomatoes, basil, strawberries, grapefruit, carrots, zucchini, eggplant, lettuce, rocket, garlic, artichokes, asparagus, comfrey, horse radish, fruit trees (apples, quince, pecan, bay laurel, citrus, fig, mulberry), pomegranates, raspberries, aloe vera and chillies.

going to seed
kale, lettuce, english spinach, chard, celery broccoli, raddichio and savoy cabbage

disaster
i have pruned the lemon verbena too hard and it looks near to death.

the best foods at present
fresh young peas for salads and stir fries, leeks, broad beans and globe artichokes.

Wow great growing Peps, now thats a list! :D

sounds great.

no camera – so you’ll have to read LOL.
peas are full podded now and little carrots are edible.
my watering morning has successfully wet all the garden.
basil and spring onions to plant out this evening.
something (probably earwigs) is eating the tops of the red onion plants. never had that before.

10 basil seedling in and planted about 50 spring onion seedlings a la lucky1.

also blended nicotiana leaf, chillies and coffee to give whatever pests a bit of a spray deterent.

also repotted a couple of lemon scented gums that were looking a bit sick.

pepe said:

10 basil seedling in and planted about 50 spring onion seedlings a la lucky1.

also blended nicotiana leaf, chillies and coffee to give whatever pests a bit of a spray deterent.

also repotted a couple of lemon scented gums that were looking a bit sick.

Sounds wonderful. I still need to get my basil started.

i went outside last night (in the dark) and intended to see what was eating my red onions. i didn’t get far because earwigs were running all over the verandah. methinks i’ve got a plague.
i’ll set more oil traps but i really need a nighttime predator. research needed.

pepe said:

i went outside last night (in the dark) and intended to see what was eating my red onions. i didn’t get far because earwigs were running all over the verandah. methinks i’ve got a plague.
i’ll set more oil traps but i really need a nighttime predator. research needed.

If you’re going to lose the onions anyway, perhaps put a chook in there? they will want the bugs before the greens..just a thought

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

i went outside last night (in the dark) and intended to see what was eating my red onions. i didn’t get far because earwigs were running all over the verandah. methinks i’ve got a plague.
i’ll set more oil traps but i really need a nighttime predator. research needed.

If you’re going to lose the onions anyway, perhaps put a chook in there? they will want the bugs before the greens..just a thought

yes we have thought of that – but the earwigs hide in tiny crevises during the day. somehow the devastation of the chooks doesn’t seem to match the benefits – at this stage. the lizards and skinks are building up in numbers – but they are daytime critters too.

pepe said:

i went outside last night (in the dark) and intended to see what was eating my red onions. i didn’t get far because earwigs were running all over the verandah. methinks i’ve got a plague.
i’ll set more oil traps but i really need a nighttime predator. research needed.

OMG…….. maybe so oil traps on or near the veranda as well. Gee hope you can get it under control, before they invade your house.

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

i went outside last night (in the dark) and intended to see what was eating my red onions. i didn’t get far because earwigs were running all over the verandah. methinks i’ve got a plague.
i’ll set more oil traps but i really need a nighttime predator. research needed.

OMG…….. maybe so oil traps on or near the veranda as well. Gee hope you can get it under control, before they invade your house.

i have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil.
my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape.
also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs.
a self cleaning earwig trap
.
did i mention that i’m a bit of a dreamer?

have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil. my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape. also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs. a self cleaning earwig trap
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quite a lot of earwigs trapped-drowned in the saucers overnight. all i need now is the birds during the day.
just call me Roald Dahl. LOL

pepe said:

have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil. my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape. also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs. a self cleaning earwig trap
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quite a lot of earwigs trapped-drowned in the saucers overnight. all i need now is the birds during the day.
just call me Roald Dahl. LOL

Cool! You getem Pepe.
Pics ?
How big / deep saucers?

Cool! You getem Pepe.
Pics ?
How big / deep saucers?
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pics this weekend
the saucers are from big 10” pots (250mm diam). they have more than an inch of water in them. about 60 earwigs in each one overnight.
the frightening thing is …. i don’t know how many earwigs i’ve got.
pill bugs and slaters breeding in the mulch as well.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

i went outside last night (in the dark) and intended to see what was eating my red onions. i didn’t get far because earwigs were running all over the verandah. methinks i’ve got a plague.
i’ll set more oil traps but i really need a nighttime predator. research needed.

OMG…….. maybe so oil traps on or near the veranda as well. Gee hope you can get it under control, before they invade your house.

i have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil.
my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape.
also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs.
a self cleaning earwig trap
.
did i mention that i’m a bit of a dreamer?

Hey let us know if that works……. sounds like a FAB TAB of an idea though….

pepe said:

have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil. my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape. also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs. a self cleaning earwig trap
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quite a lot of earwigs trapped-drowned in the saucers overnight. all i need now is the birds during the day.
just call me Roald Dahl. LOL

Great to know it has worked….. you could always feed them to the chooks……

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil. my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape. also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs. a self cleaning earwig trap
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quite a lot of earwigs trapped-drowned in the saucers overnight. all i need now is the birds during the day.
just call me Roald Dahl. LOL

Great to know it has worked….. you could always feed them to the chooks……

i’ll give it a week – the birds are singing everywhere but no takers on earwig soup.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil. my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape. also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs. a self cleaning earwig trap
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quite a lot of earwigs trapped-drowned in the saucers overnight. all i need now is the birds during the day.
just call me Roald Dahl. LOL

Great to know it has worked….. you could always feed them to the chooks……

i’ll give it a week – the birds are singing everywhere but no takers on earwig soup.

Perhaps the birdies prefer their earwigs ‘al dente’ :P

I’d say, scoop the bugs out and add to chookie mash.

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

i went outside last night (in the dark) and intended to see what was eating my red onions. i didn’t get far because earwigs were running all over the verandah. methinks i’ve got a plague.
i’ll set more oil traps but i really need a nighttime predator. research needed.

OMG…….. maybe so oil traps on or near the veranda as well. Gee hope you can get it under control, before they invade your house.

i have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil.
my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape.
also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs.
a self cleaning earwig trap
.
did i mention that i’m a bit of a dreamer?

Hey let us know if that works……. sounds like a FAB TAB of an idea though….

Hi PePe

I didn’t know what an earwig was so I Googled it…don’t you just lurve Google?

Try this, you will need to read all the way down to get the most out of it:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html

Cheers

Dinetta

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

i went outside last night (in the dark) and intended to see what was eating my red onions. i didn’t get far because earwigs were running all over the verandah. methinks i’ve got a plague.
i’ll set more oil traps but i really need a nighttime predator. research needed.

OMG…….. maybe so oil traps on or near the veranda as well. Gee hope you can get it under control, before they invade your house.

i have filled three large saucers with water and sunk them into areas of thick mulch in the garden – and greased the edges with linseed oil.
my theory is that the earwigs will come out tonight for a drink, slip off the oiled edges and not be able to escape.
also the birds will be attracted to these water bowls and clean up the drowned earwigs.
a self cleaning earwig trap
.
did i mention that i’m a bit of a dreamer?

Hey let us know if that works……. sounds like a FAB TAB of an idea though….

Hi PePe

I didn’t know what an earwig was so I Googled it…don’t you just lurve Google?

Try this, you will need to read all the way down to get the most out of it:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html

Cheers

Dinetta

We once found a half an earwig in The Girl’s nappy. Not quite sure how just 1/2 a one could crawl in, but we kinda hoped it hadn’t gone through her system <eeewww>

the plant i call zygocactus just starting to bud

some spring flowers

… and yucca gloriosa just beginning to flower

Hi PePe I didn’t know what an earwig was so I Googled it…don’t you just lurve Google?
Try this, you will need to read all the way down to get the most out of it:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html
Cheers Dinetta
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hi dinetty
- that reference refuses to come up but i have googled the subject and noted that the earwigs scrunched up in paper were later drowned – so water traps are working.
cheers peppy

We once found a half an earwig in The Girl’s nappy. Not quite sure how just 1/2 a one could crawl in, but we kinda hoped it hadn’t gone through her system
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health authorities now recommend that all kids eat a few bugs just to improve their defence mechanisms.

pepe said:

the plant i call zygocactus just starting to bud

not a zygo – some sort of epiphyllum (sp?) I’d say. Zygos have much smaller and flatter segments.

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

the plant i call zygocactus just starting to bud

not a zygo – some sort of epiphyllum (sp?) I’d say. Zygos have much smaller and flatter segments.

right – an epi – thanks for the ID.

pepe said:

We once found a half an earwig in The Girl’s nappy. Not quite sure how just 1/2 a one could crawl in, but we kinda hoped it hadn’t gone through her system
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health authorities now recommend that all kids eat a few bugs just to improve their defence mechanisms.

Pass on the ear wigs though <eeww> The half we found was the pincher end. <shudder>

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html

Pepe, do a copy and paste to the browser address bar, then hit the “go” arrow…it should come up…

Dinetta said:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html

Pepe, do a copy and paste to the browser address bar, then hit the “go” arrow…it should come up…

or just click on it.

veg gardener said:

Dinetta said:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html

Pepe, do a copy and paste to the browser address bar, then hit the “go” arrow…it should come up…

or just click on it.

Clicking on it didn’t work for me; wouldn’t come up in the forum. But copying it to a new tab did work.

Lucky, I think it had the lifecycle on the page.

veg gardener said:

Dinetta said:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html

Pepe, do a copy and paste to the browser address bar, then hit the “go” arrow…it should come up…

or just click on it.

got it – thanks
diatomaceous earth. good one – might have to buy some – somewhere?

pepe said:

got it – thanks
diatomaceous earth. good one – might have to buy some – somewhere?

used in swimming pool filters – try a pool supplier.

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

the plant i call zygocactus just starting to bud

not a zygo – some sort of epiphyllum (sp?) I’d say. Zygos have much smaller and flatter segments.

Definately an Epi.

pepe said:

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

the plant i call zygocactus just starting to bud

not a zygo – some sort of epiphyllum (sp?) I’d say. Zygos have much smaller and flatter segments.

right – an epi – thanks for the ID.

Looks like it’s getting too much sun.
70% shade is ideal.

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

the plant i call zygocactus just starting to bud

not a zygo – some sort of epiphyllum (sp?) I’d say. Zygos have much smaller and flatter segments.

right – an epi – thanks for the ID.

Looks like it’s getting too much sun.
70% shade is ideal.

http://home.iprimus.com.au/nola_steve/Pages/cultivation.html

diatomaceous earth. good one – might have to buy some – somewhere?
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I think Longy would know…

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

got it – thanks
diatomaceous earth. good one – might have to buy some – somewhere?

used in swimming pool filters – try a pool supplier.

same name different stuff.
the organic shop down at virginia will have it.

Looks like it’s getting too much sun.
70% shade is ideal.
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ok thanks

SueBk said:

veg gardener said:

Dinetta said:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html

Pepe, do a copy and paste to the browser address bar, then hit the “go” arrow…it should come up…

or just click on it.

Clicking on it didn’t work for me; wouldn’t come up in the forum. But copying it to a new tab did work.

Lucky, I think it had the lifecycle on the page.

oh thanks:)

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

peas are good by themselves i LOVE PEAS.

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

Yo mean, they made it inside???????

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

Yo mean, they made it inside???????

wouldn’t have made it inside here.

veg gardener said:

peas are good by themselves i LOVE PEAS.

abd you have an appetite – so did my daughter and friends when home. however there’s only us two oldies here atm – shelling peas oh hum not good

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

peas are good by themselves i LOVE PEAS.

abd you have an appetite – so did my daughter and friends when home. however there’s only us two oldies here atm – shelling peas oh hum not good

yeah, Pepe that means you have more to share. ;)

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

Yo mean, they made it inside???????

that’s only half of them. can i have a look at your garden to plate?

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

Yo mean, they made it inside???????

that’s only half of them. can i have a look at your garden to plate?

Sure…
http://garden-to-plate.blogspot.com/

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

Yo mean, they made it inside???????

that’s only half of them. can i have a look at your garden to plate?

Peas with mint sauce and a big feed of Roast Lamb …HHHMMMMMMMM

Rook

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/france/peas.html

Rook said:

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

Yo mean, they made it inside???????

that’s only half of them. can i have a look at your garden to plate?

Peas with mint sauce and a big feed of Roast Lamb …HHHMMMMMMMM

Rook

That’s what we had last night but without the mint sauce.

bubba louie said:

Rook said:

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

Yo mean, they made it inside???????

that’s only half of them. can i have a look at your garden to plate?

Peas with mint sauce and a big feed of Roast Lamb …HHHMMMMMMMM

Rook

That’s what we had last night but without the mint sauce.

I had to settle for Lamb Shanks , peas and fried pollenta strips

Yummo

Rook

Peas (Petits Pois)
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you’re a wonder BL. i’ve never boiled lettuce before – they do mean lettuce don’t they?
thanks rook – i have the mint but not the lamb.
thanks lucky the g to p is beautifully illustrated and simply written. i have to ask if your broccoli blanching worked?

pepe said:

Peas (Petits Pois)
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you’re a wonder BL. i’ve never boiled lettuce before – they do mean lettuce don’t they?
thanks rook – i have the mint but not the lamb.
thanks lucky the g to p is beautifully illustrated and simply written. i have to ask if your broccoli blanching worked?

Yes lettuce. I’ve never had it myself but it’s a french classic that apparently even works with frozen peas. There are a few variations on the web.

pepe said:

‘greenfeast’ peas – this is the first time i’ve had fresh peas for the pot since the teenagers left home.
any good recipe ideas?

garden fresh peas? raw off the vine, or plunged in boiling water only long enough to heat them through. Anything else would spoil them!

garden fresh peas? raw off the vine, or plunged in boiling water only long enough to heat them through. Anything else would spoil them!
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noted thanks

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

Peas (Petits Pois)
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you’re a wonder BL. i’ve never boiled lettuce before – they do mean lettuce don’t they?
thanks rook – i have the mint but not the lamb.
thanks lucky the g to p is beautifully illustrated and simply written. i have to ask if your broccoli blanching worked?

Yes lettuce. I’ve never had it myself but it’s a french classic that apparently even works with frozen peas. There are a few variations on the web.

Saw that on a cooking show the other day…. might have been Cook & Chef or maybe Alive & Cooking? (love the guy from Alive & cooking!)

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

Peas (Petits Pois)
—-
you’re a wonder BL. i’ve never boiled lettuce before – they do mean lettuce don’t they?
thanks rook – i have the mint but not the lamb.
thanks lucky the g to p is beautifully illustrated and simply written. i have to ask if your broccoli blanching worked?

Yes lettuce. I’ve never had it myself but it’s a french classic that apparently even works with frozen peas. There are a few variations on the web.

Saw that on a cooking show the other day…. might have been Cook & Chef or maybe Alive & Cooking? (love the guy from Alive & cooking!)

i’m lacking a good enuff lettuce – so looks like they are going in a tortilla or fritata.

bon008 said:

Saw that on a cooking show the other day…. might have been Cook & Chef or maybe Alive & Cooking? (love the guy from Alive & cooking!)

I just remembered, it was Ready Steady Cook. To think I could have used that braincell for something useful… :)