Well this moring i fenced off the garden bed which will be growin Sweet Corn and sunflowers (mixed) and all that seed is in.
veg gardener said:
Well this moring i fenced off the garden bed which will be growin Sweet Corn and sunflowers (mixed) and all that seed is in.
well done the idea of the chooks roaming and the garden being fenced is the opposite to my fenced chook runs – however we have sooooo many earwigs i’m constantly tempted to let the chooks roam free when i see nests of earwigs.
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Well this moring i fenced off the garden bed which will be growin Sweet Corn and sunflowers (mixed) and all that seed is in.
well done the idea of the chooks roaming and the garden being fenced is the opposite to my fenced chook runs – however we have sooooo many earwigs i’m constantly tempted to let the chooks roam free when i see nests of earwigs.
yeah you have your garden fenced off and chooks in there.
Left to Right Milo ,all chooks, black bean plant roots and whole plant.
Left to right: Spinach, Fenced off veggie bed, Plums , Mandiren flower.
Purple wattle flower.
Your plum tree looks so much healthier than mine!!
bon008 said:
Your plum tree looks so much healthier than mine!!
we have the purple plum and a green one the green one is HUGE. they are old trees.
I like this black bean plant i only got it yesterday (monday) from Woolworths.
veg gardener said:
I like this black bean plant i only got it yesterday (monday) from Woolworths.
It’s a funny looking plant!
bon008 said:
veg gardener said:
I like this black bean plant i only got it yesterday (monday) from Woolworths.
It’s a funny looking plant!
Yeah it is.
veg gardener said:
Purple wattle flower.
bottle brush
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
Purple wattle flower.
bottle brush
thought that, but i get mixed up with my trees.
veg gardener said:
Purple wattle flower.
Ahhh, mystery solved. It’s not a wattle my friend. It’s a bottlebrush; possibly a callistimon (sp). Wattles are acacia.
SueBk said:
veg gardener said:
Purple wattle flower.
Ahhh, mystery solved. It’s not a wattle my friend. It’s a bottlebrush; possibly a callistimon (sp). Wattles are acacia.
yeah.
SueBk said:
veg gardener said:
Purple wattle flower.
Ahhh, mystery solved. It’s not a wattle my friend. It’s a bottlebrush; possibly a callistimon (sp). Wattles are acacia.
Hang on, I thought bottlebrush and callistimon were synonymous???
Great photos there VG:)
Lucky1 said:
Great photos there VG:)
thanks.
bon008 said:
SueBk said:
veg gardener said:
Purple wattle flower.
Ahhh, mystery solved. It’s not a wattle my friend. It’s a bottlebrush; possibly a callistimon (sp). Wattles are acacia.
Hang on, I thought bottlebrush and callistimon were synonymous???
There’s a couple of others things that get called bottlebrush too. My flora ID isn’t brilliant so I’m always cautious about proclaiming name definitively.
i showed dad all the flowers today, and all flowers on the fruit tree, we have a few flowers on the guava tree, must take a photo of it, hopefully we will get fruit from it this year.
weed the front veggie garden and the bed near the compost bin and one of the one that has spinach in it got 1 full chaff bag of weeds, then dad cleaned out the goats stable yesterday so i picked up all the poo and wood chips things ,and put them into the compost bay (one wheelbarrow load) on top of the weeds tomorrow will be weeding the flower garden (Jungle) should get 2 chaff bags so ill put one on top the a wheelbarrow, load of horse poo onto that and then the next bag and then some old compost onto that as well then it should be full and done. Also may put the straw from the chook pen on top of the last load and mix it in with the old compost. Does that sound Ok?
veg gardener said:
weed the front veggie garden and the bed near the compost bin and one of the one that has spinach in it got 1 full chaff bag of weeds, then dad cleaned out the goats stable yesterday so i picked up all the poo and wood chips things ,and put them into the compost bay (one wheelbarrow load) on top of the weeds tomorrow will be weeding the flower garden (Jungle) should get 2 chaff bags so ill put one on top the a wheelbarrow, load of horse poo onto that and then the next bag and then some old compost onto that as well then it should be full and done. Also may put the straw from the chook pen on top of the last load and mix it in with the old compost. Does that sound Ok?
that sounds like it will make excellent compost Veg.
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
weed the front veggie garden and the bed near the compost bin and one of the one that has spinach in it got 1 full chaff bag of weeds, then dad cleaned out the goats stable yesterday so i picked up all the poo and wood chips things ,and put them into the compost bay (one wheelbarrow load) on top of the weeds tomorrow will be weeding the flower garden (Jungle) should get 2 chaff bags so ill put one on top the a wheelbarrow, load of horse poo onto that and then the next bag and then some old compost onto that as well then it should be full and done. Also may put the straw from the chook pen on top of the last load and mix it in with the old compost. Does that sound Ok?
that sounds like it will make excellent compost Veg.
all the other ways i try are to slow, also i wet it down inbetween layers going to try and make it all in one go eg the pile.
veg gardener said:
weed the front veggie garden and the bed near the compost bin and one of the one that has spinach in it got 1 full chaff bag of weeds, then dad cleaned out the goats stable yesterday so i picked up all the poo and wood chips things ,and put them into the compost bay (one wheelbarrow load) on top of the weeds tomorrow will be weeding the flower garden (Jungle) should get 2 chaff bags so ill put one on top the a wheelbarrow, load of horse poo onto that and then the next bag and then some old compost onto that as well then it should be full and done. Also may put the straw from the chook pen on top of the last load and mix it in with the old compost. Does that sound Ok?
it sounds brilliant
since everyone’s hijack my thread i may as well show a photo of my compost (turned last friday – on this thread. this is my compost heap piled up during september VG
pepe said:
since everyone’s hijack my thread i may as well show a photo of my compost (turned last friday – on this thread. this is my compost heap piled up during september VG
looks good pepe.
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
since everyone’s hijack my thread i may as well show a photo of my compost (turned last friday – on this thread. this is my compost heap piled up during september VG
looks good pepe.
i would like a piccie of yours when you get a chance – thanks VG.
mine has been getting a bit too soggy so i’m thinking of putting a cover on it like yours.
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
since everyone’s hijack my thread i may as well show a photo of my compost (turned last friday – on this thread. this is my compost heap piled up during september VG
looks good pepe.
i would like a piccie of yours when you get a chance – thanks VG.
mine has been getting a bit too soggy so i’m thinking of putting a cover on it like yours.
ill try and get one tomorrow just for you.
ill try and get one tomorrow just for you.
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thanks mate – much appreciated.
can you include a bit of history?
- was it built in a day? how long before you turned it?
i need a comparison to see what others are doing.
pepe said:
ill try and get one tomorrow just for you.
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thanks mate – much appreciated.can you include a bit of history?
- was it built in a day? how long before you turned it?
i need a comparison to see what others are doing.
yeah.
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
ill try and get one tomorrow just for you.
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thanks mate – much appreciated.can you include a bit of history?
- was it built in a day? how long before you turned it?
i need a comparison to see what others are doing.
yeah.
think ill need to try and remember the info.
veg gardener said:
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
ill try and get one tomorrow just for you.
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thanks mate – much appreciated.can you include a bit of history?
- was it built in a day? how long before you turned it?
i need a comparison to see what others are doing.
yeah.
think ill need to try and remember the info.
do you build it in a day or slowly add to it like i do?
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
ill try and get one tomorrow just for you.
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thanks mate – much appreciated.can you include a bit of history?
- was it built in a day? how long before you turned it?
i need a comparison to see what others are doing.
yeah.
think ill need to try and remember the info.
do you build it in a day or slowly add to it like i do?
i try to build in a day or over a few.
it was built June 14th, turned a 1 month ago. this is to bays worth ill be taking a photo of because i combined to bays worth into one.
veg gardener said:
it was built June 14th, turned a 1 month ago. this is to bays worth ill be taking a photo of because i combined to bays worth into one.
ok – that’s all i wanted to know.
has it become too soggy ? or do your covers help?
look forward to the piccies.
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
it was built June 14th, turned a 1 month ago. this is to bays worth ill be taking a photo of because i combined to bays worth into one.
ok – that’s all i wanted to know.
has it become too soggy ? or do your covers help?
look forward to the piccies.
Also i collect my materials in chaff bags and use them when i am ready, to start one big heap.
veg gardener said:
Also i collect my materials in chaff bags and use them when i am ready, to start one big heap.
all sounds good
i’m getting pushed off the puter
cya tomorrow VG and others
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Also i collect my materials in chaff bags and use them when i am ready, to start one big heap.
all sounds good
i’m getting pushed off the puter
cya tomorrow VG and others
picked those small carrots that were in the ground since autumn. made carrot juice, and finishing making carrot soup.
also picked some young parsnips, which went into the roast with girello roast meat and kipfler spuds. the kipfler spuds were store bought but, i’m hoping the ones i planted will produce for later in the year.
stuffed like a pig…so have to go lay down. night all.
veg gardener said:
Purple wattle flower.
I think you mean callistemon VG.
veg gardener said:
I like this black bean plant i only got it yesterday (monday) from Woolworths.
It turns into a BIG tree Vege.
veg gardener said:
bon008 said:
veg gardener said:
I like this black bean plant i only got it yesterday (monday) from Woolworths.
It’s a funny looking plant!
Yeah it is.
http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2002/castanospermum-australe.html
bon008 said:
SueBk said:
veg gardener said:
Purple wattle flower.
Ahhh, mystery solved. It’s not a wattle my friend. It’s a bottlebrush; possibly a callistimon (sp). Wattles are acacia.
Hang on, I thought bottlebrush and callistimon were synonymous???
Yep.
Bubba Louie said:
veg gardener said:
I like this black bean plant i only got it yesterday (monday) from Woolworths.
It turns into a BIG tree Vege.
so i should get ready and plant it out side and tells mums friend this to.
for pepe
today compost pile i made.
Woops thats ones the one that has been turned ill re do photo and the names of them.
Compost heap turned (pepe i have already said when it was made).
far out i keep getting the wrong one.
Compost heap turned (pepe i have already said when it was made).
this is the correct one i hope now pepe.
THe one i made today.
pepe said:
since everyone’s hijack my thread i may as well show a photo of my compost (turned last friday – on this thread. this is my compost heap piled up during september VG
Sweet:D… I must turn mine too.
veg gardener said:
Also i collect my materials in chaff bags and use them when i am ready, to start one big heap.
Oh you rock VG:D
Way to go laddie.
Lucky1 said:
veg gardener said:
Also i collect my materials in chaff bags and use them when i am ready, to start one big heap.
Oh you rock VG:D
Way to go laddie.
yeah, i am trying different ways.
veg gardener said:
for pepe
today compost pile i made.
Lucky1 said:
veg gardener said:
for pepe
today compost pile i made.
Love it when your on about compost.
i cut my finger while out in the garden, think it was on abit of chicken wire.
veg gardener said:
Lucky1 said:
veg gardener said:
Also i collect my materials in chaff bags and use them when i am ready, to start one big heap.
Oh you rock VG:D
Way to go laddie.
yeah, i am trying different ways.
Good on ya for it:)
veg gardener said:
Lucky1 said:
veg gardener said:
for pepe
today compost pile i made.
Love it when your on about compost.i cut my finger while out in the garden, think it was on abit of chicken wire.
Lucky1 said:
veg gardener said:
Lucky1 said:
veg gardener said:
for pepe
today compost pile i made.
Love it when your on about compost.i cut my finger while out in the garden, think it was on abit of chicken wire.
Hope your up to date with all your shots.
yeah i am, cleaned it up my self.
veg gardener said:
Bubba Louie said:
veg gardener said:
I like this black bean plant i only got it yesterday (monday) from Woolworths.
It turns into a BIG tree Vege.
so i should get ready and plant it out side and tells mums friend this to.
It’s a popular indoor plant vege, just be prepared for the time it gets too big.
veg gardener said:
Compost heap turned (pepe i have already said when it was made).
looks good – a bit drier than mine.
so made in june and turned in sept.
when will you be able to use it on the garden?
you can throw in some bentonite during turning…to add water holding capacity and generally make the compost more active if it tends to dry out easily. before i started doing this, my compost would always run through between the fork tines when i tried to turn it.
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Compost heap turned (pepe i have already said when it was made).
looks good – a bit drier than mine.
so made in june and turned in sept.
when will you be able to use it on the garden?
ill be using as mulch/ compost in December
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Compost heap turned (pepe i have already said when it was made).
looks good – a bit drier than mine.
so made in june and turned in sept.
when will you be able to use it on the garden?
ill be using as mulch/ compost in December
i’ve been spreading and forking mine in as soon as it is ready (i.e. turned three times).
