if you blowup this thumbnail you will see a snake skin. i haven’t seen the owner but i am walking carefully.
Yikes, tread carefully……. was it in your yard??
ordinary photos of an extraordinary garden planted on dec 6th last year. everything powering along.
this area has been covered in demolition material for the last three to four years. seeing it clear and levelled is a hugh relief because i never thought the day would come.
pepe said:
this area has been covered in demolition material for the last three to four years. seeing it clear and levelled is a hugh relief because i never thought the day would come.
Looks lovely and tidy…..
Lucky1 said:
Yikes, tread carefully……. was it in your yard??
the skin was right next to the pool – normally they are gentle creatures
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
Yikes, tread carefully……. was it in your yard??
the skin was right next to the pool – normally they are gentle creatures
Oh wow…throws in a…… sweet ….as well… snakes are so cool…
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
this area has been covered in demolition material for the last three to four years. seeing it clear and levelled is a hugh relief because i never thought the day would come.
Looks lovely and tidy…..
Looks mouthwatering as well…is this yours, Pepe?
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
this area has been covered in demolition material for the last three to four years. seeing it clear and levelled is a hugh relief because i never thought the day would come.
Looks lovely and tidy…..
Looks mouthwatering as well…is this yours, Pepe?
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
this area has been covered in demolition material for the last three to four years. seeing it clear and levelled is a hugh relief because i never thought the day would come.
Looks lovely and tidy…..
Looks mouthwatering as well…is this yours, Pepe?
Oh yeah and both the elf & I love visiting and wandering round his place. Just a lovely garden growing and changing…..
and this is on clay, right?
I love the scrub behind it…what kind of scrub is it?
and this is on clay, right?
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Yep.
Looks mouthwatering as well…is this yours, Pepe?
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yes Dinetta – its the area just at the back of the pool fence.
i am currently thinking of it as a meditation garden – altho’ how you create a ‘meditation garden’ remains to be seen.
Dinetta said:
I love the scrub behind it…what kind of scrub is it?
Australian scrub;P
dinetta in asnswer to your questions – and feel free to help with the design.
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its clay at least 2m thick and water takes two and a half days to escape.
the scrub at the rear belongs to a neighbour – it was once his marsupial zoo. nice neighbour and he will be beside himself to find the rubbish heap gone. haven’t spoken to him since the clearing was finished.
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
I love the scrub behind it…what kind of scrub is it?
Australian scrub;P
Indeedy, but you would not get brigalow scrub down there I know…hint hint
;)
pepe said:
Looks mouthwatering as well…is this yours, Pepe?
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yes Dinetta – its the area just at the back of the pool fence.
i am currently thinking of it as a meditation garden – altho’ how you create a ‘meditation garden’ remains to be seen.
I’d think of where I would like to sit for quiet times, and what the aspect would be when sitting, then build the “meditation” garden around it…
pepe said:
dinetta in asnswer to your questions – and feel free to help with the design.——
its clay at least 2m thick and water takes two and a half days to escape.
the scrub at the rear belongs to a neighbour – it was once his marsupial zoo. nice neighbour and he will be beside himself to find the rubbish heap gone. haven’t spoken to him since the clearing was finished.
So did you break up the clay with gypsum? It doesn’t look like a no-dig raised bed…
looks good pepe.
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
dinetta in asnswer to your questions – and feel free to help with the design.——
its clay at least 2m thick and water takes two and a half days to escape.
the scrub at the rear belongs to a neighbour – it was once his marsupial zoo. nice neighbour and he will be beside himself to find the rubbish heap gone. haven’t spoken to him since the clearing was finished.
So did you break up the clay with gypsum? It doesn’t look like a no-dig raised bed…
gypsum is not popular around here so that orange stuff in the photo is gardening sand. the area has no water available to it – and i will be using only drought hardy plants.
that can withstand wet feet.
the area involved is 25m east to west – and 20m north to south.
to the west are established carob trees where i sit and contemplate the design in the shade.
the white thing in the middle of the photo is an old bath which i will surround with a slate coping.
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
I love the scrub behind it…what kind of scrub is it?
Australian scrub;P
Indeedy, but you would not get brigalow scrub down there I know…hint hint
;)
the area was once a diary farm and then subdivided into 2 acre lots in the 1970’s. all the trees you see are planted by the hobby farmers and are not necessarily indigenous to the region.
looking good Pepe, a credit to you !
this is the area to the west of the cleared site ( wouldbe meditating garden) – the carobs and golden ash trees frame the gate to one of the walled chook gardens
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
I love the scrub behind it…what kind of scrub is it?
Australian scrub;P
Indeedy, but you would not get brigalow scrub down there I know…hint hint
;)
the area was once a diary farm and then subdivided into 2 acre lots in the 1970’s. all the trees you see are planted by the hobby farmers and are not necessarily indigenous to the region.
Thanks Pepe.
a couple of shots of aduki beans and chick peas growing. the aduki beans were bought from a stupidmart 2 years ago in a sealed plastic bag and still manage to grow
these butternut pumpkins appear to have wilt or downy mildew?? – can anyone suggest a treatment? 5:1 water: milk is what i’ll spray with if there are no better ideas
pepe said:
these butternut pumpkins appear to have wilt or downy mildew?? – can anyone suggest a treatment? 5:1 water: milk is what i’ll spray with if there are no better ideas
the yellowing suggests a deficiency or something
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
these butternut pumpkins appear to have wilt or downy mildew?? – can anyone suggest a treatment? 5:1 water: milk is what i’ll spray with if there are no better ideas
the yellowing suggests a deficiency or something
could be – they are in unmodified clay with a few fertiliser pellets.
other pumpkins ( rock melons) are growing alongside and showing similar tendencies
pepe said:
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
these butternut pumpkins appear to have wilt or downy mildew?? – can anyone suggest a treatment? 5:1 water: milk is what i’ll spray with if there are no better ideas
the yellowing suggests a deficiency or something
could be – they are in unmodified clay with a few fertiliser pellets.
other pumpkins ( rock melons) are growing alongside and showing similar tendencies
my understanding is that cucurbits like to be well fed, which is why they do so well in compost heaps. Maybe some feeding and mulching with compost and manures is in order.
my understanding is that cucurbits like to be well fed, which is why they do so well in compost heaps. Maybe some feeding and mulching with compost and manures is in order.
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can do – altho my understanding is they grow in compost heaps because their seeds survive the heat.
thanks
pepe said:
my understanding is that cucurbits like to be well fed, which is why they do so well in compost heaps. Maybe some feeding and mulching with compost and manures is in order.
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can do – altho my understanding is they grow in compost heaps because their seeds survive the heat.
thanks
perhaps that is why they germinate, but I have heard a lot of people say that the best plants they have had are the ones they let continue to grow in the compost heap.
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
my understanding is that cucurbits like to be well fed, which is why they do so well in compost heaps. Maybe some feeding and mulching with compost and manures is in order.
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can do – altho my understanding is they grow in compost heaps because their seeds survive the heat.
thanks
perhaps that is why they germinate, but I have heard a lot of people say that the best plants they have had are the ones they let continue to grow in the compost heap.
i would say that – compost is an excellent growth medium for everything. however they spread a lot and i have only got the one heap LOL.
i will boost them but i reckon its mildew of some sort. they were growing fine a week ago.
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
these butternut pumpkins appear to have wilt or downy mildew?? – can anyone suggest a treatment? 5:1 water: milk is what i’ll spray with if there are no better ideas
the yellowing suggests a deficiency or something
could be – they are in unmodified clay with a few fertiliser pellets.
other pumpkins ( rock melons) are growing alongside and showing similar tendencies
my understanding is that cucurbits like to be well fed, which is why they do so well in compost heaps. Maybe some feeding and mulching with compost and manures is in order.
That’s what I thought. Mine were showing similar tendancies but they seem to be picking up since I gave them a shot of Charlie Carp and Seasol…in my case though they also suffered very bad wind burn
That’s what I thought. Mine were showing similar tendancies but they seem to be picking up since I gave them a shot of Charlie Carp and Seasol…in my case though they also suffered very bad wind bur
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ok – i’ll give them an circle of compost, more fert and seaweed.
there’s a westerly wind blowing as i type.
That’s what I thought. Mine were showing similar tendancies but they seem to be picking up since I gave them a shot of Charlie Carp and Seasol…in my case though they also suffered very bad wind burn
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i have taken BG and anne’s advice and fertilised the 4 patches of pumpkins.
i scaped the ‘saucers’ wider using a hand trowel and noticed the clay soil was cracked and there were a heck of a lot of millipede and snail shells below the mulch (from previous applications of snail pellets).
i laid a 25-50mm thick covering of homemade compost and watered it in well with diluted seaweed and pigeon poo.
i feel confident this will help.
time will tell.
pepe said:
That’s what I thought. Mine were showing similar tendancies but they seem to be picking up since I gave them a shot of Charlie Carp and Seasol…in my case though they also suffered very bad wind burn
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i have taken BG and anne’s advice and fertilised the 4 patches of pumpkins.
i scaped the ‘saucers’ wider using a hand trowel and noticed the clay soil was cracked and there were a heck of a lot of millipede and snail shells below the mulch (from previous applications of snail pellets).
i laid a 25-50mm thick covering of homemade compost and watered it in well with diluted seaweed and pigeon poo.
i feel confident this will help.
time will tell.
cracked clay means drying out? that wouldn’t help! hope they pick up for you now you have taken our advice :)
bluegreen said:
noticed the clay soil was cracked and there were a heck of a lot of millipede and snail shells below the mulch (from previous applications of snail pellets).
.. anyone tried the Multigrow chelated iron snail pellets?
roughbarked said:
bluegreen said:
noticed the clay soil was cracked and there were a heck of a lot of millipede and snail shells below the mulch (from previous applications of snail pellets).
.. anyone tried the Multigrow chelated iron snail pellets?
roughbarked said:
bluegreen said:
noticed the clay soil was cracked and there were a heck of a lot of millipede and snail shells below the mulch (from previous applications of snail pellets).
.. anyone tried the Multigrow chelated iron snail pellets?
I have used them occasionally. Won’t use the other ones now.
I never use them in the back yard – I have chooks and ducks that do a good job there. I only use them in the front yard if they are eating my emerging perennial shoots.
roughbarked said:
bluegreen said:
noticed the clay soil was cracked and there were a heck of a lot of millipede and snail shells below the mulch (from previous applications of snail pellets).
.. anyone tried the Multigrow chelated iron snail pellets?
I think those are the ones I tried out last time it was rainy (and snails were a problem). Only used ‘em once so I can’t give any reliable findings, but it didn’t seem to be nearly as effective as just going out with a bucket a couple of times a day.
more spud harvest.
this time 9kgs from an eighth of the crop.
the biggest single spud weighed 500gms and the last shot shows it with its mother – the little one is the mother.
That one spud by itself is a feed Pep.
Good crop
Rook
that’s a whopper of a spud there pepe :)
pepe said:
more spud harvest.
this time 9kgs from an eighth of the crop.
the biggest single spud weighed 500gms and the last shot shows it with its mother – the little one is the mother.
That looks beautiful…but I am soooooo jealous….but I am pleased for you Pepe…
pepe said:
more spud harvest.
this time 9kgs from an eighth of the crop.
the biggest single spud weighed 500gms and the last shot shows it with its mother – the little one is the mother.
Morning. That’s a beauty pepe. Are they Desirees? OH was digging over our Desiree bed that we thought we’d completely harvested the other day a dug a big knobbly spud that weighed 576 gms, but it was starting to rot at one so I cut the end off it. Still weighed 510g. We keep forgetting to weigh the total bounty so don’t how much we’ve actually harvested….but we’re happpy with it. Haven’t bought spuds for a couple of months now.
my forum is blanking out a bit.
thanks for spuds comments
– yes they are desiree. i would probably plant kennebecs next time – because they make beautiful chips. but warm potato salads are good – and just boiled in their skins.
pepe said:
more spud harvest.
this time 9kgs from an eighth of the crop.
the biggest single spud weighed 500gms and the last shot shows it with its mother – the little one is the mother.
What time shall we all turn up for a feed of scalloped spuds ?
Well done :)
OMG!!! WOW!!! and other expletives———————— what a whopper Pepe, what have you been feeding them on?? An excellent crop, you must be delighted :)
Great crop there Pepe…… I too have harvested good size Desiree spuds..recommend them to anyone
Nice spuds Pepe.
harvest time in the mediterranean climes.
those big purple king beans grew in about two days
there is basil, corn and spuds being harvsted as well.
I’m impressed pepe
pepe said:
harvest time in the mediterranean climes.
those big purple king beans grew in about two days
there is basil, corn and spuds being harvsted as well.
Congratulations Pepe!
What are the white things on the LHS of the photo? White zucchinis?
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
harvest time in the mediterranean climes.
those big purple king beans grew in about two days
there is basil, corn and spuds being harvsted as well.
Congratulations Pepe!
What are the white things on the LHS of the photo? White zucchinis?
rosita eggplant
white egg plants
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
harvest time in the mediterranean climes.
those big purple king beans grew in about two days
there is basil, corn and spuds being harvsted as well.
Congratulations Pepe!
What are the white things on the LHS of the photo? White zucchinis?
rosita eggplant
amazing…I didn’t know there was such a thing…how do they compare to the “normal” eggplant?
i am picking a few toms – the best are brandywine – but i get nothing like enough to store – despite havinf more than a dozen plants growing
The Estate said:
white egg plants
yep – seed from eden seeds
pepe said:
i am picking a few toms – the best are brandywine – but i get nothing like enough to store – despite havinf more than a dozen plants growing
I remember SweetPea saying these were the only ones that thrived in her blastingly hot Riverina summers…
pepe said:
i am picking a few toms – the best are brandywine – but i get nothing like enough to store – despite havinf more than a dozen plants growing
better than I’m getting, but on me and my son to feed LOL
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
harvest time in the mediterranean climes.
those big purple king beans grew in about two days
there is basil, corn and spuds being harvsted as well.
Congratulations Pepe!
What are the white things on the LHS of the photo? White zucchinis?
rosita eggplant
amazing…I didn’t know there was such a thing…how do they compare to the “normal” eggplant?
prettier and more interesting – but the old purple ones are still more prolific and tastier.
Off to Google Rosita eggplants…
Dinetta said:
Off to Google Rosita eggplants…
Holey Toledo! Eggplant bushes grow very large!
I thought they were tiddy little things like bush tomatoes…
Good haul there Pepe.
Spot on re ‘ water daily’ for tomatoes ..
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
harvest time in the mediterranean climes.
those big purple king beans grew in about two days
there is basil, corn and spuds being harvsted as well.
Congratulations Pepe!
What are the white things on the LHS of the photo? White zucchinis?
rosita eggplant
amazing…I didn’t know there was such a thing…how do they compare to the “normal” eggplant?
oops – could be ‘casper’ eggplant – i planted both at the same time and i don’t label.
eggplant grow for 2 years here – hence their potential size.
Nice variety, Pepe!
orchid40 said:
Nice variety, Pepe!
yep we chargrilled them all on the barbie tonight.
eggplant were beautiful – the skin came off and they turned brown quickly – so we salted them rinsed them and they came up a treat.
antipasto tomorrow night. friends coming round for a swim. (41C!!!!)
interesting to compare the same garden 2 weeks on. the non-hybrid corn has now reached the height of the cannas behind it and will probably grow higher than the bouganvillea if i can water it sufficiently.
lets play ‘spot the bearded dragon on the woodpile’
very cool pepe
The Estate said:
very cool pepe
its only warming up – it will disappear for the day.
pepe said:
interesting to compare the same garden 2 weeks on. the non-hybrid corn has now reached the height of the cannas behind it and will probably grow higher than the bouganvillea if i can water it sufficiently.
Looking lush there, Pepe… will they cope with just “root watering”?
Dinetta said:
pepe said:
interesting to compare the same garden 2 weeks on. the non-hybrid corn has now reached the height of the cannas behind it and will probably grow higher than the bouganvillea if i can water it sufficiently.
Looking lush there, Pepe… will they cope with just “root watering”?
yep – flood irrigation would be ideal
but we are restricted to 3 hours hand watering per week – and i ‘ve only got mains water.
What a lot of basil plants you have, and it looks like parsley behind them?
You might have to hope for rain: I’m not sure if you’re going to get all that vegetable patch to survive on 3 hours per week handwatering…
Dinetta said:
What a lot of basil plants you have, and it looks like parsley behind them? You might have to hope for rain: I’m not sure if you’re going to get all that vegetable patch to survive on 3 hours per week handwatering…
thanks for the interest -
both basil and parsley have massive roots – i have grown them easily the last three years – so they will be ok in this clayey soil that holds water for 2.5 days. thyme and oregano are in between the rows of basil and parsley and they are tough too.
the corn and beans will grow – but not optimally. the beans are getting sunburnt leaves and the corn will not reach its max. 3m height – and the fruit of both will be flawed due to lack of water.
you can only see a third of the basil – twenty more plants growing around the corner. i bought a packet of seed for 99 cents.
pepe said:
lets play ‘spot the bearded dragon on the woodpile’
Evening. Can anyone tell me what this little bloke is. I have been told that he’s a water dragon, but his markings are different to the ones I’ve seen in other photos of water dragons.
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AnneS said:
pepe said:
lets play ‘spot the bearded dragon on the woodpile’
Evening. Can anyone tell me what this little bloke is. I have been told that he’s a water dragon, but his markings are different to the ones I’ve seen in other photos of water dragons.
Oops let’s try that again
http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/beaver_album/?action=view¤t=P1012273.jpg” target=”_blank”>
Could it be a bearded dragon?
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
What a lot of basil plants you have, and it looks like parsley behind them? You might have to hope for rain: I’m not sure if you’re going to get all that vegetable patch to survive on 3 hours per week handwatering…
thanks for the interest -
both basil and parsley have massive roots – i have grown them easily the last three years – so they will be ok in this clayey soil that holds water for 2.5 days. thyme and oregano are in between the rows of basil and parsley and they are tough too.
the corn and beans will grow – but not optimally. the beans are getting sunburnt leaves and the corn will not reach its max. 3m height – and the fruit of both will be flawed due to lack of water.
you can only see a third of the basil – twenty more plants growing around the corner. i bought a packet of seed for 99 cents.
I believe that basil are at least biennial here… your soil sounds a lot like mine. I was thinking of planting out parsley with the basil (which is thriving on the heat!) but after your post, I’ll be aiming for thyme and oregano as well in the same bed.
What kind of oregano? I have found normal thyme and lemon thyme to do quite OK (until the dog dug them up). My oregano was the normal kind and it was OK too…a very spreading plant…
You sure sowed a lot of seeds of basil :P…I like to sow the seeds of a basil that takes my fancy…how do you get on with growing Thai basil? I love that one!
Yes, the fruit of the beans and corn will not be optimal, but if you pick them right they’ll still be worth the effort…
Could it be a bearded dragon?
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that’s what i call it.
pepe said:
Could it be a bearded dragon?
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that’s what i call it.
I believe that basil are at least biennial here… your soil sounds a lot like mine. I was thinking of planting out parsley with the basil (which is thriving on the heat!) but after your post, I’ll be aiming for thyme and oregano as well in the same bed.
What kind of oregano? I have found normal thyme and lemon thyme to do quite OK (until the dog dug them up). My oregano was the normal kind and it was OK too…a very spreading plant…You sure sowed a lot of seeds of basil :P…I like to sow the seeds of a basil that takes my fancy…how do you get on with growing Thai basil? I love that one! Yes, the fruit of the beans and corn will not be optimal, but if you pick them right they’ll still be worth the effort…
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basil is an annual here – grows well, gets well used and could be used for its perfume alone. so i have grown it as an edging in the hope of brushing against it all the time. i have had thai, purple basil and one other but not as useful in the kitchen IMHO.
i always confuse marjoram and oregano and yes they are spreading – altho’ you can prune them right back to keep them bushy.
i have grown peppermint and spearmint and can recommend them altho they are harder to grow then mint but do not spread so badly.
AnneS said:
pepe said:
Could it be a bearded dragon?
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that’s what i call it.
Do you agre though that it’s not water dragon?
i don’t think it lives by water all the time – but my knowledge is scant – what makes you think it is a water dragon?
pepe said:
AnneS said:
pepe said:
Could it be a bearded dragon?
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that’s what i call it.
Do you agre though that it’s not water dragon?
a girl guide colleague told me they thought it was when they saw the photo…i don’t think it lives by water all the time – but my knowledge is scant – what makes you think it is a water dragon?
AnneS said:
pepe said:
AnneS said:
pepe said:
Could it be a bearded dragon?
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that’s what i call it.
Do you agre though that it’s not water dragon?
a girl guide colleague told me they thought it was when they saw the photo…i don’t think it lives by water all the time – but my knowledge is scant – what makes you think it is a water dragon?
ok – i’ll check to see what water dragons are.
pepe said:
AnneS said:
pepe said:
Could it be a bearded dragon?
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that’s what i call it.
Do you agre though that it’s not water dragon?
i don’t think it lives by water all the time – but my knowledge is scant – what makes you think it is a water dragon?
Regardless of what it is called it is cute! It often greets me as I walk down the ramp from the back verandah and then scurries under the house. That photo was taken a couple of years ago. I haven’t seen it recently, but I assume it’s still around.
bluegreen said:
Australian water dragon
Yeah I looked at both those sites, but the markings on my guy seem different to me
AnneS said:
bluegreen said:
Australian water dragonYeah I looked at both those sites, but the markings on my guy seem different to me
yeah – i see so much variation within the bearded dragon photos that i would swear they were several different species. yours doesn’t have a row of spinal spikes, does have good colouring and seems docile – so my guess is ‘bearded’.
pepe said:
AnneS said:
bluegreen said:
Australian water dragonYeah I looked at both those sites, but the markings on my guy seem different to me
yeah – i see so much variation within the bearded dragon photos that i would swear they were several different species. yours doesn’t have a row of spinal spikes, does have good colouring and seems docile – so my guess is ‘bearded’.
I assume the water dragon wouldn’t have the “beard”?
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
AnneS said:
bluegreen said:
Australian water dragonYeah I looked at both those sites, but the markings on my guy seem different to me
yeah – i see so much variation within the bearded dragon photos that i would swear they were several different species. yours doesn’t have a row of spinal spikes, does have good colouring and seems docile – so my guess is ‘bearded’.
I assume the water dragon wouldn’t have the “beard”?
I assume so. I wonder is there much difference in the length of the tail?
I recommend Italian Lettuce Leaf Basil, I bought some from our market and am growing it in a strawberry pot (with the holes in the sides)
It is tender and fragrant and I much prefer it to other Basils I’ve eaten. Plus the leaves get quite large :)
I’ve bought some seeds of it too.
orchid40 said:
I recommend Italian Lettuce Leaf Basil, I bought some from our market and am growing it in a strawberry pot (with the holes in the sides)
It is tender and fragrant and I much prefer it to other Basils I’ve eaten. Plus the leaves get quite large :)
I’ve bought some seeds of it too.
is it a lettuce or a basil – summer or winter crop??
sounds terrific – huge leaves of basil.
AnneS said:
bluegreen said:
pepe said:
AnneS said:
bluegreen said:
Australian water dragonYeah I looked at both those sites, but the markings on my guy seem different to me
yeah – i see so much variation within the bearded dragon photos that i would swear they were several different species. yours doesn’t have a row of spinal spikes, does have good colouring and seems docile – so my guess is ‘bearded’.
I assume the water dragon wouldn’t have the “beard”?
I assume so. I wonder is there much difference in the length of the tail?
except – don’t look for a ‘goatie’
- its beard folds away on the sides of its cheeks i think.
when alarmed it flashes out a leathery fan to protect its chest. (?)
(corrections invited)
pepe said:
orchid40 said:
I recommend Italian Lettuce Leaf Basil, I bought some from our market and am growing it in a strawberry pot (with the holes in the sides)
It is tender and fragrant and I much prefer it to other Basils I’ve eaten. Plus the leaves get quite large :)
I’ve bought some seeds of it too.
is it a lettuce or a basil – summer or winter crop??
sounds terrific – huge leaves of basil.
It’s Basil, Pepe, and Summer growing. Probably would do OK in a greenhouse in winter. I got the seeds from The Italian Gardener seeds.
getting ready for winter plantings
- onions (hawkesbury brown) well advanced.
- all the rest planted today ( toms for winter in hothouse, leeks, pok choi, savoy cabbage, green sprouting calabrese broccoli, celery and rainbow chard.
corn and spring onions ready for harvest – almost
and certified spud very close to harvest.
i just wanna see if i have rotated these images
you did. ;)
roughbarked said:
you did. ;)
yes – the pics are still horizontal on my album tho’ ?
morning rough – i have a desert lime grafted on root stock that i bought from the local nursery man. not sure if that is what you are after tho’.
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
you did. ;)
yes – the pics are still horizontal on my album tho’ ?
morning rough – i have a desert lime grafted on root stock that i bought from the local nursery man. not sure if that is what you are after tho’.
depends where you uploaded the images some software auto rotates it for you.
Desert lime I am very interested in .. Also interested in which stock was used.
Desert lime I am very interested in .. Also interested in which stock was used.
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image coming – its non native rootstock – i asked him that question and he said to prepare soil as for citrus trees.
it produces a lot of small limes – that are pithy but intense in citrus flavour.
roughbarked said:
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
you did. ;)
yes – the pics are still horizontal on my album tho’ ?
morning rough – i have a desert lime grafted on root stock that i bought from the local nursery man. not sure if that is what you are after tho’.
depends where you uploaded the images some software auto rotates it for you.
Desert lime I am very interested in .. Also interested in which stock was used.
desert lime – nothing but green backdrops – sorry.
it produces a small yellow fruit that is undistinguished but i can dig up an old photo of one if you’re interested. it produces about 30 small fruit each (not at this time of year – in winter).
the tree doesn’t need/ want as much water as normal citrus.
tahitian lime is immensely more impressive IMHO.
i harvested my certified spuds and the result was less than 20kg of fresh spud for 2.5kg planted.
the main culprit was 2 golden ash trees that shaded and robbed the spuds of water and nutrients with a thick mat of roots.
Spuds look FAB TAB Pepe.
Lucky1 said:
Spuds look FAB TAB Pepe.
thanks
the spring garden is all but gone now.
your spring onions, 2nd crop of sweet corn, a few parsley, carrots, cueys and others are hanging on but not much.
I am starting to think about my winder crops here…..
Are they desiree’s pepe ?
I’m noticing i’m getting less to harvest from them than the king eds’. I might be planting just the red varieties next season.
I’ll be digging up the rest of my desire spuds this week sometime. Theres 6 plants left.
Happy Potter said:
Are they desiree’s pepe ?
I’m noticing i’m getting less to harvest from them than the king eds’. I might be planting just the red varieties next season.
I’ll be digging up the rest of my desire spuds this week sometime. Theres 6 plants left.
the white ones are coliban – the pink ones in the bucket are desiree.
i haven’t seen king eds for sale here – but they look interesting.
landline had a programme on spuds in peru – several thousand varieties are being planted there.
Arh yes, coliban I meant to say..
Spuds have a very interesting history. I’ve kept some if the flower seeds from the king eds and I will plant them later on out of interest, see what I get.
A hot week coming and I’ve no rainwater left to keep up to the spuds , so I might be pulling them out today even.
Happy Potter said:
Arh yes, coliban I meant to say..
Spuds have a very interesting history. I’ve kept some if the flower seeds from the king eds and I will plant them later on out of interest, see what I get.
A hot week coming and I’ve no rainwater left to keep up to the spuds , so I might be pulling them out today even.
yes i got more of those seed pods than i’ve ever noticed before – i spose they might be used for growing certified seed – i’m not sure.
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
Arh yes, coliban I meant to say..
Spuds have a very interesting history. I’ve kept some if the flower seeds from the king eds and I will plant them later on out of interest, see what I get.
A hot week coming and I’ve no rainwater left to keep up to the spuds , so I might be pulling them out today even.
yes i got more of those seed pods than i’ve ever noticed before – i spose they might be used for growing certified seed – i’m not sure.
If you grow the seed pod things, you could get an entirely different variety of spud. Interesting to see what one would get.
You still got a good crop of spuds, Pepe, shame about the trees though. You’re making me want to dig out the rest of mine, some I’m sure are ready and some are still flowering. I turned the last small pot out the other day, it had had one very small seed in it. It produced a huge one and 4 smaller ones which was enough for 2 meals for us.
is it still january?
a couple of tawny frogmouths visited the neighbour’s almond tree – right on our fenceline. they are about 450mm long (1’6”)
nice peps – brings back childhood memories :)
bluegreen said:
nice peps – brings back childhood memories :)
half your luck – this is the first place i’ve seen them up close.
you can see the non- hybrid ‘jolly roger’ corn has grown to 2m high in 2 months – whereas the hybrid ‘supersweet’ type corn has been burnt off by the extreme heat just at a time it was ready for harvest (3-4months old),
the carrot experiment doesn’t show a lot of results. the carrots nearest the camera are being given liquid pigeon poo every week to see if it makes them ‘fork’.
basil seedlings as an aromatic edging – they love the heat.
