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December Garden Visit
December 5, 2009 from 11am to 1pm – roma street parklands
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Having harvested my little crop, I found your observations really interesting, Donna, particularly about where they should be planted. I'll save some of my "rounds" for planting. Thanks for a very interesting blog!
Vanessa the second hand stuff is at Acacia Ridge produce store - what I mean is they have 10L vingegar containers with a tap, and 200L gerkin drums with lids etc... at really cheap prices when you consider the new price.
I will make it my goal to get to Acacia Ridge this week then... even when places are around the corner getting organised enough with all the *crap* you have to take with a baby and a 3yo - and finding a space where the baby isn't screaming can be ...
Yeah, there are produce stores around - it is a bit hard for me organised engouth to get many places at the moment... I will try and get to the good one at Acacia Ridge again this week as it has heaps of great second hand stuff too.
I searched high and low for gypsum at Bunnings once but couldn't find it anywhere - is it marketed under another name? I have been using dolomite again as it is all I have and the chillis had blossom end rot last week - maybe the tamarillo has it ...
Welcome back Vanessa, hope to see you at the December meeting with some photos! It is back where we started from at Roma St Parklands.
For caterpillars, you could try a chilli/ garlic spray... I am thinking of getting a bug zapper to leave on at ...
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- About me:
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- I am currently involved with the following community gardens and groups:
- Brisbane Seed Savers (Co-ordinator)
Home Growers Exchange
- I am interested in:
- Learning about gardening, growing my own food and passing on to my young son a passion for the earth and satisfaction from gardening.
- I can offer:
- Garden involvement, produce, none
- About what I can offer:
- Once my garden is fully established, I would hope to have an abundance of produce.
As the co-ordinator for Brisbane Local Food, I usually have open pollinated varieties of seeds available to share.
- I am looking for:
- Garden involvement, produce, products, materials, information, events, training
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Donna's Garden - 19/11/09
Well the infrastructure Manager still hasn't built the chook pen yet, but has randomly decided to enlarge one of my beds and build a frame for pumpkins to grow over and provide shade. He also decided we need a water tank so has been busy digging and leveling for a slab... I keep telling him the chook pen is at the top of the list, maybe he will listen soon.
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Posted on November 19, 2009 at 3:26pm — 6 Comments
Elephant Garlic (& Bunching Onions)
I have just harvested my Elephant Garlic that was initially planted in May (still have some left in the garden planted in July) and am pretty happy with the results.
As the photos show, there was a large variety of sizes of bulbs which will now be hung in the laundry (outside) for about two weeks to dry for storage -… Continue
As the photos show, there was a large variety of sizes of bulbs which will now be hung in the laundry (outside) for about two weeks to dry for storage -… Continue
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 9:00am — 3 Comments
Donna's Garden - 30/10/09
It has been awhile since I got out into the garden and I only have one bed planted and growing at the moment. In saying that it is *very* planted and has heaps in it because it was the only bed ready when the seedlings came up! There is red okra starting to flower, angled luffa (last two seeds so hopefully get some this time!), rockmelon with two babies, stars & moon watermelon, black carrots, corn with cobs starting to show silk and snake beans starting to flower and a couple of kohl rabi t… Continue
Posted on October 30, 2009 at 4:08pm — 7 Comments
Lucerne Mulch
I have just used lucerne mulch for the first time on my raised beds, instead of the fine sugar cane mulch. There were three reasons:
1. Price - I was paying $12.50 for sugar cane and the lucerne was $10.00
2. Nutrients - Lucerne is supposed to be better for the soil
3. Water Retention - The sugar cane was a solid mat and the beds were really dry underneath
The lucerne is very different to the sugar cane, there are long stalks and lots of little green bits covering the dirt. It goes a lot furthe… Continue
1. Price - I was paying $12.50 for sugar cane and the lucerne was $10.00
2. Nutrients - Lucerne is supposed to be better for the soil
3. Water Retention - The sugar cane was a solid mat and the beds were really dry underneath
The lucerne is very different to the sugar cane, there are long stalks and lots of little green bits covering the dirt. It goes a lot furthe… Continue
Posted on October 30, 2009 at 3:00pm — 13 Comments
Donna's Garden - 16/08/09
Well Gardenate.com finally got me off my bottom this weekend, I have planted seeds in an old concrete tub at the back door with hessian over it to keep it moist...hopefully. While a lot of them were supposed to be planted direct I decided to try it this way so I don't forget to water them if they are randomly scattered in different gardens.
I planted celeraic, carrot, cucumber, eggplant, globe artichokes, kohl rabi, lettuce, luffa (my last two seeds of angled luffa - hopefully get something to… Continue
I planted celeraic, carrot, cucumber, eggplant, globe artichokes, kohl rabi, lettuce, luffa (my last two seeds of angled luffa - hopefully get something to… Continue
Posted on August 16, 2009 at 5:42pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (115 comments)
- At 8:03pm on November 22, 2009,
Florence said…
- Hi Donna, if you don't need a lot of Gypsum I can bring some to your place with the sweet potato cuttings and yellow passionfruit seedlings (so you can share it with others for me at the next meeting) sometime next week, most possibly on the weekend..
- At 8:56pm on November 21, 2009,
Vanessa Thompson (pomare) said… - Good arvo. (well its nearly bed time heehee) Hope all is well with you and the family. Hows the newB to the family. xxx
Well we are good and in the clear. Thank God, and nothing to worry about, i think i was been over protective?? heehee.
Any-ru. I have about 15 bottles for ya but only 2x2L bottles and all the others are 1.5L, we always get whats on special, so 1.5 bottles must have been on special lots in the last two weeks. lol.
Give us a time and day and shall get them around to ya. Up to you, if you would like too come my way and get out of house for a while or if its more better for you and bubs that i come your way, no worrys. we shall come to you.
If i come your way, then ill be able to check out your lovely garden and if you come my way you might be able to help me with my tragic garden lol.
Hear from you soon. nessy.
- At 7:52pm on November 15, 2009,
Florence said…
- Thanks for looking out for Pekin duck for us, Albert is still interested and hoping to get a couple after we're back from Melbourne. About the fertilized eggs.. co-incidentally I think one of my leghorns going broody.... maybe... although I think leghorns rarely go broody and they supposedly don't make good mothers... will keep an eye on her ..
- At 1:54pm on November 12, 2009,
Florence said…
- Thanks for the comments, the mulberry tree's new so I should probably prune it now to get more branches hey...
- At 9:11pm on November 11, 2009,
Scarlett Patrick said… - fantastic! thanks D
SJP
- At 3:59pm on November 9, 2009,
Cassandra said… - thanks donna, i think my garden is pretty choker block so i will need some fine multch. i have contacted Don. Thanks agan for coming on the weekend. was great to see you again.
Cass
- At 10:41am on November 9, 2009,
Florence said…
- Maybe it’s a good time to start crop rotation since most of your beds are ready to plant. I found that it’s good for reminding me what I need, like my legume & corn beds have lots of spare space and it reminds me that I need to plant more corn & beans if I want to have a good continuous supply ~
- At 10:37am on November 9, 2009,
Florence said…
- Hi Donna, thanks for your tip about the nutrients relations to female and male flower balance, but I think it’s not the issue I am having atm as I am getting a good balance just not synchronized... seems to be getting all males one day and all females the next and then all males … maybe I should start refrigerating male flowers although it would be quite troublesome to label which male flower is which …
- At 8:19pm on November 6, 2009,
Vanessa Thompson (pomare) said…
- So after reading my PM message, i shall be right in two weeks and have lots of bottles for you.........let me know.
and cool about the comfry, can you let it grow in the garden and dig it all in for compost or will it shoot back up again and again????
Im going to start a tea compost, as soon as i can get my hands on a cheap fish pump. (i think $10 or $20 from overflow)
For now ill keep it in the pot plant and just pick at it for the compost tins that ive started....going to get a couple more tins from the dump and start a few more compost tins....comes with lids, just drill holes around them and keeps the heat in them, ive noticed, fast composting lol. Easy for me to use and move and dont have to worry about the land lord....heehee.
- At 4:22pm on November 6, 2009,
Vanessa Thompson (pomare) said…
- HI dona, just wondering about the plant you gave me at the last garden visit. (the one in the purple pot) Is this plant ok to put into the vege patch and let it go wild?
and how and what should i be doing with it heehee.
I repoted it into a bigger container, till i knew what to do with it and now ive got some spare time i can get back into the garden heehee.
I cant make it moro but if you like we can set up a day and time and ill come over your way for a visit and catch up. (need to return your wonderful book) Your not that far from me. (wednesday onwards would be great for me....let me know and ill keep day free)
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