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Jaboticaba fruit when to pick
Started this discussion. Last reply by Doug Hanning Nov 25, 2017. 2 Replies 0 Favorites
Just wondering how to tell when to pick jaboticabas. I left mine until they came off the tree easily but they were quite soft and had started to ferment. I pulled on them when they were just going…Continue
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- About me:
- Am a self employed builder with a 2100m2 block in Camira. Have over 100 tropical and subtropical fruit trees and vines, herbs and have started with perennials to eat. Have 8 heritage breed cooks and 4 khaki Campbell ducks. I only have an hour or so to work in the garden each day so don't have time or space for a huge vege patch our block has two buildings on it a separate carport a lap pool and part of my block is a 16*8 metre shed and gravel drive for parking work trucks.
- I am interested in:
- Fruit trees perennial edible plants poultry beekeeping
- I can offer (you can't offer too much or too little - we don't mind)
- None/Unsure
- My website is:
- http://premierpatios.com.au
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- Information, Plants or Produce
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- Ipswich Region
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Last few weeks at Dougs
Posted on June 8, 2020 at 17:55 11 Comments 3 Favorites
Been running around like a headless chook for the last week and a bit trying to get jobs done in the garden. On the weekend went and visited a fellow stfc member and took some date palm pups from his palms. Got a male and female medjool, a bisexual medjool and a bisexual honey barjee.
The quail…
ContinueSome Afternoon digging
Posted on May 16, 2020 at 18:14 6 Comments 1 Favorite
Pulled out 22kg of sweet potatoes from one 400L grow bag this arvo. Also picked 12 seminole pumpkins (25kg)from one vine. Still have my ube's to harvest and some chilacayote that will round out the winter staples.
Picked some cucs and some eggplants and my daily quail eggs. Grabbed a snap of the bok choy while I picked some for dinner.Checked my 120 eggs in the bator. Feasted on some starfruit, miracle fruit,papaya and peanutbutter fruit.
Great way…
ContinueQuail info poster
Posted on May 10, 2020 at 14:40 5 Comments 0 Favorites
Found a couple of good printable quail info charts. Colours and sexing info for others farming these little tasty fellas.…
Net house
Posted on May 10, 2020 at 14:14 10 Comments 2 Favorites
Finally got my act together and built a fruit fly net screened dome tunnel. Only 6m x 2.4m but at the moment I am not allowed any more lawn space. Gotta be happy with my small victories!
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- At 20:49 on June 13, 2017,
Dianne Caswell said…
Good Evening Doug, Welcome to Brisbane Local Foods (BLF). Pleased to see another gardener in my area, we are almost neighbours, I envoy you your land space and what love to have as much growing as you. I am sure you will find BLF of enormous help to you and looks like you can teach us a few things as well.
Here at the top of the page, you will find many GROUPS to join. One is the GARDEN VISITS, 2017 GARDEN VISITS CALENDAR here. I am sure you would enjoy visiting our member’s gardens. We have members who grow many different kinds of Gardens, Permaculture, Aquaculture, Wicking Beds, Traditional and many more. The GV's are usually held once a month. At the GV's we share cuttings, plants, produce, seeds, knowledge as well as a good chat and a lovely Homemade Morning Teas.
We have many subjects of interest, if you have any questions I am sure we would have a member or site available to answer that question.
You may like to go into your page and change the Pea Leaf Avatar for one of your own, it makes it a little more personal and as soon as we see your own Avatar we know who it is. Please enjoy BLF…..
- At 20:33 on June 13, 2017,
Andrew Cumberland said…
Welcome to the site Doug.
Important note about adding photos:
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