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What's killing my beans??
Beans seemed so easy to grow 20 years ago.I have given up on most green beans. I still get the same problem with snake beans in summer as well. Has anyone tried Butter beans? var. "Cherokee Wax" in y…
Replied Dec 11
Helpers and Horrors! Insect identification
Wow some good shots here amazing variety of insects lurk in gardens and we so often overlook the beautifull detail. excellent camera work .... I think that the flat "turtle bug" is also commonly name…
Replied Dec 11
To those who are looking for chicken
Personaly I try to obtain vaccinated chicks. Bio security from pests and disease is often overlooked by the public . Diseases both in plants and livestock are spreading rapidly due to people not taki…
Replied Nov 30
Growing from Seed
Just as we hit another great topic my broadband tells me I have reached 100% of allowance . So I am missing out on some great photos here.. Over time many start up food gardeners will investigate how…
Replied Nov 19
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Hi Donna , you can drop me on the list for anytime after April ...
Beans seemed so easy to grow 20 years ago.I have given up on most green beans.
I still get the same problem with snake beans in summer as well. Has anyone tried Butter beans? var. "Cherokee Wax" in your gardens instead of green beans during summer ?…
Wow some good shots here amazing variety of insects lurk in gardens and we so often overlook the beautifull detail. excellent camera work .... I think that the flat "turtle bug" is also commonly named pie or plate beetle. I do not no anything about…
Personaly I try to obtain vaccinated chicks. Bio security from pests and disease is often overlooked by the public . Diseases both in plants and livestock are spreading rapidly due to people not taking precautions in general hygine and quarantine, I…
Just as we hit another great topic my broadband tells me I have reached 100% of allowance . So I am missing out on some great photos here..
Over time many start up food gardeners will investigate how they can follow a very natural process of plant c…
Hygene I agree is most important. I always wash and sterilise punnetts/ trays/ dibblers to ensure pathogens do not get transfered .In my case I now only use a seed raising media that comes in small bags..the best i can get ...
Great topic. We should…
Are you guys allowed to hire a rooster for a while just to keep the ladies happy and let the neighbours know they will have some noise for the month or week or a day (how long does it take heehee)
Just an idea. heehee.
I still want some chickens, th…
I thought one of my leghorns was sick last night sitting in the nest box with feathers fluffed up making strange noises and a rather droopy head, but after some researh on youtube ^^ it looks like she was displaying broodiness....
She's still runni…
mine have as well. it's like the poinciana flowers and boom, i have to buy eggs to make sure i can bake cake for my daughter's birthday party every year. annoying! we tried having roosters but they were a nightmare - too noisy!! the neighbours didn'…
Is there any liklihood of you buying a clutch of fertile eggs to keep her happy? Not the most desirable outcome for an organic chook raiser but some way towards a natural outcome perhaps.
One of my hens has gone broody again .She went broody last year as well about the same time...A good broody should be a blessing for she will be the bird that hatches and raises your next generation of meat birds and layers . It is a real shame we h…
I always wondered how long this process of development would take.
Just think all those lost local providence plants that are already gone from europe since medevial times.....
I rekon those that we planted came from an organic supply. But where in Australia there origin was I do not know. We will just have to pull our socks up and develop and grow our own Botique Brissy garlic that can be cultivated and shared amongst our…
thankyou so much for putting the link to the "pickle barrels" !! i've been wanting these for ages - hooray!! i'm going to go crazy with these all over the place - plus I think i can hook them up to the rainwater on the shed, cubby and chook house, m…
I had tried garlic a few years ago and was unsuccessfull.I thought that we could not grow them well in brisbane so I gave up. My wife stuck two aussie organic sprouters from pantry into one of the big pots last April and both plants did welI. I rece…
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- About me:
- Individual, Business, Community Group
- I am currently involved with the following community gardens and groups:
- Burnie Brae Community Gardens @ Chermside, this is a very young Community Garden set in the grounds of the Burnie Brae respite centre. We have a small group of volunteers that meet once a week, the purpose of the gardens in these early days is to be a relaxing place for the folk from the respite centre. It is also helping spruce up the park and is creating alot of interest locally.
- I am interested in:
- Gardens and everything about gardens, Productive Gardens, Community, Organic Gardening, Responsible Gardening
- I can offer:
- Garden involvement, materials, services, information, events, consultancy, training
- About what I can offer:
- I have a business called Plan To Plant, I have a real interest in Educating people about gardening, about ensuring that my clients have real grass-roots gardening advise and delivering it in a practical way.
My business delivers garden plans, plant lists and practical gardening information sheets.
- My website is:
- http://www.plantoplant.com.au
- My contact details are:
- Mobile: 0419 728 218 or mark@plantoplant.com.au
- I am looking for:
- information, events, consultancy
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- At 9:45am on December 23, 2009,
Donna said…
- Thanks Mark, I have locked you in for May - I look forward to seeing your garden!
When it gets closer (or when you get a chance), please create an Event with the date that suits you best so people can keep it free. Personally I don't like to add my address, so I message those that RSVP with it a few days before.
- At 9:04am on October 27, 2009,
Kwerry Rwobinson said… - Over the weekend the forecast for Brisbane early this week was for showers and rain. Thus I prepared the soil and planted the seeds with a sprinkle of water to prep them.
Here is my list:-
Capsicum
Cherry Tomatoes
Celery (old seeds - but maybe a sprout or two)
Carrot
Beetroot
Lettuce (iceburg)
Pumpkin
Onion
Spring Onions
What have you planted?
Interested in cucumbers, all melons etc.
Crop swap available with locals. Phone number given to those interested to keep each other in the loop.
Kwerry
- At 4:20pm on October 19, 2009,
Donna said…
- Welcome to the Brisbane Seed Saver group, hope to meet you at the next garden visit on 7th November. There is a thread in the Seed Saver Group about October swapping (we missed the October Garden Visit - it is now in November) if you are interested in any seeds please let me know and I will make sure I bring them along.
- At 10:00pm on October 4, 2009,
Mick Porter said… - Hi Mark, welcome to the site, nice website!
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