The great joy of annuals and the like is that nothing lasts as it was. Gardening with non perennial plants is full of options,quickly realised.
Since taking up with Vetiver grass (we are indeed married)-- we've not only had many offspring together but I've experimented with uses.
The big deal is that I'm embarking on a garden retrofit structured by Vetiver hedges.
I guess the main impetus for this is that after installing a spear pump my irrigation protocols have…
ContinueAdded by Dave Riley on January 28, 2018 at 9:30 — No Comments
No gardening getting done at my place at the moment. As things die/expire, there is no new planting. 6 out of my 8 wicking beds are completely empty. IT IS DIRE!! Lucky for me my mother is staying with me at the moment as I went back to work last week and she has been watering everything for me. My tank is dry as a bone - we are on town water again.
There are still things coming in from the garden which continues to surprise me. Those trombonccino's, Dianne's perennial…
ContinueAdded by Susan on January 24, 2018 at 19:30 — 8 Comments
We went away to see my folks. Whilst we did have a house sitter, we did not have a garden sitter. So, how bad did it get? Well, I did not have much hope to find anything alive by the time I come back, so I had set up the bed with some hardy plants and had fully intended to plant green manure. How did I go, I hear you saying.
Well, the front garden looked something like this. it wasn't long before hubby grabbed the lawnmower and filled the 3 compost bins.…
ContinueAdded by Valerie on January 20, 2018 at 16:00 — 9 Comments
Total harvest in 2017:
Beans - Broad beans | 150g + 8 units |
Beans - french dwarf | 3 units |
Beans - Madagascar beans | 150g + handful |
Berries - blueberries | 2 units |
Berries - Strawberry | 10 units |
Carrots - baby | 185g + 17… |
Added by Sophie on January 3, 2018 at 10:41 — 3 Comments
December 2017 harvest:
-10 large couve torchuda leaves + rest gone to butterflies
-650g red eggplant + and extra kilo gone to Qld Fruit Flies :(
- 9 passionfruit (+ some for possums)
- spring onions
- Herbs (mint, rosemary, mother of herb, thyme)
- 5kg sweet potato (of which 1.7kg in peels)
Loving the summer rain but garden is massacred by Fruit fly and Cabbage White butterflies. I didn't listen. I thought I could get away with it.…
ContinueAdded by Sophie on January 3, 2018 at 10:02 — No Comments
Great moments in agriculture award:
Festering Passions:
Added by Dave Riley on January 2, 2018 at 1:20 — 17 Comments
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Vetiver grass helps to stabilise soil and protects it against erosion. It can protect against pests and weeds. Vetiver is also used as animal feed. (Wiki.)
GrowVetiver is a plant nursery run by Dave & Keir Riley that harvests and grows Vetiver grass for local community applications and use. It is based in Beachmere, just north of Brisbane, Australia.
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