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February 2017 Blog Posts (5)
Reflections on my way of gardening
Looking through an old blog post. Let's see how well I've done with my lofty goals :)
Hi guys, (don't worry, I'll add photo's later. I just got in the mood to blog and didn't plan ahead and it is now dark so can't take the matching photo's) Well, didn't get this done :)
So, if you've been following my blog posts, you will…
ContinueAdded by Susan on February 25, 2017 at 20:30 — 7 Comments
A lacklustre summers garden
High everyone ,apart from our yams and other reliable plants in our survival garden,arrowroot ,tumeric,sweet potatoes,ginger etc wich basically anyone can grow the summers garden has been a real fizzer.Many crops have failed or growing poorly compared to other years and its been a battle to keep our most important herbs going as well ,you know things are bad when even a pumpkin vine struggles and the jerusalem artichoke has only grown to half its normal height.There have been limited…
ContinueAdded by DARREN JAMES on February 25, 2017 at 9:25 — 13 Comments
Busy weekend.
Hi everyone,
I haven't been around much. Part of that is due to being so busy at work but another big part is that it is just exhausting in the garden at the moment so not really doing anything much. Case in point, I have been meaning to do a honey harvest, chilli jam making and preserving mini capsicums for weeks now. This morning, being a little bit cooler I was so determined to finish something that I got up and did the bees and the chilli jam.
Two combs…
ContinueAdded by Susan on February 19, 2017 at 18:30 — 5 Comments
School Garden Notes so far in 2017.
As we'd all realize, embracing a gardening option in January 2017 is hard yakka. With the heat ++++... it isn't…
ContinueAdded by Dave Riley on February 14, 2017 at 19:30 — 2 Comments
Spurtopia workshop - making a self-watering planter boxes and wicking pots
| When | Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 10am – 12pm Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 12:30 – 2:30pm |
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| Note | Bookings essential. Join Roman Spur and learn about water… |
Added by Darryl Simpson on February 8, 2017 at 16:30 — 1 Comment
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