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The garden in June 2016
Added by Dave Riley on June 25, 2016 at 18:18 — 4 Comments
Native Stingless Bees
Hi fellow gardening loving Brisbanians.
Please show your love and support for local Brissy girl, Sarah Hamilton from Bee Yourself, I'm sure a few of you are already acquainted with her. She's doing a marvelous job for our local native stingless bees.
We recently did a little video showing off the "ladies". Hope you enjoy:
Added by Jake on June 23, 2016 at 19:28 — 2 Comments
Where is my winter?
Hi Everyone,
Winter is here but we wouldn't know it. 25 degree days are lovely but not seasonal. Thankfully the gardens are still pumping out produce. Eggplants, zucchini, Broccoli shoots and the first of the peas.
I also have capsicums still pumping on. This is the first of Dianne's perennial caps ripened up. I also have lots of other capsicums from the old…
Added by Susan on June 18, 2016 at 20:30 — 10 Comments
Today was the first day of the rest of my life.
Today was the first day of the rest of my life. 
To mark the occasion I market-shopped for seedlings and produce.
'Tis my big day out every fortnight.
Being on the chilly side -- finally -- my gardening preference went with a good selection of brassicas and some purple carrots. For gardening umph I purchased a heap of Mizuna seedlings which I find to be a no nonsense versatile…
ContinueAdded by Dave Riley on June 13, 2016 at 0:16 — 25 Comments
Cheering up my green thumb
Now that the rain has come -- and gone -- I guess I can have more confidence in what's a'happening in da soil.
Today's tasks are clear: plant out the seedlings I've grown from seeds and mulch the potato plants that have come up.
I dug up some purple yams…
ContinueAdded by Dave Riley on June 5, 2016 at 11:00 — 12 Comments
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