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Added by Lissa on October 20, 2014 at 5:30 — 11 Comments
My aplogies to everyone who was expecting to see my talk and dispay .My car was packed and I blew a head gasket just down the road .Would be happy to show people at the next garden visit if anyone is interested. and ok by the blf committee.
Added by DARREN JAMES on October 13, 2014 at 9:10 — 5 Comments
I have an aviary. It holds four ancient but happy Cockatiels who consume quite a bit of bird seed each week.
The aviary has wire around 2/3rds of it, made up of 1cm square holes.
Over the last 12years I have spent a gazillion dollars buying that expanding foam stuff and have plugged up every other hole to stop the mice getting in. I also used to have a good mouser, Gretel, but she passed away earlier this year. I can't let the other two, now ancient, dogs into the aviary as…
ContinueAdded by Lissa on October 11, 2014 at 7:30 — 21 Comments
Several of my pea plants have produced sports, or at least offshoots with very different characteristics. They are not from seed, but just growing out of the main stem of the pea plant. They appeared once the main crop was almost totally over. In at least a couple of them, the peas have gone from being sugarsnap (thick-walled pods) to shelling peas (thin-walled pods). The others are still sugarsnap, but the pods are flatter than normal.
This what the sport looks like:…
ContinueAdded by Rob Walter on October 10, 2014 at 17:53 — 2 Comments
Hi everyone I hope Im not being a bad boy in advertising this event nor myself as I know its on BLF eventS calender.I promise there will be something for anyone interested in gardening at any level. There will be speakers all day; a produce display/ competition for the best of each category and much more.If your after that hard to find plant you may find it there also come say hello at my compost tower stand and if you have time i will be giving a display on how to make your own…
ContinueAdded by DARREN JAMES on October 10, 2014 at 16:02 — No Comments
The PolyVeg Garden has come alive with flowerings...as well as the standard edibles. The sunflowers are just reaching their stride.
These are the images I forget to take in order to illustrate my last post. A week later a BOOM!
ContinueHow does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little…
Added by Dave Riley on October 10, 2014 at 10:00 — 1 Comment
Being Spring and warming up fast, the take-off is accelerating as more plants start doing their stuff.
A botanical explosion from the ground up.
It's the flowers that really register this the most. After months of shades of green, the flowers I…
ContinueAdded by Dave Riley on October 7, 2014 at 0:00 — 6 Comments
Added by Anne Golding-Ross on October 5, 2014 at 17:29 — 2 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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