I began with 3 Vetiver slips. I grew them up to 1.5-1.7metres tall and started harvested root cuttings -- two to three months ago. I now have just under 100 plants in the soil with another 30 coming on in my nursery.
That may seem a lot of stock for any one plant but to bio-design with Vetiver you need to plant them close together. [See resources at the…
ContinueAdded by Dave Riley on December 30, 2016 at 0:00 — 42 Comments
Considering the weather is holding on to a very mild gardenable temperature with steady drizzle and tomorrow is the most favorable time to plant fruit in the garden, it's a good time for early new year resolution to clean up the garden. Photos to come.
Added by Valerie on December 26, 2016 at 21:30 — No Comments
Please find attached the 2017 GARDEN VISITS CALENDAR it is filling quickly. Thank you to all member who have helped by Hosting next years GV's, a Special thanks must go to our new members. We are still needing the months that are clear to be filled. If you would like to host a GV, please Personal Message me.
Next year some of the GV's will include Talks/Presentation/etc.…
ContinueAdded by Dianne Caswell on December 21, 2016 at 22:09 — No Comments
Thought I'd get a headstart as we go into holiday season and taking a rest over hopefully not a too hot summer. This month's Dec harvest:
Added by Sophie on December 19, 2016 at 18:30 — 15 Comments
My vine has produced some nuts. These nuts are named Plukenetia volubilis.
Here are some notes from a site sunwarrior.com
Sacha inchi, also known as the Inca peanut, is the seed of a plant that grows in the highlands of Peru. Despite being a fairly recent discovery in the health community of the United States, sacha inchi has been cultivated and used as a food source for 3,000 years in the Amazon rainforest. The fruit that these seeds grow in is…
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Added by Susan on December 11, 2016 at 17:30 — 16 Comments
Can anybody tell us when they are ready to pick never done it before we have 2 trees that a full but don't know when they are ready to harvest ?
Added by Terry & Angela on December 11, 2016 at 13:49 — 23 Comments
I have been so lucky that my first house sit has been somewhere so beautiful. And for three whole months to boot.
Enough time to sort out the excess of personal belongings I managed to bring with me despite selling, giving away, donating or throwing out the majority of my belongings. I have a rented small 2x2m shed to store photos and a few personal items in.…
ContinueAdded by Lissa on December 10, 2016 at 19:30 — 14 Comments
Well Summer is here. We have felt the brunt of the first storms for the Season, some of us left with a mess to clean up and others with some lovely rain added to their tanks. As we feel the extremes of Summer so do our Flowers, Vegetables, Herbs, Plants and Trees. Whilst some are very good at coping with the stresses of Summer others need help. So it's time to think about how we can help our plants along.
Mulching is important, as is keeping the water up. There are many forms of…
ContinueAdded by Dianne Caswell on December 3, 2016 at 12:19 — 17 Comments
I now and then ask myself,"Why don't you leave well enough alone?"
But, you know, if you don't potter about the garden -- grabbing any excuse --you may as well be dead...
As well as making over the front yard with copious plantings of creepers, aloes, kangaroo paw, vetiver, flowering bulbs,grevilleas and such, -- I've been madly planting out vetiver grass…
ContinueAdded by Dave Riley on December 1, 2016 at 2:35 — 7 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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