Elaine de Saxe's Blog (2)

From 750g of seed potatoes plus a couple of Dutchies from a retailer, harvested 3.730g. Planting in August is a tad too late in the heat ... next time I'd plant as soon as the eyes have developed. And I'd give them a tad more space, too. A 300L bed was a bit cramped. And I'd mix compost (if I have enough!) with the cane mulch and try and encourage some more tubers further up the stems. The cane mulch plus the layers of 30 percent shade cloth I used to extend the bed depth allowed the tubers to… Continue

Maybe not exactly garden-related but many of us will be keen conservationists. Received a note from the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association http://www.biepa.org via the CREEC mailing list. CREEC is Caboolture Regional Environmental Education Centre at Burpengary http://www.creec.org.au/. The Redlands Council is concerned about the rate of tree-clearing in their area and the consequent threat to Koalas. The website http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/NewsEvents/PublicNotices/Pages/Koal… Continue