Hi Florence, glad you like the sweet potato leaves. I just tend to eat the leaves and put the stems back in the compost. Apparently younger leaves taste better so you're right there.
Hi Florence, of course I have some angled luffa seeds for you... Do you want me to post them - considering Australia Post is on strike? I could come over between Christmas & New Year probably to deliver otherwise.
Hi Florence, regarding sweet potatoes, my grandfather told me to trim back the vines to get more tuber growth. Makes sense as they then put energy into growing the tuber rather than more and more vine. The vine leaves a good in stir fries - bit of a nutty flavour.
I like horse riding, it certainly works out your but muscles! Unfortunately Viv doesn't like horses : (. My sister ued to take lessons after school once a week which kept her nice and fit. Not sure what type of chooks we're getting. I'm definitely hoping for bantams otherwise the coop we've got will be way too small. My friend is looking for a home for a bantam (she works at the pound) so if they get on we'll have a fourth one too. All the best for finding a day old chick.
Hi Florence, Shame you won't be here for the December meeting. Have a good time in Melbourne. I still have your chicken book so let me know if you'd like me to drop it around some time.
re mulberry tree pruning, I think you're best to wait until it's lost its leaves (late Autumn/ Winter) - otherwise it will just sprout back all over the place
The problem with me is that I hate to see any empty spaces in a garden bed - I feel I need to plant something there lol! I have already filled up three beds with seeds and will try to do successive plantings every few weeks as I get time. I still need to get the seed raising tub with a shade cloth cover over it so I can raise seedlings rather than having to plant everything direct.
Hopefully if I have a good mixture of a few of each in all the beds and then keep the beds totally full of a variety of things nothing will be able to build up in the soil!
PS. The previous comment was in relation to Mulberry Pruning as per your Status - should have mentioned that lol.
Florence, my book 'Pruning & Training' says:
When to Prune: Only in early to midwinter, when fully dormant. Older trees, however, may still bleed copiously (a red hot poker is traditionally used to cauterise wounds), so only prune established trees if absolutely necessary. Remove dead wood in summer.
But then it also says: Summer pruning new shoots to five leaves helps keep them compact, and tying down branches to the horizontal can increase crops.
Found this information but can't find the other post now and don't have any time to look, might get a chance later but at least I will know where to find it again lol:
The ratios of fertilizer elements in the soil can affect flower ratios for luffa and other similar flowering plants. High nitrogen can increase the number of males while high phosphorous may encourage more females. So if you are lacking female flowers some additional phosphorous may help.
thank you, now i just have to work on hubby and let us have some chicks. He still going on about snakes and wants a dog if we do......???? AHHHH.
Anyru, our neighbours have chickens and havent seen a snake yet...unlike our old neighbours. (we saw snakes all the time but i think its becasue they never cleaned up and their place was like a zoo...no joke) So shall work on hubby over the next month and see how i go lol.
Hi florence. how are we? just wondering do i need to take the toilet rolls out or away from the seeds once they have poped up?
and 2nd question......did your huge white egg (in the photos) did it have 2 or 3 yokes? (ive been reading up on chickens and the web site said, huge eggs would have 2-3 yokes?) I realy want to get some chickens.......hubbys scared of snakes comming into the yard....but i said surely if you keep them clean, snakes wont come???? still trying to find out why, snakes come??
Hi florence, Question for ya. What was the malasis liquid for again. (I know I spell malasis wrong. heehee)
I found it and got it for $2.30 a 2L bottle. lol now im wondering how our conversation went again. (I was listeaning to too many at once, i was trying to take in everyones advice heehee)
I've only planted one of mine - the rest are in the fridge still in the zip-lock bag. I didn't really have enough dirt - I think I read somewhere to plant them in 5-10cm of soil. I think mine would just be over 5 but no sign of life yet. I just got caps to seal off the sinks today, now just need to get some more soil and sand for the rest.
Hi Florence, just wondering if you've had any success with the waterchestnuts yet? I've got one in a tub that's leaking : (. Will fix the other half before attempting to plant one more. Still need to get a bath or something too.
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Hopefully if I have a good mixture of a few of each in all the beds and then keep the beds totally full of a variety of things nothing will be able to build up in the soil!
PS. The previous comment was in relation to Mulberry Pruning as per your Status - should have mentioned that lol.
When to Prune:
Only in early to midwinter, when fully dormant. Older trees, however, may still bleed copiously (a red hot poker is traditionally used to cauterise wounds), so only prune established trees if absolutely necessary. Remove dead wood in summer.
But then it also says:
Summer pruning new shoots to five leaves helps keep them compact, and tying down branches to the horizontal can increase crops.
http://luffa.info/faq.htm
The ratios of fertilizer elements in the soil can affect flower ratios for luffa and other similar flowering plants. High nitrogen can increase the number of males while high phosphorous may encourage more females. So if you are lacking female flowers some additional phosphorous may help.
Anyru, our neighbours have chickens and havent seen a snake yet...unlike our old neighbours. (we saw snakes all the time but i think its becasue they never cleaned up and their place was like a zoo...no joke) So shall work on hubby over the next month and see how i go lol.
and 2nd question......did your huge white egg (in the photos) did it have 2 or 3 yokes? (ive been reading up on chickens and the web site said, huge eggs would have 2-3 yokes?) I realy want to get some chickens.......hubbys scared of snakes comming into the yard....but i said surely if you keep them clean, snakes wont come???? still trying to find out why, snakes come??
Great to hear you enjoyed your visit to Beelarong. We have open days Wed and Sun, 9:00 - 12:00pm. Hope to see you down at the farm again soon. David
I found it and got it for $2.30 a 2L bottle. lol now im wondering how our conversation went again. (I was listeaning to too many at once, i was trying to take in everyones advice heehee)
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