USDA Zone 10
Journals (35)
Where is everyone?-
It poured with rain today. The closest I came to gardening was updating my blog about gardening and taking some photos of the rain soaked garden. I took this photo from our back window. It shows most of the areas in our garden. I’ve added notes to the photo at my Flickr page. I think it all...
This entry is about Phillippa's Backyard garden.
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Yesterday was a quiet day, however i did manage to do a little bit of work in the garden..Every little bit does help. I managed to feed my Citrus and Avocado trees with a combination mix of Chicken manure pellets and blood and bone with potash mixed in. About 2 handfuls was applied to each tree. ...
This entry is about Warick's Avocado and Citrus garden.
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Today i made up a brew of pest oil to stop the dreaded Citrus Leaf Miner attacking the new growth on all of my citrus..Sprayed both the upper and lower sides of the new leaf growth.. In past years since they were planted spring would come around and the new growth would reach around 10cm and then...
This entry is about Warick's Avocado and Citrus garden.
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At the moment i only plant out this garden in the spring/summer time due to the lack of light during winter, but am thinking about planting a green manure crop next year during winter.. In 2007 i planted a number of Eggplant seedlings which were bought at bunnings.. But now it is time to plant th...
This entry is about Warick's Front Side garden.
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A Timely Dress Up Before Spring
Today was a very productive day in the herb garden. Today i emptied all the contents within the compost heap and spread it all over the herb garden then mulched the entire bed with sugarcane.This entry is about Warick's Herb garden.
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With the onset of spring upon us, brings a new flush of growth on my English Ivy which is overhanging my rock wall that requires a cleanup..Just remember to use sharp secateurs, and when you prune it back just try and hide the cuts to keep it looking neat and tidy..
This entry is about Warick's Vegetable garden.
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Eww these guys are disgusting!! And they are eating my plants, even worse. Mr. Stripey is almost nude. I found one yesterday, and seven (including two little ones on my yellow pear) this morning. I threw them into the neighbor’s yard (don’t worry, no one lives there) for the boids.
This entry is about Slmorgan's My First Container garden.
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The weather is gloomy so the appearance of a little flower brings a great smile to my face. The cyclamen, cerise and a giant floppy white, brighten little dark corners, especially now they are surrounded by their cute single leaf offspring. Revelation of the week is the identification of a ...
This entry is about Netto's Back garden.
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Another heat wave...and cherries
and this time, there’s a lot more going on. The cherry tree has actual cherries, and I’m sill harvesting Swiss chard and herbs. I’ve never had a cherry tree before, and they are so shiny and bright red that they almost look plastic. Tiny figs and tiny tomatoes look promising....
This entry is about Sf Kelly's urban retreat garden.
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Catnip from two perspectives...
Ours… and…. their’s. (see photos)
This entry is about Mondomuse's Patio garden.
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