Gardening.

Koffee_Kosmo

RichardM wrote:

On this topic - does anyone know where to get tubestock of kangaroo paw for cheap? I want about 20 or so plants for a garden bed with lots of colours. I have found a few places online, but hoping for somewhere someone has actually tried out.

Not sure if this will help out but a least you can find local suppliers http://interplant.com.au/_SubVenGNav-QLD-Toowoomba-default-(0) KK

RichardM

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

Not sure if this will help out but a least you can find local suppliers http://interplant.com.au/_SubVenGNav-QLD-Toowoomba-default-(0) KK

I've been to pretty well all of the ones on that list, and they have all been the larger plants (so >$10 each). I'm hoping for say, $2.50 per plant.

beanflying

Seems I am slowly winning the snail battle. More to plant out as the seedlings get going but progress and satisfying. [attachimg=1]

RichardM

RichardM wrote:

I've been to pretty well all of the ones on that list, and they have all been the larger plants (so >$10 each). I'm hoping for say, $2.50 per plant.

Update on this: I got kangaroo paw tubestock for $2.75 from the markets a few days after the last post. All of them still alive! 🙂

beanflying

Cradle Snatching vege patch style. Snipped these two so the bushes can concentrate on growth for a bit. Apart from that progressing well. [attachimg=1]

Brett_H

Great stuff... Does anyone have and cures for scrub turkeys and possums.

Kelsey

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Brett_H

Cheers Kelsey... Unfortunately I've just priced one of those on Gumtree: "Tell him he's dreaming!"

Lacehim

The possums keep eating my veggies! They get scared easily so I've used little spinny windmills, and put foil around the place. When the wind blows it makes noise and they stay away. If there is no wind I'm buggered and they get in! Arrrrgggghh. Love them fluffy little native creatures, but please can they bugger off and eat something else!

Brett_H

Lacehim wrote:

The possums keep eating my veggies! They get scared easily so I've used little spinny windmills, and put foil around the place. When the wind blows it makes noise and they stay away. If there is no wind I'm buggered and they get in! Arrrrgggghh. Love them fluffy little native creatures, but please can they bugger off and eat something else!

I'm hearing you mate. Gardening Australia really upsets me because they all say "oh you must grow your own veges for your health and carbon offsets and your children's future and..."! I'm growing mine so a team of turkeys can keep up their strength while they turn my beautiful yard into an enormous festering compost heap AND, so that a family of possums can find new and interesting places to defecate on my deck. Arghhhhhhh!

RichardM

Brett H wrote:

I'm hearing you mate. Gardening Australia really upsets me because they all say "oh you must grow your own veges for your health and carbon offsets and your children's future and..."! I'm growing mine so a team of turkeys can keep up their strength while they turn my beautiful yard into an enormous festering compost heap AND, so that a family of possums can find new and interesting places to defecate on my deck. Arghhhhhhh!

Grow your own meat then? Turkey and possum for dinner anyone?

RichardM

My garden as of today. Currently growing: Bok Choy Habanero Chillies Birds Eye Chillies Roma Tomatoes Rhubarb Cherry Tomatoes Oregano Italian Parsley Coriander Mint Purple Carrots Radish Beetroot Lettuce ...Might need some more garden beds!

RichardM

Went to harvest my beetroot today to do some good old fashioned Sunday pickling, to find what can only be Rat gnawing marks at the top of three of them - what is more annoying is that they weren't like that yesterday. So now I need to buy a cat or snake, but I fear it would end up like "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly", and I don't have room for a horse.

Kevohere

:laugh: You'd HAVE to stop at a horse. :rofl:

Koffee_Kosmo

Although my family have been growing vegetables for yonks :-| I however prefer to grow fruit and citrus trees and herbs to use in cooking Last year we got some dwarf lemon trees and we transferred them to large pots Other potted trees are 2 varieties of Fig 1 white flesh 1 dark flesh Also a Pomegranate tree I have other in ground trees lemons, olives, ect [attach=1] [attach=2] [attach=3] KK

RichardM

Today, I harvested my first Habanero. OH MY GOD. Touched it to my tongue, and my ENTIRE mouth is on fire. I have about 15 on there completely ripe. Must make chilli sauce this weekend. Highly recommend them - I suspect the heat this season has really made them shine.

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