Gardening.

Dry_bean

It's that time of year again, roses and grape vines need pruning the weeds are taking hold and something needs to be done, so the next couple of weeks will be devoted to tidying the garden up prior to spring.
It all needs to be done and dusted before the end of July as Heather and I are off to Vietnam for a couple of weeks in early August, will be nice to escape the cold of SA for a while and get a bit of warmth into the bones. ;D

Dry_bean

AngerManagement wrote:

Sounds like a good plan... Here is hoping the ash cloud moves on by then. I keep talking about going to Vietnam with my wife as she want to travel, but Italy is her main objective... It all costs and I have been advised that the place I work for is under contract and that we may yet have a 35% staff reduction... Oh well, at least there is good coffee ;D

Morning AM, sorry to hear your job could be in jeopardy, lets hope your not included in the 35%. Italy is on our list of countries to visit as well, perhaps next year. 😉

Koffee_Kosmo

I just like to watch things grow on the fringes the rest of the yard is pavers KK

askthecoffeeguy

we're in the process of putting in an edible garden in the nature strip out the front of the cafe, which hopefully the local community will embrace and contribute to - including a couple of raised garden beds - which will complement our existing herb garden in the planter bot out the front should be finished some time this week! P

Brett_H

Our garden and vege/herb garden has been under attack/decimated by Possoms and Scrub Turkeys. Is there a legal solution to this problem?

Dry_bean

Brett H wrote:

Our garden and vege/herb garden has been under attack/decimated by Possoms and Scrub Turkeys. Is there a legal solution to this problem?

I've given up on veg etc, what with the cost of water, labour involved and then the birds and garden pests decimate everything prior to harvest it just ain't worth the effort. Sadly it's cheaper and easier to visit Big W. 🙁

WotB

Brett H wrote:

Our garden and vege/herb garden has been under attack/decimated by Possoms and Scrub Turkeys. Is there a legal solution to this problem?

You can have small greenhouses, as long as they're no bigger than a garden shed without a DA from council. A physical barrier is much more effective than trapping, baiting, etc.

Brett_H

Hey AM, I have a great recipe for Rabbit. You debone it and throw the meat into a pot with Red Wine, Veges, and a heavy Chicken Stock. Bring to the boil and add a clean stone from the garden. When the stone is soft, throw away the Rabbit and eat the stone! Physical barrier eh... I have a cunning plan...

Brett_H

AngerManagement wrote:

That is how you cook a Crow... Rabbit in an Onion and Orange sauce is one of the best... Just got to remember to spit out the buckshot. My Father in law uses a shotty, while I much prefer a 22 or Traps.

Buckshot, Buckwheat... is there a difference? How's that for a segue back OT!

beanflying

I deserve a beer! Got to love preparing a garden bed for planting a few vege's in a recent volcanicly active area. Rock pile on the left is from the last 3 ' of the bed. Those and 1/2 a large bin of Buffalo and cooch grass :head: Off to the Nursery tomorrow for some seeds and seedlings. 🙂 [attachimg=1]

Koffee_Kosmo

We just did some landscaping to revamp a tyred looking garden ourselves I will post some photos when I get a chance to take some However just over the last few days I have been busy planting out the garden beds Today I planted some Clivias of differing colours - Clivias are originally from South Africa KK

beanflying

Chase up Lions Paw from .SA too great flowers and nice and tough

RichardM

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.

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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