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Another edible addition to next year’s garden

Today’s Blackberry Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) harvest…336 juicy grams! That’s what’s left after some were squashed, some eaten, some dropped, some eaten…You get the picture. We have almost as many on the bush but they’re still green (i.e a bit toxic). Now that we’ve decided to grow it as a fruit and I’ve watched it through…

The ‘wirgola’

We needed a quick, very cheap way to shade the Western side of the house. The afternoon summer sun gets so very hot here. We have a thermometer under the small front verandah, this is in the shade at all times, though it’s post gets the sun. It’s been as hot as 47 C some…

Making room

We all know it’s a small garden, but it’s impossible not to experiment and try mysterious and exotic plants. Sometimes, though, there comes a time when we need to clear a little space for some more productive plants. Now that I’ve got all my theories working and have learned a lot about letting the plants…

New water

Over the last couple of days Lon and I have moved one of the 1000 litre tanks and redone the downpipes that come off the rear roof and the carport. The car port used to run to a 300 litre tank that is now in the front garden, so the capture of rain water will…

Sunny days

A burst of sunny weather with temperatures between 35C and 47C on our front porch, following a few days of really torrential rain has seen the garden going crazy! This sunflower is our pride and joy at the moment, not just for its beautiful flower, but for the fact that it’s 2.3 metres tall! Jelina…