Category: Gardening
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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…
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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…
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Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
At this time of year, Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is growing just about everywhere, with no input from us. It’s highly nutritious and has a very high level of Omega- 3 fatty acids. Purslane has been used as a salad vegetable around the world and does well as a green veggie in other dishes. In the…
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Off to Joe’s
You’ll definitely need a seat if your going to the Open Day. There’s so much to see![/caption]Off to Joe’s Connected Garden at Elizabeth today. We popped in yesterday as we were right next door, but today I have been asked to do an edible weeds talk and walk. It should be good fun. The gardens…
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Its been a while and a lot’s happened
Ive been really slack in keeping the blog running consistently. The wife asked me NOT to post every little thing we did to make the house sustainable and to get a really amazing garden going. We went from this… To this… and finally to this… All in about 16 months! A compromise…
