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Rain?
I think this is called rain. There’s been so little this year it’s hard to remember.
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Solanum nigrum
Black nightshade , Solanum nigrum , berries almost ready to eat. The berries can be eaten as is, or cooked. They taste like little tomatoes. The new shoots can be eaten too. Black nightshade is a cosmopolitan plant, it occurs throughout the world , either as a native or as an introduced species. It’s more…
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Citrus issues
My potted citrus are suffering this winter. Leaves yellowing and dropping. Something’s chewing the leaves of the lemon. Here’s a note, added some months later… Earwigs have been the bane of my young citrus trees. It is they that have been chewing the leaves. The best way to stop them has been to cover a…
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Slightly dodgy solar setup
My dodgy experimental solar setup. Its just pieced together for today to see if the second hand regulator works. It must be working. We’re catching 10.5V of free electricity when its overcast. This jumps up to 11 when the sun shines fully. Of course, thats not enough to charge the battery. Good connections and better…
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Food in the waste
Even in overgrown carparks something good grows. In this case, English Lavender, Soursobs and Kikuyu
Ligaya Garden
a little garden near Gawler
