Ligaya Garden – Page 156 – a little garden near Gawler

July 9, 2015

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…
July 4, 2015

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…
July 3, 2015

Food in the waste

Even in overgrown carparks something good grows. In this case, English Lavender, Soursobs and Kikuyu
July 2, 2015

Bulk bushfood

Jelina at the Coorong with a whole mix of edibles growing near the roadside by Camp Coorong.
June 30, 2015

Puffballs

Some delicious puffballs. I like them at this stage when the spores have separated and I can chew the skin like jerky. Not exactly chef stuff, but I like em.