Tag Archives: shade

Potato Lessons

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

On August 21 I planted 2 types of potatoes is side-by-side beds. The first batch was made up of 8 Coliban seed potatoes purchased at great expense (well, relatively anyway). The 2nd batch was a sole potato taken from a bag of generic … Continue reading →

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Strawberries and Potatoes

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

On Wednesday Frank and I took a Farm Gate tour of the local farming region in the Hawkesbury basin. One of the places we stopped sold strawberry plants so we bought 3 (variety unknown). When we came home they went … Continue reading →

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Moon-blessed Root Vegetables

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Today the moon is in its full moon phase. According to the lunar calendar it should be a great day for sowing or planting out root crops. It was a perfect chance to test this lunar planting theory because I … Continue reading →

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Planting Shade-loving Natives

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

When Frank and I went to the Tree Planting Day we were given some freebies. Three of these, which I planted today, are shown above. All are supposed to thrive in just about any conditions including this dark spot at the bottom … Continue reading →

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More Blueberries

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

Frank planted 3 more blueberry bushes today. These were Nellie Kelley variety. So now we have 5 blueberry bushes ringing this little shady garden bed. The description of the plant says a healthy bush can produce 3-4 kilos of berries a year … Continue reading →

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Blueberries

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Blueberry bushes Yesterday Frank planted 2 blueberry bushes (Blueberry Legacy) in front of that little bed I prepared a couple of weeks ago. It’s a very shady spot. The main problem I see is we’ll have to water them because … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up Appearances

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

I confess that I’m pretty demanding on my plants. I only buy and care for plants that offer something in return like food for native fauna, food for me, or maybe a beautiful display I can cut and bring inside … Continue reading →

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Fell Down BOOM

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

 Our beautiful indoor jade plant had a slight accident yesterday (above). For a few days we’ve been wondering about a branch that seemed to be drooping: Has the plant been over watered? Under watered? Is it all a figment of … Continue reading →

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Free Lychees?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Today I planted lychee seeds. They are the remnants of last night’s dessert. I’ve planted 4 normal (large) seeds and in between them I planted 3 “chicken tongues”. I have no idea if chicken tongues produce trees, but neither do … Continue reading →

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Will shade cloth do any good?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

The tenants had some shade cloth hanging over this garden bed. When we moved back in, we rolled it up. Last night we restrung it. Summer is merciless this year. Today it’s 41.5 – will a bit of shade cloth … Continue reading →

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