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10 Nov 2009Orange tree recovery. 2 Fruit trees garden and Orange tree 'probably Navel' Treating19°C / 66°F
The tree has bounced back relatively well from the pruning, plenty of new shoots most of which seem to be growing well.
I’m in the process of slowly trying to thin out the shoots a bit though, getting rid of ones in the center and thinning the new branches on the edges of the plant out to a...
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10 Nov 2009Passionfruit babies! 1 Passionfruit 'Black Nelly' Blooming and Fruit trees garden25°C / 77°F
I have been doing an overhaul of my vegetable patch recently. (which my passionfruit grows along side). Unfortunately it and my vine got just a tiny bit overgrown when I had my motorcycle accident.
The good news was, once the nasturtiums were cleared away I discovered the upper half of my passion...
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21 Oct 2009Moving The succulent collection garden and Herb and kitchen window gardenI didn’t move but this collection did. I finally realised (after three years!) a large part of my problem with my succulents was their location. Previously they were all lined up along the concrete front verandah wall. They got heaps of direct Australian sunlight along here (especially in s...13°C / 55°F
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02 Oct 2009The main loquat 1 Loquat and Fruit trees gardenWell this ones still alive, but was getting very scraggley and covered in rotten fruit (the fruit is very sour so we often don’t pick it). My partner decided to trim it back, so we can walk on the path underneath it, as well as cutting off the fruit and the more poorly grown branches. Looks...Overcast 14°C / 57°F
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10 Jul 2009Orange tree pruning. Orange tree 'probably Navel' and Fruit trees gardenWill add another photo when I get a chance, have lost the cameras. Skeletonised the tree, the blackspot, the aphids and fruit fly were just out of control. So far its looking a little better, growing back happily. Time will tell if it improves.Overcast 16°C / 61°F
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02 Mar 2008General Improvements Frontyard gardenSunny 24°C / 75°F
Got out and filled the bin the Nedlands Council provides for greenwaste today (it’s collected every fortnight). While originally I intended to fill it by clearing out the weeds and stray grass, instead I trimmed most of the bigger trees that were partially covering the driveway and footpath...
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17 Feb 2008Reducing water usuage. 1One of my aims for this year was to make my old and badly organized house and garden as environmentally friendly as possible on a student budget. So I’ve been looking at ways to use less water, and greywater from the very old washing machine has been a major one. I’ve started using &#...Sunny 26°C / 79°F
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11 Feb 2008Driveway Frontyard gardenIs complete and looking awesome. Hopefully over Easter the rest of the front yard will followSunny 36°C / 97°F
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31 Jan 2008My driveway.Recently, I bought a motorbike, which through getting bogged in sand several times, hilighted the need to do something about our front yard. This weekend (starting Friday) we are paving my driveway. Probably making the side next to the fence about half a metre wide, and give it formal edges. This...Sunny 26°C / 79°F
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24 Jan 2008Reload 1 Vegetable gardenSo my vegetable garden has basically died a sad horrible death over summer. The corn is only barely alive and the garlic died too. :( Now I need to form plans for making it habitable for vegetables rather then some scrawny weeds, though actually doing this will have to hold out till at least Febr...Sunny 38°C / 100°F
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