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20 Nov 2009blown away Pomegranate Tree FloweringAt last count, the pomegranate tree had >30 buds, flowers, and small fruit. A lot of these are now on the ground due to the storms a couple of nights ago :(Overcast 16°C / 61°F
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15 Nov 2009natural room freshner 2 Honeysuckle and Long Outside garden19°C / 66°F
The Honeysuckle is being warmed by the morning sun and the scent is wafting into the house. You can smell the Honeysuckle all day, but it is strongest in the morning.
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15 Nov 2009sprouting Ginger19°C / 66°F
The Ginger pot contains two sprouts. One of them is at the edge of the pot, which means the root has grown and travelled some way.
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15 Nov 2009growing rampant Gotu Kola19°C / 66°F
Since I put the Azolla in the buried toilet cistern, the Gotu Kola has run rampant through the Rhubard Patch and filled the toilet cistern.
There is only so much Gotu Kola we can use, so this will have to be pulled out. Hopefuly, the Azolla will recover.
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15 Nov 2009collecting seed Everlasting and Trial and Error garden19°C / 66°F
It’s that time of year. The Everlasting are finished, and ready to be collected up and stored for another year.
Just waiting until they dry a little so they don’t go mouldy.
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15 Nov 2009vegetable flowers are pretty Trial and Error garden19°C / 66°F
I let my Cos Lettuce flower as I was told that beneficial insects were attracted to the flowers. Whether they were or not I don’t know, but the flowers are pretty.
Not sure whether I will collect the seed as it is as light as dandelion and it is already blowing around.
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15 Nov 2009too many companions Rhubarb Patch garden19°C / 66°F
The Chilli Plant is in its 4th or 5th year, so I don’t really expect much of it.
Also, the Spider Plants are getting a little crowded and I’m not sure they are helping the Chilli Plant be fruitful.
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15 Nov 2009it works Mobile garden19°C / 66°F
I learnt in my Permaculture Design course that Azolla is a good green fertiliser.
The leaves of the Catmint are very large and lush since I tipped out the Azolla plants out of the birdbath.
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25 Oct 2009yummy 1 Silverbeet Harvesting32°C / 90°F
I’m not usually keen on Silverbeet, in that I’ll eat it as a last resort. But harvesting the Silverbeet in the last few weeks has demonstrated that I do like Silverbeet. The plants are keeping up – just.
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25 Oct 2009coming along Leeks Established32°C / 90°F
I will probably start harvesting these soon. Once they get to about the thickness of my thumb they are nice in about anything that requires a bit of shallot or onion. Besides, there are over a 100 in the gardens somewhere.
The leeks were planted in worm compost from my worm factory. I noticed tha...
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