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01 May 2009In need of an urgent answer: What is this that's killing all my planties? 7Sunny 39°C / 102°F
I woke up to find all my planties inflected by some kind of disease.. either fungus or some kind of invisible insect that’s fed overnight on all of my planties.
My plants are crumbling away – amazing what this has done so quickly. i looked for it in my garden books but cudnt find anyt...
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30 Apr 2009The first to flower in my pot of goodies! 3 Verbena Blooming and Deep Rectangle Pot of Goodies gardenSunny 29°C / 84°F
“I have a pot of flowers that I have grown from seed”
never thought I’d say that! So it is possible, to do that. After my success with growing vegetables, it took every inch of courage to plant flower seeds. After all, beautiful flowers belonged to “weather endowed” ...
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28 Apr 2009Almost Flowering! 2 1 Snapdragon Flowering and Deep Rectangle Pot of Goodies gardenCloudy 37°C / 99°F
Wow!!
This is a huge confidence boost, i thought i could never grow any flowers! I deemed them too fragile for my clumsy hands to grow!
I am guessing the flowers will be of a shy pink color, judging by the color of the twisted petals yet to open.
Can’t wait to see the end result – how...
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28 Apr 2009Yeeeey!! It is flowering!! 1 Floss Flower Flowering and Deep Rectangle Pot of Goodies gardenCloudy 37°C / 99°F
Small beautiful violet buds have emerged! and they’re beautiful!
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27 Apr 2009Visit to the local nursery 1Overcast 32°C / 90°F
I recently had a tonsils surgery done, and my mum (a believer in the healing power of nature) decided to take me to visit a local plant nursery.
I was surprised at the many varieties of plantations, new unusual ones that resisted the hot and humid weather, very colorful!
The prices were prohibiti...
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10 Apr 2009Sharing one of my favorite Salad recipes 2 2Sunny 33°C / 91°F
It is so delicious and sumptuous, you can’t have enough of it! I call it Spring Love!
Ingredients:
Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Red currents, Iceberg lettuce, Mint, baby carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives
Dressing:
Freshly squeezed orange juice
Tarragon V...
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10 Apr 2009Leaves becoming hard and unedible 2 Cinnamon Basil and 1st Floor Windowsill gardenSunny 33°C / 91°F
My heavenly cinammon leaves have become spotty, hard and almost unedible. i haven’t been pinching regularly i must admit, but yet that’s no reason why the lovely herb has turned into cardboard!
i blame the sandstorms partially because the sand has covered the leaves and it was hard to...
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10 Apr 2009Keep or no Keep? 2 Climbers gardenSunny 33°C / 91°F
I believe tomatoes are annuals in my climate – but looks like my tomaoto plants are telling me they’re tired of giving fruit, the leaves have an unhealthy look to them.
kindly take a look and let me know what you think? Do I pull out all my tomato plants are start again?
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09 Apr 2009Transplanting my little strawberry seedlings Strawberry Transplanted and Propagator gardenCloudy 28°C / 82°F
Gently, and carefully, i have separated each seedling from another and placed them nicely in their hydroponic pot.
now i have to pray for a miracle, and be patient whilst magic happens!
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09 Apr 2009A little reflection 1Sunny 32°C / 90°F
Ok.. so the storms have destroyed my seedlings – and i have to plant out a new batch. The sun is scorching hot today and it might hender the seeds from germinating.
Ok.. so the storms have destroyed my seedlings – and i have to plant out a new batch. The sun is scorching hot today and...

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