mosquito repellent plants Well, I am very sick of waking up in the middle of the night and slapping at my face in the dark because the sneaky...
I planted several fruit trees at once about a year ago. The lemon, being the hungry rapacious grower it is, exhibited multiple deficiencie in our...
Good work, here in Australia we have Diggers club, Eden seeds, and a few others. It is very heartening seeing the gardeners of the world also...
Of course, find heirloom varities of things, there are plenty of seed saving clubs around, well worth joining for your own interest, preserving...
thanks Cherylad! good photos- very useful. i keep photos like of this of all my plants progress to make a record to fill in big picture of plant...
Thanks Cherylad! I would strongly suspect not to cut back the stem... How much of the leaves did you cut off? right right back, into where...
thanks Toni, this does make sense :stew1:
I was told you it is a trick of commerical growers to advance the growth of the bulb of the ponytail palm by cutting the leaves off, and hence...
i'm so going to be broccoli when i grow up plant me feet first please
one last thought sorry, one last thought. Root hairs on plants are microscopic, you can't see them, but they are the roots responsible for the...
more sad banana thoughts Many tropical things like warm air but cool roots- is the ground baking? It's not a fungal wilt- they don't sound...
sad bananas it may be the temperature and light difference, but generaaly as thye come form tropics and strive for the rainforest roof, neither...
welcome to the site, i am sure on behalf of everyone. YOur garden sounds quite happening. keep us all updated : ) :stew1:
stunning photo! and yes, he is quite exquisite
I have heard that activated charcoal can indeed absorb tannins, so give it a go- it can't hurt- and please let everyone know your results. I...
Wow your garden sounds amazing! Your cliamte sounds v similar ot here but maybe not quite as cold, although we do get frosts, it's generally gone...
thanks for your reply. I've grown them before but onlyfor culinary useful, not as a green crop. I haven;t done the research yet either. But it was...
I'm having such a battle with string algae that I'm going to add my thusfar aquired knowledge, that said, I'm still not on top of it. String...
thanks Debbie. aaah..nice snake methodology. i like it. I love all your chook photos too. have a soft feathery spot for chooks so your photos hold...
thanks jewell, that is great info. we have string or hair algae in this part of hte world, it is air borne so impossible to totally get rid of....
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