Author Topic: stories from the veggie patch (Read 21415 times)

Green rv · « **Reply #25 on:** October 29, 2015, 12:47:38 PM »

Quote from: WilSurf on October 29, 2015, 12:42:56 PM

They say round 18 months to plate size.
As I am not a great fish eater (those bones has put me off when I was little) we haven't gone for Barramundi / Trout.
Next Saturday we will try to get some nice koi as well.

that's not bad i had a few in my pond 7cm to 38cm in two years

WilSurf · « **Reply #26 on:** November 25, 2015, 01:09:09 PM »

The system is still running.

Only 2 casualties. We bought 4 nice little koi's and 10 bigger silvers.
Two of the new silvers died within 2 days, probably from the shock.
They love the food, every time they come to the surface when you show up around feed time.
Some of the plants are doing well, some others are struggling. But I think the system is still cycling so not up to its potential yet.
My wife sowed some seeds and they were sprouting quickly.
Now to make a cover for the fish tank as the sun is heating up the water and a shade cloth doesn't look nice.

Green rv · « **Reply #27 on:** November 30, 2015, 08:06:32 AM »

Well a big weekend in the garden again

raised all the citrus trees in the front garden and pulled a few weeds along the way

the before pics

Green rv · « **Reply #28 on:** November 30, 2015, 08:07:40 AM »

now put the phone down and and start raising them

in there you should now be able to see most plants
on the fence a grape
then lemon, orange(early),another orange (late) and a mandarin at the end (around the corner a little bit more is a blood orange)
scattered under the citrus is pineapples and have 9 in fruit atm (ummo)
last week i also had a lime, passion fruit and a bottle brush tree in the same area but are now firewood
both had borers and couldn't be saved
the passion fruits time was up

most of the trees are about 7 years old and this was their first prune,so hopefully wont have to do anything to them for a least 2-3 years

started off with removing all the lower branches, to give the raised effect, then removing some of the branches to open up the canopy a bit
while pruning i also use some black past to seal the wounds and stop infections

i think i did ok

Green rv · « **Reply #29 on:** November 30, 2015, 08:25:52 AM »

and some of the back yard
i have a macadamia, paw paw, more pine apples, peanuts, and something else but that will have to remain a mystery till it fruits as i forgot

also her is Paige's teardrop cubby/shop with swag flag

Steffo1 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 30, 2015, 08:43:23 AM »

Looking good Adam. Watch the pine apples seeing you have possums. One of our furry little friends did this in one night!
My wife has nearly perfected "Her Method" for boiling our peanuts. We have a crop which is probably ready to be picked so she may try soon. Also, keep an eye on them as they will run amok if unattended.
Steve

Green rv · « **Reply #31 on:** November 30, 2015, 08:55:25 AM »

Quote from: Steffo1 on November 30, 2015, 08:43:23 AM

Looking good Adam. Watch the pine apples seeing you have possums. One of our furry little friends did this in one night!
My wife has nearly perfected "Her Method" for boiling our peanuts. We have a crop which is probably ready to be picked so she may try soon. Also, keep an eye on them as they will run amok if unattended.
Steve

yes i now cover my pineapples with wire mesh (shaped like a cone ) that i slip over when they are getting close to ripe

Adam

scarpsD40 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 30, 2015, 10:31:57 AM »

Looks great Adam.

D4D · « **Reply #33 on:** November 30, 2015, 11:17:27 AM »

With a garden like that you must have European heritage, 'If you can't eat it don't grow it'

Green rv · « **Reply #34 on:** November 30, 2015, 11:49:07 AM »

Quote from: D4D on November 30, 2015, 11:17:27 AM

With a garden like that you must have European heritage, 'If you can't eat it don't grow it'

slowly weeding the non edible trees out.
i've taken out about15 trees by hand and also had 4 x 40 ft palms trees removed.
i have two mock orange left beside the trampoline. one has been marked to go asap
and three lilli pillies down beside the macadamia tree. one has asked to go asap, starting to interfere with the nut tree. the other two are wanting a haircut, starting to touch the house.

do it mostly for the kids. they love their fruit and veg especially direct from the garden.

actually in 2004 when we bought the place i started doing a native garden. you can still see some native plants here and there in the garden but most struggled to grow, then did a complete back flip into the edible garden

would love to start a co-op type thing with others close in my area,
grow and share with others doing the same

Adam

D4D · « **Reply #35 on:** November 30, 2015, 12:23:17 PM »

Quote from: Green rv on November 30, 2015, 11:49:07 AM

do it mostly for the kids. they love their fruit and veg especially direct from the garden.

Yep, me too. It's good to get them interested in it and understand what it takes to produce food.

Green rv · « **Reply #36 on:** November 30, 2015, 12:39:02 PM »

Quote from: D4D on November 30, 2015, 12:23:17 PM

Yep, me too. It's good to get them interested in it and understand what it takes to produce food.

yep if there's nothing in the fruit bowl there's a whole garden of food outside
they also get some pocket money for helping weed the veg patches.

its funny sometimes what people don't know about the food they eat
i get so many comments on the pineapples as there right at the front fence

"OH i didn't realise that pineapples grew above the ground" (OMG where have you been)
most think they grow like potatoes under the ground

Adam

Steffo1 · « **Reply #37 on:** December 17, 2015, 10:18:34 AM »

Wifey ordered 10m³ of mulch the other day which was successfully delivered yesterday arvo. Guess what I'm doing?
Steve

GQMacca · « **Reply #38 on:** December 17, 2015, 10:37:55 AM »

Quote from: Steffo1 on December 17, 2015, 10:18:34 AM

Wifey ordered 10m³ of mulch the other day which was successfully delivered yesterday arvo. Guess what I'm doing?
Steve

Better you than me! Bloke a couple of doors down from me can supply me with mulch, so I asked for half a truck load. I didn't realise how much mulch half an 8 tonne truck can actually carry..

On the gardening side of things, my corn is a dismal failure this year. The last few years they've all been 6 foot plus - this year they're about 3 foot high and not getting any bigger.

Capsicum and Chili's are going banana's though!

WilSurf · « **Reply #39 on:** December 17, 2015, 11:38:30 AM »

Quote from: GQMacca on December 17, 2015, 10:37:55 AM

Capsicum and Chili's are going banana's though!

Something is very wrong there.......

Green rv · « **Reply #40 on:** December 18, 2015, 07:36:01 AM »

gotta love the mulch, but 10m3 that's gonna take a lot of beers

found a native bee hive the other day at work, so atm im trying to duplicate it so i can have a hive at home.
seems to be working as planned so far.

Adam

D4D · « **Reply #41 on:** December 18, 2015, 08:19:00 AM »

Quote from: Steffo1 on December 17, 2015, 10:18:34 AM

Wifey ordered 10m³ of mulch the other day which was successfully delivered yesterday arvo. Guess what I'm doing?
Steve

Get yourself one of those plastic scoops they use to muck out stables, much easier/quicker than a shovel.

Steffo1 · « **Reply #42 on:** December 18, 2015, 11:53:22 AM »

Quote from: D4D on December 18, 2015, 08:19:00 AM

Get yourself one of those plastic scoops they use to muck out stables, much easier/quicker than a shovel.

It's a bit funny really. I've developed a pretty good production line. A 4 in 1 bucket on the tractor so I just sit on it, pick up a bucket o' mulch, dump it where she wants it & her and a friend do the raking & spreading..................................well they can't operate the machine now, hey.

Green rv · « **Reply #43 on:** December 18, 2015, 11:58:06 AM »

Quote from: Steffo1 on December 18, 2015, 11:53:22 AM

It's a bit funny really. I've developed a pretty good production line. A 4 in 1 bucket on the tractor so I just sit on it, pick up a bucket o' mulch, dump it where she wants it & her and a friend do the raking & spreading..................................well they can't operate the machine now, hey.

thats cheating

Steffo1 · « **Reply #44 on:** December 18, 2015, 12:03:30 PM »

Quote from: Green rv on December 18, 2015, 07:36:01 AM

gotta love the mulch, but 10m3 that's gonna take a lot of beers

found a native bee hive the other day at work, so atm im trying to duplicate it so i can have a hive at home.
seems to be working as planned so far.

Adam

Adam, this is a setup I've got for the native solitary bees. I had to get rid of a fallen gum so cut a piece to fit a bit of 250 Ø pvc pipe I had lying around.
I drilled 8 mm Ø holes around 100-120 mm deep. It's placed over the bird bath for water access. The natives are great for pollination.
Steve

Green rv · « **Reply #45 on:** December 18, 2015, 01:15:04 PM »

Quote from: Steffo1 on December 18, 2015, 12:03:30 PM

Adam, this is a setup I've got for the native solitary bees. I had to get rid of a fallen gum so cut a piece to fit a bit of 250 Ø pvc pipe I had lying around.
I drilled 8 mm Ø holes around 100-120 mm deep. It's placed over the bird bath for water access. The natives are great for pollination.
Steve

hey that looks alright
might make something like that too
we quite often see blue banded bees in the patch

the ones i trying to get now are stingless native bees. will be a painful 10 weeks to see if they take up residents in the new hive.

Adam

Steffo1 · « **Reply #46 on:** December 18, 2015, 03:15:44 PM »

This was in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. It was early spring this year & when I enquired about the lack of activity, I was informed by a local that it was still a bit cool. There were several of these scattered throughout the gardens.
Steve

Green rv · « **Reply #47 on:** March 21, 2016, 08:48:09 AM »

i can almost tick this one off the list
was originally 600mm higher before i attacked it with the shovel
this area had been causing a few drainage problems
next weekend the pergola comes down to be followed by some turf

Steffo1 · « **Reply #48 on:** March 21, 2016, 10:12:41 AM »

Pity I'm going away over Easter.....................................now!:)
I hope this humidity buggers off for you.

The pics are after we cleaned out the vegie gardens near the house. Rattus rattus must have resented the lack of fresh tucker & paid a house visit, chewing through the kitchen window screen.
In it's defence we only picked the pawpaw that evening & it did have a wonderfully delicious aroma.
The fresh dug peanuts must have been the entrée.
Got the invader last night!
I'm a bit surprised that we had a rat near the house as I put a carpet python into the roof in early Feb & we normally have 3 or 4 hanging around the place. Ask Broncos11 about that

Steve

Green rv · « **Reply #49 on:** March 21, 2016, 10:32:12 AM »

Quote from: Steffo1 on March 21, 2016, 10:12:41 AM

Pity I'm going away over Easter.....................................now!:)
I hope this humidity buggers off for you.
Steve

Oh ship so am i
might have to do some work on it during the week (take the roof sheets down)
saturday was the killer day worked on it from 12-7pm then moved onto

o'clock
sunday humidity wasn't as bad spent 9.30 - 5pm then some

had some down time also on sunday waiting for the rapid set to go off in the last post hole

Adam

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