tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post4876174391217507047..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Garden update - June 2014Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-52838441765387490132014-07-17T07:22:39.707+10:002014-07-17T07:22:39.707+10:00Thanks for your comment :)Thanks for your comment :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-65974374096810145952014-07-17T07:22:19.358+10:002014-07-17T07:22:19.358+10:00Hi Elaine, yes I agree, the small chokos are sweet...Hi Elaine, yes I agree, the small chokos are sweeter, I have been trying to pick them before they get too big! I know its not really wee, but that's what everyone calls it, sounds better than leachate! Sounds like your garden is going well too, and yes, the climate is getting weirder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-26676941177541509942014-07-17T07:20:19.165+10:002014-07-17T07:20:19.165+10:00Would you believe that my chickens don't eat i...Would you believe that my chickens don't eat it? They are too spoiled!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-69888899697029817812014-07-17T07:19:47.749+10:002014-07-17T07:19:47.749+10:00There's always just a few more seeds to plant ...There's always just a few more seeds to plant right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-87546993587400674632014-07-17T07:19:12.818+10:002014-07-17T07:19:12.818+10:00I would start another one if someone offered it to...I would start another one if someone offered it to me.... the worm compost has been so good in my garden!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-3141912605908920042014-07-17T07:18:24.634+10:002014-07-17T07:18:24.634+10:00haha, its tricky isn't it, to plan ahead when ...haha, its tricky isn't it, to plan ahead when you don't know what the weather will do :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-45292072436851251932014-07-17T07:17:28.359+10:002014-07-17T07:17:28.359+10:00I've got a post coming up soon, but you're...I've got a post coming up soon, but you're on the right track, you'll just have to plant it soon :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-18204499771725737572014-07-17T07:16:50.647+10:002014-07-17T07:16:50.647+10:00They do seem to be quite picky, just the right tem...They do seem to be quite picky, just the right temperature and water and they grow like crazy, good luck with the white one, very exciting to find an unusual vege :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-86159639410257491172014-07-17T07:15:53.979+10:002014-07-17T07:15:53.979+10:00I never liked geraniums before, but they seem to s...I never liked geraniums before, but they seem to survive the most awful conditions and produce lovely flowers, so I let them stay in my garden :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-15044218591964229852014-06-27T14:34:24.778+10:002014-06-27T14:34:24.778+10:00Thanks for the garden update. I look forward to se...Thanks for the garden update. I look forward to seeing your progress. <br /><br />Gustosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061841221610244855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-49762372265984658382014-06-03T21:56:08.829+10:002014-06-03T21:56:08.829+10:00Chokoes - that much-maligned fruit! Wonderful abou...Chokoes - that much-maligned fruit! Wonderful about half-size, so sweet especially if lightly fried. Not a fan of steamed Choko. We limit the fruit by pruning the shoots which are over the path, that way we're not overwhelmed by fruit. The fruit can be juiced - I include it with other fruits and veges. Any big ones you don't want for plants can be chopped up and either composted or put back around the plant as a self-in-situ-compost.<br />Worms, btw don't 'wee'. The liquid is condensate or leachate. Or made by soaking castings in filtered water. It's brilliant stuff.<br />Chick weed is good to eat for us, too!<br />So warm here, 1km from the eastern edge of the continent that the Fig is going into dormancy while producing new fruit. The Sugar snap Peas are climbing, have been pruned, yet continue to flower but few edible fruit so far.<br />The climate change deniers are not gardeners! They would see the weird things happening to plants in their own yards if they were gardeners.Elaine coolowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558012226587511418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-2153208687693188972014-06-02T22:39:49.613+10:002014-06-02T22:39:49.613+10:00I have only just gotten my peas in which may be a ...I have only just gotten my peas in which may be a bit late but since I still have Beans and eggplants growing maybe not? We have lots of leafy greens and like you lots of chickweed. The chickens are really happy with all the buckets of greens they are getting at the moment.Fiona from Arbordale Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-31383054116370181142014-06-02T19:11:07.844+10:002014-06-02T19:11:07.844+10:00Most of my planting has been done.I'm just wa...Most of my planting has been done.I'm just waiting for it all to grow but there's always space coming on for a few seeds every now and then. I've got the next two days off so I hope to get heaps of gardening done.<br />Thanks for the update. Sure has been warm though I'm sure winter wont be far away.My Veggie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171773502257337641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-38452827297718688072014-06-02T15:54:46.775+10:002014-06-02T15:54:46.775+10:00I love picking the broccoli at the start of brocco...I love picking the broccoli at the start of broccoli season as it is one of my favourite veggies, i wait all year for it. As per usual you are busy in the garden and now with another worm farm, I think one is enough for us. lizzie {Strayed Table}https://www.blogger.com/profile/02780078173100461193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-48506018621722257252014-06-02T12:54:39.967+10:002014-06-02T12:54:39.967+10:00With our crazy weather down here, i have flowers a...With our crazy weather down here, i have flowers and pods on pea plants that are less than a foot high. Daffodils are already 10cm above the soil so expecting an early crop. I dont know what to plant. Is it winter or not? We had two weeks of over 21 in May. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-84573593336396952942014-06-02T12:33:01.404+10:002014-06-02T12:33:01.404+10:00I have had a choko sitting on my kitchen windowsil...I have had a choko sitting on my kitchen windowsill for two months. So far the vine is about 10 centimetres long with leaves just starting. However, I know nothing about actually growing them so any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-32382425876523188792014-06-02T12:28:19.956+10:002014-06-02T12:28:19.956+10:00Recently a friend gave me a white choko and I am l...Recently a friend gave me a white choko and I am looking forward to that sprouting, the skin is much more tender and you dont have to peel them. i havent had much success with chokos, everyone else grows them like weeds!africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-40626612358186731552014-06-02T11:49:30.631+10:002014-06-02T11:49:30.631+10:00Hi, I think your garden looks amazing. And that ge...Hi, I think your garden looks amazing. And that geranium is just gorgeous. Beautiful colour :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com