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29-04-2019 04:52 PM
29-04-2019 04:52 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Good work @Smc
I managed to get a bit of spraying done today.
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29-04-2019 04:59 PM
29-04-2019 04:59 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Had some chores planned here for after work but it has been raining. Try again tomorrow.
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29-04-2019 06:09 PM
29-04-2019 06:09 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
We've got rain predicted here in a day or two, so I'm getting in while I can. 🙂
Of course, the reward part of clearing is planting. I've got some bottomless galvo bins that I use as planters, so I've filled one of those to halfway with garden waste, well tamped down, then the other half with assorted manures/soil/compost, topped off with a layer of potting mix. Assorted flowers planted plus a Chinese Cabbage, and rocks put around them to stop the blackbirds un-planting them. All watered in just as it was getting dark.
Next up, an easy dinner. And a shower before bed. That patch is really dusty and dry.
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29-04-2019 06:11 PM - edited 29-04-2019 07:40 PM
29-04-2019 06:11 PM - edited 29-04-2019 07:40 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
And @Determined... I planted them symmetrically. 😄 Despite the rusticity of the planter, I think you'd be pleased.
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29-04-2019 07:15 PM
29-04-2019 07:15 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Haha @Smc
I would be pleased if it was in our garden 😁
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29-04-2019 07:43 PM
29-04-2019 07:43 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
It used to drive me nuts out in the paddock but in a small box... wow 😬🤯
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02-05-2019 09:23 AM
02-05-2019 09:23 AM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
We would love to hear of your gardening adventures here. Would you like to tell us a little about your plot?
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04-05-2019 02:17 PM
04-05-2019 02:17 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Finally got a punnet of seaside daisies planted. They fill in the gaps between a bed of carpet roses which keeps the weeds at bay. We really could do with a few more. Also moved some Japanese windflowers, wrong time of year but they were in a patch of grass surrounded by weeds, pretty much an eyesore.
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04-05-2019 07:18 PM
04-05-2019 07:18 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
@Former-Member, the tough, barely cared for garden at my Mum and Dad's house has seaside daisies happily self propagating into any gaps. 😄 I like them. Informal with pretty little flowers that remind me of childhood "garden play".
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05-05-2019 08:12 AM
05-05-2019 08:12 AM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Seaside daisies a 'crisis proof' plant @Smc.