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Post by Peter on Aug 7, 2016 14:54:14 GMT 10
Not in the garden, but in the kitchen: mushrooms.
I was given a spore-infused bag of crap this weekend - along with instructions of how to get it going - so hopefully in a few weeks I should have some oyster mushrooms on the go. I've been thinking about trying this out for a while now...
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Post by remnantprep on Aug 7, 2016 14:57:56 GMT 10
A random fact for you! There is a 1.5792% chance that a Cow pat will spawn a mushroom!
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Post by Peter on Aug 7, 2016 14:59:22 GMT 10
Another random fact - someone actually had enough free time to work out that statistic...
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Post by Fractus on Aug 7, 2016 17:05:27 GMT 10
They are full of shite
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Post by ziggysdad on Aug 13, 2016 12:57:59 GMT 10
Been harvesting cherry tomatoes every morning - waited too long to start and lost quite a few to dropping and/or splitting on the vine.
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Post by Hoopy on Aug 18, 2016 9:29:16 GMT 10
Cabbage/collies/carrots/Brussel sprouts/garlic/turnips/oinions/pak choi/beans/peas/silverbeet. In the new hothouse I have tomato's/chilli/cucumber/zucchini/basil all in seedling boxs ready for spring planting.The new beds I made will accommodate a lot more veggies this year plus they are in a better position to weather the oncoming heat of summer.Thats what I got on the go so far,more to sow.
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Post by Fractus on Sept 7, 2016 12:41:34 GMT 10
I have committed myself to producing all of our cauliflower,broccoli, capsicum, jalapeño,zucchini tomato and cucumber ( where seasonally possible) I will try sweet potato but not hopeful of bountiful harvests there. We have been spending about $20 plus approx My plan is to save $1000 per year and be better at growing. I have now built suffient beds and the compost process is ongoing well.
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Post by tyburn on Sept 14, 2016 0:47:44 GMT 10
After 6 weeks away and a very hot summer, we have come home to find everything useful in our garden is dead. Only thing that survived (barely) was a couple of small bushes. Lots of weeds and grasses have sprung up all over the place though, so it must have rained sometime not too long ago.
Ah well, I have a long weekend this week (with lower temps and a lot of rain forecast), so can spend a few hours removing all the weeds and planning out our autumn and winter food plantings.
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Post by ziggysdad on Sept 19, 2016 18:50:38 GMT 10
Still harvesting cherry tomatoes several times a week.
My wife and daughter just planted basil, snow peas and more tomatoes.
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Post by jo on Sept 19, 2016 20:58:21 GMT 10
Found out yesterday that Im growing red Malaysian Guava... smells like turpentine but apparently tastes like heaven
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Post by Peter on Sept 21, 2016 14:39:14 GMT 10
A load of herbs (probably 30-40 plants at this stage, with many more to come). A couple of leafy greens, a few tomato, chilli, and eggplant plants.
The thing growing the most in the garden however is whatever bug is eating the leaves of my eggplants. Why the hell can't these creatures just eat the weeds?
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Post by ziggysdad on Sept 21, 2016 20:03:40 GMT 10
My wife and daughter started some seed trays today. Radishes and cucumbers so far...more to come.
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Post by ziggysdad on Sept 29, 2016 16:24:08 GMT 10
Just discovered that we have several Eugenia uniflora bushes growing in our back garden. Also known as the Suriname Cherry or Brazilian Cherry - the fruit is a good source of vitamin C and vitamin A. Will need to use bird netting if I want to save the fruit from the birds.
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Post by remnantprep on Sept 30, 2016 16:42:49 GMT 10
At the moment we are picking snow peas, cos lettuce, a few broadbeans and strawberries and gooseberries. The mulberry tree is ripening and we are eating the last of the Avocados. Waiting for brussels sprouts and carrots and parsnips to mature. We have had lots of sweet potato this year and have finished our broccoli and cauliflower. Have planted some cucumber and cherry tomatos.
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Post by tyburn on Oct 1, 2016 12:32:24 GMT 10
Was intending on cleaning up our mess of a garden over a long weekend a few weeks ago. As it happened, the constant rain killed that idea. Made a start on clearing weeds out the other day though. While doing that, realized that one particular grass was being eated by the birds the most. Did some research and found that this particular one is the basis for what is now called millet (ie. selective breeding over generations produced millet). Further research shows that the seed heads can be boiled, roasted or milled into flour after drying, while the stalks can be made into a medicinal poultice. Have since realized that two empty blocks nearby our place are covered in this plant, so while our little infestation wouldn't provide much succor, these fields could be a decent free grain backup if needed. Recent heavy rains followed by sunny days have helped two pumpkin plants come back to life as well. While I don't think we'll get any more pumpkins off them, I'm going to throw some of the flowers in the next salad I have. My mother in law also has a favourite recipe for cooking the leaves. Apart from that, all that we have growing now is some garlic chives, mint and what looks like a self-sown capsicum plant.
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Post by Peter on Oct 1, 2016 16:57:06 GMT 10
Did some research and found that this particular one is the basis for what is now called millet (ie. selective breeding over generations produced millet). Further research shows that the seed heads can be boiled, roasted or milled into flour after drying, while the stalks can be made into a medicinal poultice. Have since realized that two empty blocks nearby our place are covered in this plant, so while our little infestation wouldn't provide much succor, these fields could be a decent free grain backup if needed. Millet can also be used for brewing beer, such as this vile potion I was once unfortunate enough to try:
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Post by timbuk7 on Oct 17, 2016 15:50:39 GMT 10
Am stoked that three meals this week have featured crops from our garden! Still a long way to go before self sufficiency but at least they were three meals that did not have any unknown chemicals or processing involved
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Post by paranoia on Oct 17, 2016 20:35:05 GMT 10
Have dropped the ball on the veggie patch this spring... We did not start any seedlings as we were too busy so I've had to resort to buying seedlings just to keep moral up! Put in tomatoes, capsicum, chilli and cucumber. Prepped a couple zucchini mounds for planting next weekend at least they'll be with our seeds. Hopefully in the next few weeks I have time to attack the pumpkin patch, they're always our saving grace... Got 40 very good sized pumpkins last year. Looking to expand the patch this season.
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Post by token on Oct 22, 2016 8:23:02 GMT 10
I germinated a heap of corn seeds from last years sweet corn harvest and about 50 head are in the ground now waiting to break the surface.
Germinated 8 or so zucchini seeds and they are in pots, same with a heap of bell peppers.
The mint is overgrowing the garden, gotta cut it back, as is the margerum, (spelling) and lemon thyme and pinnapple sage. Ive got a 2 year old chilli plant still growing, just waiting to see some shoots from it come back hopefully as its been cold.
Spuds are all doing alright also.
Ive got to germinate a heap of varieties of tomato seeds ive got as well and my cucumber seeds sprung up but died so probably still a tad too cold our way yet.
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Post by ziggysdad on Oct 24, 2016 16:07:53 GMT 10
Noticed a few brushed potatoes sprouting at my neighborhood fruit market, so I grabbed one, cut it into a few chunks and buried them in the corner of my herb garden as a bit of an experiment.
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