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Re: In the Garden

Postby DOC » Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:00 am

Three weeks on from my post about lack of fruit set on the tomatoes and I now have plenty. None ripe or even close which will mean that for the second time in my life I will not have ripe tomatoes by Christmas Day.

I don't think I have ever had this many beans and I am picking the first cucumbers.

Feels very weird to have not watered for two weeks.
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Re: In the Garden

Postby Psyber » Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:58 am

Good thing I'm not a keen gardener, as we have something of a rabbit plague up here in the hills.
They are eating everything - even softer bits off the rose bushes I've planted.

And of course the birds are eating everything off the plum and apple trees in the back yard as they start to ripen. I'm just letting them do so as I can't be bothered putting nets over them. The previous owners of our place were obviously into growing the fruit.
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Re: In the Garden

Postby Booney » Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:32 am

DOC wrote:Three weeks on from my post about lack of fruit set on the tomatoes and I now have plenty. None ripe or even close which will mean that for the second time in my life I will not have ripe tomatoes by Christmas Day.

I don't think I have ever had this many beans and I am picking the first cucumbers.

Feels very weird to have not watered for two weeks.


Same, had a lazy Sunday yesterday and tied the tomatoes off and in doing so counted 28 clusters of 10 flowers / fruit on the cherry bush. I reckon 12-15 of those clusters are full and look about 10-14 days away from being ready. Going to have a bumper crop early in the new year.

The big reds I counted over 50 flowers before I gave up.

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Re: In the Garden

Postby dedja » Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:45 am

Booney wrote:Mowed the lawns for the 5th time in 18 days.


She’s gonna make you keep doing it until you get it right. :lol:
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Re: In the Garden

Postby Booney » Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:45 am

dedja wrote:
Booney wrote:Mowed the lawns for the 5th time in 18 days.


She’s gonna make you keep doing it until you get it right. :lol:


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Re: In the Garden

Postby Kahuna » Wed Dec 20, 2023 3:10 pm

Would any of you gardener types like a dracaena or four. Give away. Pick up from Valley View.

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Re: In the Garden

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Dec 20, 2023 3:39 pm

Kahuna wrote:Would any of you gardener types like a dracaena or four. Give away. Pick up from Valley View.

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I thought they were thneeds.
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Re: In the Garden

Postby Kahuna » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:31 pm

The dracaenas/thneeds are taken.
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Re: In the Garden

Postby Booney » Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:53 am

Tomatoes ripening by the dozen daily.
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Re: In the Garden

Postby Brodlach » Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:50 am

Booney wrote:Tomatoes ripening by the dozen daily.

It’s ridiculous ATM be so many cucumbers
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Re: In the Garden

Postby DOC » Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:42 am

Good to hear.

My beans have been the best ever. Cucumbers have pretty much finished from the first lot (powdery mildew) so have put another lot in. Think I will put one more lot of beans in.

I planted my basil this year in too much shade and it has been disappointing. Lesson learnt.

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Re: In the Garden

Postby dedja » Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:46 am

Booney wrote:Tomatoes ripening by the dozen daily.


Same, lucky we wogs know how to make sauce.
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Re: In the Garden

Postby Booney » Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:32 pm

Roasted some sweet potato, potato, pumpkin and zucchini in salt, pepper and olive oil. Added some home grown cherry tomatoes at the end for 15 minutes. Took it all out the oven and stirred through baby spinach. The tomatoes were delicious and made the dish.
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Re: In the Garden

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:03 pm

Booney wrote:Roasted some sweet potato, potato, pumpkin and zucchini in salt, pepper and olive oil. Added some home grown cherry tomatoes at the end for 15 minutes. Took it all out the oven and stirred through baby spinach. The tomatoes were delicious and made the dish.

Where was that at 6.45am?? :lol:
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Re: In the Garden

Postby Booney » Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:39 am

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:
Booney wrote:Roasted some sweet potato, potato, pumpkin and zucchini in salt, pepper and olive oil. Added some home grown cherry tomatoes at the end for 15 minutes. Took it all out the oven and stirred through baby spinach. The tomatoes were delicious and made the dish.

Where was that at 6.45am?? :lol:

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Re: In the Garden

Postby dedja » Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:32 pm

Missus just picked a zucchini … 40cm long and 10cm at max girth* \:D/
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