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• Blooming Bird Bath

  

  This photo of our Tyre Mound Birdbath is for The Joyful Homemaker at Mrs McGregors Garden to show her what it looks like right now with all the plants... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Mid-Month Update

  

  We are harvesting loads of greens from the new Wicking Tank Bed in the (extended) Kitchen Garden. The Lettuces are delicious, the Mizuna has flowered (can eat... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• So Many Eggs

  

  Last months egg total was 224 and yes as Matron commented that is a lot of eggs.I use a lot in baking and we eat eggs for breakfast regularly but this is still... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Scarecrow's Garden Journal Notes: September 2011

  

  Temperatures this month:Lowest Min -3.6CHighest Min 10.8CLowest Max 12.6CHighest Max 31.8C16mm RainRain comparison with other years, average is 33.1mm:2011... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• And the Winner Is.........

  It's just gone noon here at Scarecrow's Garden and Doc has picked a winner!!!!Abrim So thank you for delurking and please Email Me with your addressso I can... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Hard Working Barnies

  

  September Week 4Not an albino Cockroach... ...apparently they turn white when they moult!Weather:With yet more frosts forecast for the coming weekend planting... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 GARDENING

• September Week 3 - Spring Equinox

  

  How lucky are we!!! During the windstorms last weekend this tree branch must have missed the new shed by millimetres. This shed has only been up for 6 months an... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 GARDENING

• September Week 2

  

  Maybe The Black Ninja thinks that sleeping in a pot of Gotu Kola (Centella asiatic syn. Hydrocotyle asiatica) will give her brain a boost!!! Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• September First Week

  

  The stone fruits have all blossomed, the Pears are beginning to flowerand the Loganberries are close behind!The frosts may mean no Apricots again this yearbut w... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Folded Seed Pots

  

  As I look at my list of Squashes and Pumpkins for this year I wonder how I will fit them all in. I am growing extras for the community garden this year. We... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Scarecrow's Garden Journal Notes: August 2011

  

  Tagasaste Chamaecytisus palmensis in full bloom and full of bees! Temperatures/Rainfall this month: Lowest Min -5C Highest Min 9.3C Lowest Max 11.5C Highest... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Fortnightly Update: 26:08:2011

  

  "Small Hail" the weatherman said!!! Weather highlights The weather had been cold and miserable for the first week (13-19 August) so nothing was sown, potted on... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2011 GARDENING

• September Gardening Australia Magazine

  

  The September issue of the Gardening Australia Magazine heralds the beginning of Spring in Australia! This issue is jam packed with Spring Gardening Tips, Idea... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Earwigs

  

  Looks like it might be a bad year for earwigs. As I turn rocks in the garden there are masses of tiny earwigs hatching already. Earwigs have what is known as... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 GARDENING

• Friday Update: 12:08:2011

  

  Plum blossom... ...seems to be early but maybe not! Weather highlights: The cold snap arrived on Saturday with the overnight temps dropping to 2C and for the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Friday Update: 06:08:2011

  

  With sunny days this week the bees have been outamong the Almond Blossom!Temperatures rose to 24C+ this week. With this the wind picked up and by Wednesday it... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Scarecrow's Garden Journal Notes: July 2011

  

  Freebie of the month!!! Doc managed to grab a couple of huge balesof clean straw for the garden.They had been rotting out in the paddocksand many more are... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Compost 2011

  

  Winter is a great time to get stuck into some compost building.My latest heap has a variety of ingredients:A base layer of chopped Asparagus fronds that had die... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Early Spring Seeds

  

  I like to get an early start on spring seeds. After researching the Optimal Germinating Temperatures of Seeds I decided to use a heated propagation frame as th... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Seed Germination Temperatures

  

  "For every species of seed,there is an optimal soil temperature for germination,and at that temperature,the maximum number of seeds will germinateand in less... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2011 GARDENING, HOME