Rain 09??? and 08!

From the Elder’s Weather site…Here is a snapshot of our area’s ‘possible’ predicted rainfall for 2009…looks like we could be in for a wet March but winter looks like remaining dry for yet another year.This chart lists Jan’s rainfall as ‘above normal’.Our average for Jan is 22mm…The same site had that chart showing the next 28 days’ ‘possible’ predicted rainfall.Looks to me like the last few days of January could be quite soggy! 2008I’ve already totalled up the rainfall for that year…I re…

New Year Wishes For You

Garden Log 28 Dec 08:Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 11.6CLowest Max 26.7CHighest Max 33CRain 1.4 mmThe last Garden Log for 2008.I wish all readers a Happy New Year.May you all have great harvestsand just the right amount of sun and rainto assemble your gardens grow!With Christmas and the Summer Solstice behind us now the next couple of months are set to be scorchers. We have had a very mild start to summer here and as a aftermath have had some great harvests already…mainly in the Zucchini f…

Aliens To The Rescue

We have left a couple of giant Coriander plant to go to seed. Doc wants to keep the seeds to grind up to use in his curries…yum!Unfortunately they have become infested with Aphids…it seems to be a good year for them that year! The great news is that not only have the Ladybirds (Coccinella transversalis) come to the rescue (again)…but they’ve been breeding these alien creatures to help eat the aphids.These strange looking fellows are the ‘baby’ larvae and can eat up to 100 aphids each day …

Greenhouse Gardening Basics

If you have always assumed that it would be difficult to start a greenhouse garden you might be surprised by how easy it is to put one together. Basically, all you need is a shack with a lot of windows.
There is a little bit more to it than that – you need to keep the temperature right, manufacture certain the plants are well watered, and run electricity in for nighttime lighting – but basically it is not much more difficult than putting together any sort of hut.
Many society who get into g…

Christmas in Australia’s Hot…

CHRISTMAS WHERE THE GUM TREES GROW(Val Donlon / Lesley Sabogal)Christmas where the gum trees growThere is no frost and there is no snowChristmas in Australia’s hotCold and frosty is what its notWhen the bloom of the Jacaranda tree is hereChristmas moment is nearRead the rest here on that link:This was one of my favourites at the kids’ end of year school (Christmas) concerts(…nearly every year )I even borrowed my neighbour’sJacaranda Tree to photograph…it’s in full bloom right now!Merry Chri…

How to choose Gardening Supplies

whether you have a garden, or whether you are planning to start one that year, you want to start buying your garden supplies as early as possible. whether you wait until May or June to buy your supplies, you are going to pay full price.
If you can buy at clearance prices in the fall, or at off-season prices during the winter in very early spring, you are going to save a lot of money and garden supplies. There are many times when different things go on sale, so prepare certain you keep an eye on…

Kangaroo Apples

Judy asked for more knowledge aboutthe Kangaroo Apples solanum aviculare.I’m not certain why they have gained the name Kangaroo Apple as they neither look nor taste like apples and Kangaroos don’t eat them at all. According to Tim Low’s Wild Food Plants of Australia book the fruits aren’t very tasty at all…in fact unless they are very ripe the solanine in the fruit is gingerly toxic. He describes the fruit as having a sickly sweet pulp that leaves a bitter after taste. The fruit quality can va…

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