The Birds Are Nesting.
July 27, 2009
Scarecrow’s Log: 26:07:2009:Noisy Miner on the clothesline.Temperatures that week:Lowest Min -3.3CLowest Max 12.2CHighest Max 18C8.5mm RainfallWhat’s happening in the garden?No planting or propagation happening in the garden that week…I have been busy collecting photos and specimens of plants for my course work!In my spare date I’m busy taking that seed list and deciding which veg to plant where and when.New in the Garden that week:Doc let me buy a heated propagating tray that will not only h…
6 Steps for Preventing Common Rose Diseases
July 27, 2009
Just like public, roses are susceptible to diseases and various other health problems. Many of the problems that come with having roses are relatively easy to take care of, but it is always better to stop them all together rather than having to cure them later.
Here are six of the ways that you can prevent diseases from reaching your roses.
1. The easiest way to prevent diseases from inhabiting your roses is to buy roses that are low maintenance like shrubs and landscape roses.
2. Planting your…
17 Tips for Growing Roses Organically - Part 2
July 25, 2009
In the previous post I gave the first 8 tips for growing roses organically. Here are numbers 9 through 17:
9. You have to check your bare root roses first. whether your roots grow out in a tight circle, you have to cut a straight slice down each of its four sides. A knife is good for that. soon after you will dig a gap that is 2 inches deeper than the container and at least twice as wide.
10. Mix your organic soil garden soil with an equal amount of composte and use your hands to gently spread …
17 Tips for Growing Roses Organically
July 23, 2009
Many humans are now getting into growing all things organic. Farmers are doing it with produce and meats, so it is natural that you might want to grow your roses that way additionally.
Many humans have problems using the pesticides and insecticides that go along with growing roses and keeping them healthy. Well now you can use more natural methods of growing your roses. that section will show you how in a step by step method.
1. Each bush that you want to plant will need to have a foot of space…
Wicking Worm Bed Questions?
July 22, 2009
I’ve recently received some questions via emails and in person about the Wicking Worm Beds beds.Will the beds become waterlogged in heavy rain?Remember that diagram from that link on The Basics of Wicking Beds (click it to see it better)In the left hand, bottom corner is a tag called “Gap for Overflow”.If the wicking beds are built with an adequate drain gap (Gap for Overflow) above the bottom “pool” area they should not fill above that level. The excess will “leak” away.As the growing area is r…
Almond Blossom
July 19, 2009
Scarecrow’s Log: 19:07:2009:Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 0.1CLowest Max 10CHighest Max 16C13.5mm RainfallWhat’s happening in the garden?The Almond tree has burst into flower have arised! Propagation:Seeds:With the ground damp from rain I’ve been scattering seeds around the edge beds…Calendulas, Anise Hyssop, Italian Parsley, while Dandelion seed heads have been dispatched to the chicken runs where any new seedlings will be gobbled up before the have a chance to get very big! The first of …
A Chilly Week
July 12, 2009
Scarecrow’s Log: 12:07:2009:This little fellow decided it was too cold out in the gardenso he moved inside near the fire…don’t blame him really.Temperatures that week:Lowest Min -2.1CLowest Max 10CHighest Max 15C6mm RainfallWhat’s happening in the garden?We had a couple of frosty mornings that week…I threw a row cover by the nasturtiums in the Kitchen Garden…just as well look what happened to the one I didn’t cover.I plus covered the newly planted daisy bushesbut the frost still got to the…