Looking after ourselves
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15-04-2019 06:02 PM
15-04-2019 06:02 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Today we dug up a salvia "hot lips" , it had layered itself so we divided it up into 7 plants and made a row of them in the section of garden Mr Darcy cleared. We finished off with a layer of mulch.
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15-04-2019 06:14 PM
15-04-2019 06:14 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Love getting "bonus plants" @Former-Member. 🙂
No planting done today due to sorting out happening instead, but I did get an egg from our chooks, and picked some celery, parsley, silverbeet and a couple of sweet chilli capsicums to go into dinner.
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16-04-2019 09:37 AM
16-04-2019 09:37 AM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
My gardening effort for today includes moving on a large swarm or wasps.
Sitting having morning coffee with Darling and saw this above our heads.
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16-04-2019 10:24 AM
16-04-2019 10:24 AM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Not Euro Wasps I hope @Determined?
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16-04-2019 10:32 AM
16-04-2019 10:32 AM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Paper wasps I think @Smc
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16-04-2019 11:18 AM
16-04-2019 11:18 AM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Mmmm... move them carefully @Determined. My sister copped a couple of stings from some that had made themselves at home at our parent's place. Hurt for ages. 😞
And we found out that offspring return to their nesting site the next year to rebuild. We had to use surface spray to stop them. Not my preferred option; with a Field Nats Dad, I don't like killing them, but they were nesting right near the front door. Too dangerous.
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16-04-2019 08:07 PM
16-04-2019 08:07 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
These wasps won't be coming back @Smc
In the past I have tried a hose and to move wasps on I got attacked both times so this time I used spray and added a little flame to the equation.
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16-04-2019 08:08 PM
16-04-2019 08:08 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Not the most responsible method but it was effective and exciting for the children.
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16-04-2019 08:12 PM
16-04-2019 08:12 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Yep... pity it's so hard to simply persuade them to go elsewhere.
I've planted some more garlic today. Most of the earlier plantings are up. All being well, I should get a decent crop back. Last year I put them in too late.
I'm still getting a trickle of tomatoes too, what with this crazy warm weather. Both Victoria and South Aus have had bushfires at "Emergency Warning" level today. Not usually a problem by mid-autumn.
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16-04-2019 08:17 PM
16-04-2019 08:17 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Are you sure you didn't see a warning for Qld too @Smc ? Particularly in the vicinity of @Determined's residence.