tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post4889436117282972663..comments2024-03-18T16:49:08.253+11:00Comments on All the Blue Day: Exploiting Your NicheJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-6849179511255823092016-10-30T21:09:59.877+11:002016-10-30T21:09:59.877+11:00Gretchen Joanna, that is exactly what I am talking...Gretchen Joanna, that is exactly what I am talking about! At my old house I had oranges planted by the pool for the same reason. Try a seaweed-based foliar feed for your lemon tree during the winter - it strengthens the cell walls in the leaves and helps them become more frost resistant.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-71746129549096482652016-10-29T09:08:18.554+11:002016-10-29T09:08:18.554+11:00I don't live in the ideal tomato-growing clima...I don't live in the ideal tomato-growing climate, but I had <i>the best</i> tomatoes for decades when we had the swimming pool and planted the tomatoes in narrow beds along the sidewalks and decking, where I knew the heat absorbed during the day would keep the roots warm at night, which tomatoes love.<br /><br />Now, none of that! But my little lemon tree is under (thin) cover of a big pine. I still need to protect it with a sort of tent in the winter, when frost threatens. Last winter was a hard one and some leaves shriveled from the frost even so.GretchenJoannahttp://www.gretchenjoanna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-25302607331474871342016-10-21T10:32:19.526+11:002016-10-21T10:32:19.526+11:00Jo, I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever des...Jo, I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever desperate for vegetables ( but only if I'm desperate). :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571424576817320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-4225367337647284832016-10-19T23:33:44.359+11:002016-10-19T23:33:44.359+11:00Hazel, handbook also recommends stirfrying. Do let...Hazel, handbook also recommends stirfrying. Do let me know if you try it..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196528348800205276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-40914862427344532982016-10-17T20:44:41.970+11:002016-10-17T20:44:41.970+11:00I knew sticky weed was medicinal (thanks to the Br...I knew sticky weed was medicinal (thanks to the Brother Cadfael books) but I'd never heard of anyone eating it. I guess any day where you learn something new isn't wasted! 😜Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571424576817320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-77685194506946094562016-10-17T20:13:45.651+11:002016-10-17T20:13:45.651+11:00Hazel, good news, sticky weed IS edible, but as my...Hazel, good news, sticky weed IS edible, but as my weed identification handbook puts it, 'edible, but with the texture of velcro'. This is true, as I have tried it. Full of minerals though, so recommended by the handbook, 'put it in smoothies'. There you go, sticky weed smoothies. Just to make sure before you try it though, that your sticky weed and mine are the same thing, google 'galium aparine'. Would hate to send you to an early grave from misidentifying a weed..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-35055603180634024072016-10-17T17:22:06.876+11:002016-10-17T17:22:06.876+11:00I've envied the residents of Launceston ever s...I've envied the residents of Launceston ever since I visited a couple of years ago, it seems an ideal sort of climate. I'm also making a path, but due to an absence of spare bricks, I'll have to buy some gravel. And the weed of choice in that area of the garden is continental parsley, so we can eat that, too. Now, if only the sticky weed was edible, the world need never go hungry again...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571424576817320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-66215945770277866472016-10-16T23:09:10.983+11:002016-10-16T23:09:10.983+11:00Lucinda, my optimism and positivity in the garden ...Lucinda, my optimism and positivity in the garden far exceeds that of, say, my enthusiasm for housework. I have been procrastinating for a week, but finally today the bathroom got clean. I declared it a family activity which made it go much faster. There is nothing like the bonding that happens when scrubbing the bath. Plus, life skills..<br /><br />Hazel, luckily we have a milder climate than Canberra - we don't get as cold, or as hot! There has been much weeding going on here too. My new project is making a garden path out of all the bricks I have dug up out of the garden. The rest of the jungle I am ignoring for now..<br />PS Self seeded silverbeet is the best, isn't it? Even our weed patches want to feed us..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-83514645087223817972016-10-16T14:35:51.962+11:002016-10-16T14:35:51.962+11:00You are way ahead of me - fancy having your tomato...You are way ahead of me - fancy having your tomatoes in already! I have three in pots basking in my sunny bathroom, but they won't be going in until I've had a chance to find my veggie patch under the grass/sticky weed/self seeded silverbeet. I aim for Melbourne Cup day, as per accepted wisdom in Canberra. In fact, I'm going to do some weeding right now!<br /><br />Cheers, HazelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571424576817320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-2242413577931216822016-10-16T01:59:03.522+11:002016-10-16T01:59:03.522+11:00I love the optimism and positivity from your blog....I love the optimism and positivity from your blog. Your new place has obviously given you a new burst of both. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com