Doing what.....?

[FarmI]

It's been a bit dull in here for days so I assume that everyone is busy with
Autumn tasks.

What are you up to in the garden?

I've been tidying up very messy beds and watering deeply but even after
about 3 hours one section of one bed was as dry as a chip today. I've been
planting some silene vulgaris (Bladderwort - an old favourite) and buying
sweet pea seeds and broad bean seeds planning where I'm going to put them.

[Chookie]

In article >,
"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote:

> It's been a bit dull in here for days so I assume that everyone is busy with
> Autumn tasks.
>
> What are you up to in the garden?

Murdering cute, defenceless children. See blog.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/

[loosecanon]

"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
...
> It's been a bit dull in here for days so I assume that everyone is busy
> with Autumn tasks.
>
> What are you up to in the garden?
>
> I've been tidying up very messy beds and watering deeply but even after
> about 3 hours one section of one bed was as dry as a chip today. I've
> been planting some silene vulgaris (Bladderwort - an old favourite) and
> buying sweet pea seeds and broad bean seeds planning where I'm going to
> put them.
>

Today I was planting around 800 bulbs seeds. Tomorrow will plant more and
all my spring bulbs as well.

Rick

[David Hare-Scott]

"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
...
> It's been a bit dull in here for days so I assume that everyone is busy with
> Autumn tasks.
>
> What are you up to in the garden?
>
> I've been tidying up very messy beds and watering deeply but even after
> about 3 hours one section of one bed was as dry as a chip today. I've been
> planting some silene vulgaris (Bladderwort - an old favourite) and buying
> sweet pea seeds and broad bean seeds planning where I'm going to put them.
>
>

Slashing/mowing for days. Horses not eating fast enough.


David

[Jonno[_6_]]

FarmI wrote:
> It's been a bit dull in here for days so I assume that everyone is busy with
> Autumn tasks.
>
> What are you up to in the garden?
>
> I've been tidying up very messy beds and watering deeply but even after
> about 3 hours one section of one bed was as dry as a chip today. I've been
> planting some silene vulgaris (Bladderwort - an old favourite) and buying
> sweet pea seeds and broad bean seeds planning where I'm going to put them.
>
>
getting ready to travel once again....

[SG1]

"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
...
> It's been a bit dull in here for days so I assume that everyone is busy
> with Autumn tasks.
>
> What are you up to in the garden?
>
> I've been tidying up very messy beds and watering deeply but even after
> about 3 hours one section of one bed was as dry as a chip today. I've
> been planting some silene vulgaris (Bladderwort - an old favourite) and
> buying sweet pea seeds and broad bean seeds planning where I'm going to
> put them.
>
Zippo zilch nothing. We just had a flood & the sand flies to which I am
alergic are swarming. So no garden & besides moving in 6 weeks. A new garden
to start & NO sandflies there. Yea!!!!!!!

[FarmI]

"Chookie" > wrote in message
> "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote:
>
>> It's been a bit dull in here for days so I assume that everyone is busy
>> with
>> Autumn tasks.
>>
>> What are you up to in the garden?
>
> Murdering cute, defenceless children. See blog.

Aaaaah! You need a couple of Jack Russells. Mine are very skilled ratters
and don't ask for much but do like a nice lounge to lie on in the afternoons
for their post prandial snooze.

Where were the blighters hidden?

[FarmI]

"Loosecanon" > wrote in message

> Today I was planting around 800 bulbs seeds. Tomorrow will plant more and
> > all my spring bulbs as well.

So what sort of bulb seeds and what sort of bulbs? I've been looking at
bulbs and don't think I can resist more daffs and jonquils in as bright as
yellow as possible. Might even try a few pink daffs.

[FarmI]

"David Hare-Scott" > wrote in message

> Slashing/mowing for days. Horses not eating fast enough.

:-(((( Still getting rain up your way I assume??

[David Hare-Scott]

"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
...
> "David Hare-Scott" > wrote in message
>
> > Slashing/mowing for days. Horses not eating fast enough.
>
> :-(((( Still getting rain up your way I assume??
>
>

It hasn't rained more than a sprinkle for 10 days, prior to that 240mm in two
weeks, so we have had a chance to get out and do stuff that has been
impossible. However, storms are brewing right now .....

I would love to be renovating the garden, which has had little attention this
summer, and planting cool season annuals etc but this will have to wait til
the paddocks are clean.


David

[loosecanon]

"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
...
> "Loosecanon" > wrote in message
>
>> Today I was planting around 800 bulbs seeds. Tomorrow will plant more and
>> > all my spring bulbs as well.
>
> So what sort of bulb seeds and what sort of bulbs? I've been looking at
> bulbs and don't think I can resist more daffs and jonquils in as bright as
> yellow as possible. Might even try a few pink daffs.
>

The bulb and corm seed I have planted are Babiana, Onixotis & Galtonia, I
have some others to do as well. Bulbs and corms I have planted include
Babiana pulchra, Babiana villosa, Babiana stricta (white form), Sparaxis
grandiflora, Sparaxis elegans, Tritonia deusta, Ornithagalum arabica,
Ornithagalum thyroides and some Moraea's tomorrow. So far 2 days planting
and hopefully over tomorrow.

Cheers

Richard

[FarmI]

"David Hare-Scott" > wrote in message
> "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
>> "David Hare-Scott" > wrote in message
>>
>> > Slashing/mowing for days. Horses not eating fast enough.
>>
>> :-(((( Still getting rain up your way I assume??
>>
>>
>
> It hasn't rained more than a sprinkle for 10 days, prior to that 240mm in
> two
> weeks, so we have had a chance to get out and do stuff that has been
> impossible. However, storms are brewing right now .....

Well we could take some off your hands if you'd like to share some......????

> I would love to be renovating the garden, which has had little attention
> this
> summer, and planting cool season annuals etc but this will have to wait
> til
> the paddocks are clean.

Well I think the cooler weather is a better time to be doing it rahter than
in the summer, but then I hate that hot weather while I know some people
thrive on it. I go into hibernation in the summer.

[FarmI]

"Loosecanon" > wrote in message
> "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
>> "Loosecanon" > wrote in message
>>
>>> Today I was planting around 800 bulbs seeds. Tomorrow will plant more
>>> and > all my spring bulbs as well.
>>
>> So what sort of bulb seeds and what sort of bulbs? I've been looking at
>> bulbs and don't think I can resist more daffs and jonquils in as bright
>> as yellow as possible. Might even try a few pink daffs.
>>
>
> The bulb and corm seed I have planted are Babiana, Onixotis & Galtonia, I
> have some others to do as well. Bulbs and corms I have planted include
> Babiana pulchra, Babiana villosa, Babiana stricta (white form), Sparaxis
> grandiflora, Sparaxis elegans, Tritonia deusta, Ornithagalum arabica,
> Ornithagalum thyroides and some Moraea's tomorrow. So far 2 days planting
> > and hopefully over tomorrow.

That sounds like a nice mix. Are the Galtonias the really big ones? Or
have I got it muddled up as I thought there were at least 2 varieties of
these?????

[David Hare-Scott]

"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
...
>
> Well I think the cooler weather is a better time to be doing it rahter than
> in the summer, but then I hate that hot weather while I know some people
> thrive on it. I go into hibernation in the summer.
>
>

Unless climate change is having some really bizarre results in your area that
would be estivation :-)

David

[loosecanon]

"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
...
> "Loosecanon" > wrote in message
>> "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
>>> "Loosecanon" > wrote in message
>>>
>>>> Today I was planting around 800 bulbs seeds. Tomorrow will plant more
>>>> and > all my spring bulbs as well.
>>>
>>> So what sort of bulb seeds and what sort of bulbs? I've been looking at
>>> bulbs and don't think I can resist more daffs and jonquils in as bright
>>> as yellow as possible. Might even try a few pink daffs.
>>>
>>
>> The bulb and corm seed I have planted are Babiana, Onixotis & Galtonia, I
>> have some others to do as well. Bulbs and corms I have planted include
>> Babiana pulchra, Babiana villosa, Babiana stricta (white form), Sparaxis
>> grandiflora, Sparaxis elegans, Tritonia deusta, Ornithagalum arabica,
>> Ornithagalum thyroides and some Moraea's tomorrow. So far 2 days planting
>> > and hopefully over tomorrow.
>
> That sounds like a nice mix. Are the Galtonias the really big ones? Or
> have I got it muddled up as I thought there were at least 2 varieties of
> these?????
>

They look large type. They were Galtonia candicans if that means anything to
you. I purchased the seed to see how they would go. They looked the variety
from the pics I looked at.

[Chookie]

In article >,
"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote:

> > Murdering cute, defenceless children. See blog.
>
> Aaaaah! You need a couple of Jack Russells. Mine are very skilled ratters
> and don't ask for much but do like a nice lounge to lie on in the afternoons
> for their post prandial snooze.
>
> Where were the blighters hidden?

Under a piece of corro where I was trying to kill kikuyu.

The problem is that Jack Russells don't mix with guinea pigs and chickens, and
I don't like dog poo, worming, cost of dog food, etc.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/

[FarmI]

"Chookie" > wrote in message
> "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote:
>
>> > Murdering cute, defenceless children. See blog.
>>
>> Aaaaah! You need a couple of Jack Russells. Mine are very skilled
>> ratters
>> and don't ask for much but do like a nice lounge to lie on in the
>> afternoons
>> for their post prandial snooze.
>>
>> Where were the blighters hidden?
>
> Under a piece of corro where I was trying to kill kikuyu.
>
> The problem is that Jack Russells don't mix with guinea pigs and chickens,
> and
> I don't like dog poo, worming, cost of dog food, etc.

:-)) My JRs are very chook savy. I had rats in the chook's night house so
let out the chooks, took the JRs in on their leads and shut the gate behind
us and we had enormous fun killing rats.

Now, when a fox penetrates the outer fence and leave a hole where the JRs
get in as I go through the gate and I find a dog right on my heels, I have
no trouble with the JRs. I can let out the chooks and they will stnd back
and let them all walk out of the night house and then they are in like Flynn
looking for rats. They totally ignore the chooks as they are so rat
focussed.