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Happy New Year to all
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish all a happy New Year, a
successful harvest for those in the southern hemisphere and a happy planning of the new season for those in the north. I'll be away for January anf February, as I'm running off to sea again. As an indication of the strength of permaculture, I have done *no* gardening at all for the last 6 months. I planted no annual veg this year, and yet I've managed to harvest all of the following from my year-old garden in that time, either because they were perennial or self-seeded: Pigeon pea Artichoke Green beans purple king beans Spinach Leaf amaranth strawberries chillies red pepper (capsicum) blueberries peaches lots of fresh herbs and in the spring I'm going to have some nice fat asparagus spears for the first time. By the time I get back there'll be self-sown pumpkin, zucchini, okra and resprung pontiac potatoes to harvest. In addition, we've had a lot of native birds come through to enjoy the first flowerings of the local species I've planted and to drink from the pond. They say that the indication of the stability of a garden is how it survives without human intervention. I'm about to find out how mine will go. Tara |
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Happy New Year to all
"Geodyne" wrote in message
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish all a happy New Year, a successful harvest for those in the southern hemisphere Grrrrrrrr! Did you have to remind me!!! I've had the most poopful season, but then in the drought of the century I couldn't expect better I suppose. So far the tomatoes are still surviving but all else (except the perennial greens) are drooping - even the strawberries were cooked before they could be picked. I'll be away for January anf February, as I'm running off to sea again. Sea???? To do with the job or the research? Either way, have a lovely time and pray for rain while you are gone. As an indication of the strength of permaculture, I have done *no* gardening at all for the last 6 months. I planted no annual veg this year, and yet I've managed to harvest all of the following from my year-old garden in that time, either because they were perennial or self-seeded: Pigeon pea Artichoke Green beans purple king beans Spinach Leaf amaranth strawberries chillies red pepper (capsicum) blueberries peaches lots of fresh herbs and in the spring I'm going to have some nice fat asparagus spears for the first time. By the time I get back there'll be self-sown pumpkin, zucchini, okra and resprung pontiac potatoes to harvest. I'm pea green with envy. I can't keep the water up to my garden at all (not because of lack of water but due to the winds and the intensity of the sun). Shadecloth has done wonders for the toms though so next year I will cover more of the veg garden with it. In addition, we've had a lot of native birds come through to enjoy the first flowerings of the local species I've planted and to drink from the pond. They say that the indication of the stability of a garden is how it survives without human intervention. I'm about to find out how mine will go. Now I'm trying not to be cynical, but failing utterly. Whoever said that must have lived in a much nicer climate (like the UK). Stability of the garden in the wilds of Oz is a bit of a myth, methinks (at least in the summer and anywhere outside the Southern Highlands and their 50 inch rainfall a year) Have a great time Tara and see you when you get back. |
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Happy New Year to all
"Geodyne" wrote in message
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish all a happy New Year, a successful harvest for those in the southern hemisphere Grrrrrrrr! Did you have to remind me!!! I've had the most poopful season, but then in the drought of the century I couldn't expect better I suppose. So far the tomatoes are still surviving but all else (except the perennial greens) are drooping - even the strawberries were cooked before they could be picked. I'll be away for January anf February, as I'm running off to sea again. Sea???? To do with the job or the research? Either way, have a lovely time and pray for rain while you are gone. As an indication of the strength of permaculture, I have done *no* gardening at all for the last 6 months. I planted no annual veg this year, and yet I've managed to harvest all of the following from my year-old garden in that time, either because they were perennial or self-seeded: Pigeon pea Artichoke Green beans purple king beans Spinach Leaf amaranth strawberries chillies red pepper (capsicum) blueberries peaches lots of fresh herbs and in the spring I'm going to have some nice fat asparagus spears for the first time. By the time I get back there'll be self-sown pumpkin, zucchini, okra and resprung pontiac potatoes to harvest. I'm pea green with envy. I can't keep the water up to my garden at all (not because of lack of water but due to the winds and the intensity of the sun). Shadecloth has done wonders for the toms though so next year I will cover more of the veg garden with it. In addition, we've had a lot of native birds come through to enjoy the first flowerings of the local species I've planted and to drink from the pond. They say that the indication of the stability of a garden is how it survives without human intervention. I'm about to find out how mine will go. Now I'm trying not to be cynical, but failing utterly. Whoever said that must have lived in a much nicer climate (like the UK). Stability of the garden in the wilds of Oz is a bit of a myth, methinks (at least in the summer and anywhere outside the Southern Highlands and their 50 inch rainfall a year) Have a great time Tara and see you when you get back. |
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Happy New Year to all
g'dat tara,
a truely bountiful harvest, and the highest productivity by the sounds of it. the seasons greetings to you and yours also len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://hub.dataline.net.au/~gardnlen/ |
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Happy New Year to all
g'dat tara,
a truely bountiful harvest, and the highest productivity by the sounds of it. the seasons greetings to you and yours also len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://hub.dataline.net.au/~gardnlen/ |
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Happy New Year to all
Fran Higham wrote:
I'll be away for January anf February, as I'm running off to sea again. Sea???? To do with the job or the research? Either way, have a lovely time and pray for rain while you are gone. Research for the job. First I'm off to a conference in NZ, then I'm off to sea for 6 weeks to collect some data over the Campbell Plateau, to the south east of the SOuth Island of NZ. As I have a spare few days before the conference and between the conference and the trip, DH is coming with me and we're going to get in a day's scuba diving off White Island, and a day's kayaking in the Marborough Sounds, as well as a few other pleasant side trips such as visiting wineries and hiking out to a gannet colony. I've been working so hard (with another 4 very long days to go and a lot to get done) that I'm *really* looking forward to it. I'm pea green with envy. I can't keep the water up to my garden at all (not because of lack of water but due to the winds and the intensity of the sun). Shadecloth has done wonders for the toms though so next year I will cover more of the veg garden with it. I'm sorry to hear you've had such a bad season, Fran. In reality, mine hasn't been much better. I'll admit that most of my stuff was harvested in the late spring before it got really hot (such as the broad beans and artichoke), and th rest of it has come up with the little bit of rain we've had in the last week or two. In between I moved all of the young trees that I planted in winter into one garden bed and was only watering it. I let the rest of the garden dry out completely, not least because I was never home to look after it. Of course, now that I'm about to leave, everything is springing into life. The strawberries are suddenly doing their best triffid imiiation and I have all sorts of interesting seedlings coming up in the pine bark paths, such as pak choi, chillies and okra. Now I'm trying not to be cynical, but failing utterly. Whoever said that must have lived in a much nicer climate (like the UK). Stability of the garden in the wilds of Oz is a bit of a myth, methinks (at least in the summer and anywhere outside the Southern Highlands and their 50 inch rainfall a year) I'll have to agree with you there. The only reason my garden survived the summer at all (and quite a bit still didn't) was because we have the recycled water and mulched a lot. Even then it was all I could do to keep stuff alive, forget about having it grow. For that matter, I was putting 100-200 litres of water each week into my 1000 litre pond, because that was what I was losing to evaporation. DH has said that there is talk of an early end to the drought (Jan rather than March), so I'm keeping my fiungers crossed about that. Have a great time Tara and see you when you get back. Thanks, and thanks to you as well, Len. I'll check back in in March. Tara |
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Happy New Year to all
Fran Higham wrote:
I'll be away for January anf February, as I'm running off to sea again. Sea???? To do with the job or the research? Either way, have a lovely time and pray for rain while you are gone. Research for the job. First I'm off to a conference in NZ, then I'm off to sea for 6 weeks to collect some data over the Campbell Plateau, to the south east of the SOuth Island of NZ. As I have a spare few days before the conference and between the conference and the trip, DH is coming with me and we're going to get in a day's scuba diving off White Island, and a day's kayaking in the Marborough Sounds, as well as a few other pleasant side trips such as visiting wineries and hiking out to a gannet colony. I've been working so hard (with another 4 very long days to go and a lot to get done) that I'm *really* looking forward to it. I'm pea green with envy. I can't keep the water up to my garden at all (not because of lack of water but due to the winds and the intensity of the sun). Shadecloth has done wonders for the toms though so next year I will cover more of the veg garden with it. I'm sorry to hear you've had such a bad season, Fran. In reality, mine hasn't been much better. I'll admit that most of my stuff was harvested in the late spring before it got really hot (such as the broad beans and artichoke), and th rest of it has come up with the little bit of rain we've had in the last week or two. In between I moved all of the young trees that I planted in winter into one garden bed and was only watering it. I let the rest of the garden dry out completely, not least because I was never home to look after it. Of course, now that I'm about to leave, everything is springing into life. The strawberries are suddenly doing their best triffid imiiation and I have all sorts of interesting seedlings coming up in the pine bark paths, such as pak choi, chillies and okra. Now I'm trying not to be cynical, but failing utterly. Whoever said that must have lived in a much nicer climate (like the UK). Stability of the garden in the wilds of Oz is a bit of a myth, methinks (at least in the summer and anywhere outside the Southern Highlands and their 50 inch rainfall a year) I'll have to agree with you there. The only reason my garden survived the summer at all (and quite a bit still didn't) was because we have the recycled water and mulched a lot. Even then it was all I could do to keep stuff alive, forget about having it grow. For that matter, I was putting 100-200 litres of water each week into my 1000 litre pond, because that was what I was losing to evaporation. DH has said that there is talk of an early end to the drought (Jan rather than March), so I'm keeping my fiungers crossed about that. Have a great time Tara and see you when you get back. Thanks, and thanks to you as well, Len. I'll check back in in March. Tara |
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