"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Derald wrote:
"Farm1" wrote:

Well, if you are asking if we have them and name them as such to
coincide with the rising of the Dog Star as did the ancient Romans
and Greeks, then no, we don't have them because the Dog Star can be
seen for much of the year here (or so I've been told).
Yes, that was the question. Although, I "thought" that it must be,
I was unsure whether Sirius is even visible at Australia's latitudes.

Where Fran lives I would say not at all.

I did a google David and foudnt hat at the nearest observatory I know of,
apparently the whole of Canus Major is visible in Canberra but upside down.
That should mean it'd be visible here.

(snip)
Making plans and putting together a final seed order for the
fall-winter garden, though. At your suggestion, "Fordhook" Swiss chard
will be included in this year's mix, with a series of succession
plantings starting once the weather cools a bit. Never had any "luck"
with chard and don't recall having tried any other kind of beet. Of
course, it's all on you, if my dismal record continues: It's the new
"American Way", LOL!

The five-colour sort looks nice but fordhook is reliable.

Yup. I've only bothered once with the coloured stuff and I still can't get
rid of it from my garden because of it's self seeding.

You don't need to
succession plant it, if you keep pulling the outside leaves it will keep
growing new ones from the centre. I have some here that has been going
for 8 months. It will probably bolt to seed in the spring. You can save
the seeds.

Yup. I just harvest them and drop them in my wanders. I don't do neat
straight lines most of the time.

(snip)
, the septics ought
to feel right at home.

Ooohhh you are naughty!