Who else likes gardening?

[ecomama]

Hi everyone

I hope you're staying well today.

Who else likes gardening? I would love to connect with people here who are happy to share their gardening adventures.

For me I know that gardening helped heal my soul during tough times. I hope it will again.
Then with other things going on, it became a jungle.
I'm part way into rediscovering it again and doing A LOT of hard yakka atm, when I am motivated.

I have new dreams and ideas to put into the many bare places, as I remove thickets of lantana etc. This will all be on a tight budget and I'm ok with that.

I want to create a peaceful place where I can be.
I would like to grow food again (tell 'er she's dreamin' atm lol).
I would like to re-establish my worm farms and compost heaps.
Autumn is such a beautiful time of the year in the garden.

I'm 'alone' in my gardening journey and would love to share and hear about other's gardening antics. Hopefully we can troubleshoot any issues in our gardens and talk about any healing we're feeling too. There's a lot of knowledge we can share. I hope this thread can brighten your day!

Love Ecomama

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[Matchy69]

Hi Em I picked about half my nectarines and the ones I left on the tree the birds got.Fruit fly is a problem with stone fruit.In the pass I have bagged individual fruit or used a pesticide but try and avoid this these days.

It is really hard getting rid of lantana you only have to leave the smallest bit of root in and it will go crazy again.

My tomatoes has got loads of fruit on it half grown.Hopefully I will get loads to make tomato jam and chutney and sauce.

Happy gardening,

Mark.

[Airies]

Hi folks, Here right down south, the veggie patch is taking a while. I try and grow my own seedlings from my own seed. I’ve just picked up a half beer keg which will make a nice fire pit. Did I need it... probably no but I like the idea of picking up sticks, burning them and using the ash underneath my tomatoes. Any other suggestions. Someone suggested peeing on the ash which I find somewhat gross. Anyway as long as the washing, house and surroundings aren’t affected it’s all good. 34 today and top of 20 tomorrow... go figure

[Matchy69]

Hi Airies a great question about wood ash.Wood ash is high in potash or potassium and is great on tomatoes as it brings on flowering with a lot of tasty fruit while the calcium from the wood ash can prevent BLOSSOM end rot.Other vegies that like are garlic,chives,leeks,lettuce that come to top of my head.Another thing is stone fruit love it as well.I never heard about peeing on the wood ash.It might be good as well.I will have a think about it.

Ome thing is do not put wood ash on acid loving plants like blue berries.

Happy gardening,

Mark.

[Matchy69]

Hi Airies just looking back on a lecture I attended a few years ago about using urine in the garden.Urine is high in nitrogen and is good mixed with wood ash with its potassium.It was recommended to dilute urine in water and mix it with the wood ash or poor around plants but be careful not to get it on the actual plants.Was highly recommended for tomatoes mixed with wood ash.Can be used around most plants in the vegie garden.Urine does contain TRACE elements good for the garden.Another thing is urine contains salt and if over used can cause burning on the plants so just use it in moderation.You can also put urine in your compost.

Happy gardening,

Mark.

[ecomama]

Hi Airies

I was wondering when someone was bring up urine in the garden lol.

Urine has been known to bring citrus trees back from the brink!
It's fantastic for citrus trees!
Meaning peeing directly on the ground around the citrus esp where the root zone is... my kids call our orange tree "the wee tree" and were fine about it, the grandkids are a bit more reticent lol.

Urine is sterile when it comes out, it's only when the air and microbes hit it that it becomes a problem.
So we never ever store it.

I always water it in.

EM

[Matchy69]

Today I went to use the watering can but no water came out.I took the top of the spout up and their was a green tree frog in there so I tried to pour the water out of the can and still no water came out,yet another frog in the spout.Has anyone else noticed and increase in frogs with recent rain we have had? It is great to see.

Happy gardening,

Mark.

[Airies]

Lots of frogs close by in nearby creek but nothing near the house. I’m using ash and manure brew for my tomato’s. works a treat. Regarding urine I’m on so many meds god knows the effects on my plants. When having my daily walk I’m foraging for wood to burn, rather primal but having fun. Tomorrow I pull out more of my garlic. , a purple variety, huge, then the zucchini go in . Funnily enough the latest gardening episode features Pino making biochar and using it around the garden.Gardening is so therapeutic. Great thread Btw

[ecomama]

Our frogs are struggling with the brush turkeys flinging mountains of scrub onto their "boat".

We have a row boat full of water the frogs usually love. Poor things.

I saw the MOST brilliant episode of Gardening Aust - Series 31 Episode 33... just AWESOME nearly every single segment. ABC iView is free if you haven't seen this yet.

LOVED the Jurassic garden lol.

I pulled down some dead branches of three trees this afternoon. Green bin almost full just from that.

Still the dead lantana piles have decomposed to 50% of what they were, so that's great.

EM

[Matchy69]

I went for a ride today and 2hours from here saw heaps of wild yellow daisies growing on the side of the road.

[Guest_4643]

Hi everyone.

I'll admit, I've never tried gardening. Most things in my garden just seem to not grow, no matter the time of year or what we plant. Seems like we have concrete soil. But I like looking at gardens. There's a botanical gardens somewhere near me (1 hour or so away) that I'd like to go to, they have a cafe there too so yay, lol.

My Nana loved Gardening and Plants, I wish I could remember her favourite flower, because I'd take some down to the Cemetery when I get a chance (luckily that's in Country Vic, like me, but 3 hours away).

I have no motivation to do anything, it took me a few weeks to finally clean my bathroom (still need to do some more), which is disgusting, I know. I didn't do it to leave it messy and neglect it, it's just my depression. Then I felt guilty and like a failure for not doing it, it didn't really make me feel better.

Sorry that was off topic.

- Tayla