you don't garden, clem, stop lying

a_l, they had a drink of Thrive this week, so I doubt it. And I've planted nasturtiums as 'martyr plants' for the aphids.

I've decided I want to marry a gardener who isn't into music at all.

Don't ask me why.

Might need sulphur?

I'll try that, freaks.

I need a copy of the Yates Garden Guide.

i got some chives grown from seeds that are rocking along...and this morning....hello sweet basil!!

i just went to the good ol' nth fitz nursery, as usual without any idea of what the hell i'm getting

a housewarming present this time

got a "sweet chico" spathiphyllum ... it looked so good i also got one for myself

i bet i end up killing it

my housemate has been going nuts planting lots of vegies and herbs this week.

On the weekend I'm gonna plant some more rose bushes and hydranges

i illegally watered my seedlings and seeds yesterday.

even days with even house numbers. oops. but they looked so dry.

it's not going to be a good spring to plant anything major. There isn't enough water to get them established.

yeah i've had to rethink the backyard garden to succulents and hardy natives. My english garden/french provincial preferences wil shrivel up and die.

I planted strawberries and tomatoes the other week and they have tripled in size already...I play music to them out of my bedroom window and chat to them when I'm outside.

i'm waiting on four more hydrangeas for the front garden/ Hydrangeas are my favourite flower.

If you have a trigger hose, you can water any time of day (bearing in mind the house number thing)

I would reccomend doing it early morning and for as long as possible. Deeper the water, deeper the roots.

yes modi, i did mine 7.30 early yesterday morning and at about 7.30 at night.

I didn't feel too guilty. the vegies and seeds needed it and i use lots of recycled water from the bath and hand washing on my garden.

what's the house number thing? i have not heard of this...

earwigs are eating everything-outer leaves and such. they decimated my passionfruit. They look a bit like this:

One suggestion I've heard is to try a rolled up wet newspaper. Apparently they'll crawl into it and you can catch them.

The good news is, we are using the wee from the worm farm this weekend :)

Hey Modi, can I interview you for our green renters blog at some stage?

By the way, start small, like no more than 2 x 2 m and when you have things under control, expand. But you can start a vegie garden any time, it's what you plant in it that changes.

why can I not get coriander to survive? all other herbs are doing just fine, but the 2 times I have tried coriander, it just wilts and will not grow

too much water? not enough? too much sun? not enough?

help!

please!

Earwigs are mostly carnivorous, it's surprising they eat your plants, especially if there's decaying organic matter on the ground (like mulch). Is it possible you are blaming them for damage because you find them in the crevices of leaves and stuff? They could be just hiding. The best way is to trap them, yes, like you said.

You can, Chris asked me about it last week, just let me know when.

Oh, hey, louis, it's probably slugs or snails then, especially if it's a damp spot.

i have trouble with coriander too. it seems to need a really sheltered spot but with lots of sun. it is also more of a winter herb rather than a summer herb so it usually starts going to seed about now.

i did really well with my last bit of coriander. then it gave up and mr sister covered it with mulch.

Sounds like my experience with lavender. After years i've trying I've finally got two plants that have survived. Although my fear is that once the weather gets hotter, everything will die.

I'm even thinking about getting a cheap portable pergola and putting it over the garden, but that might create a greenhouse, I don't know...

Coriander is a bitch, mrslooch. It's fussy, and doesn't necessarily like the same conditions as other herbs. Put it slightly in the shade, and remember it is a cool weather crop.

our lemon tree is doin well. i have a cleared a circle about 1.5 m diameter around it - gettin rid of the lawn/weeds growing towards its base. now it's just bare, dry soil - is that alright or should i compost/mulch this circle?

remember to wee on it.

i'm pretty sure you should keep a good distance around the trunk bare as they can be susceptible to rot, but mulch the space further out, the roots are under there and by composting and then mulching you'll give it a feed and help it to hang on to water.

i think my snow peas have done their dash. use to look all fresh green perky happy happy now kinda limp dry shrinking deathy deathy : ( got so much lettuce it's silly.

yeh, the peas are done for.

i'll compost and mulch the lemon tree then.

A baby praying mantis does not eat enough to keep 6 tomato plants bug-free.
I had to move it elsewhere and get the pyrethrum out.

thanks for the tips on coriander guys. looks like I need to wait until after summer to give it another go again

shit - and we just bought some coriander to plant. have i done my four bux in?

keep it inside, footmaize.

yeah, i'll some potted for indoors.

well my ordinary compost worms aint dead in the farm..... yet.

i opened a tub of the commercial ones that bunnings stocks - @92 fucken dollars for a k - and they looked much like the ones i had thrown in from my garden. i just might be lite on no.'s so i'll fetch some more.

fucken 92 bux. what are they, made outta gold?

Worms all look the same, except to worm experts.

But there's no need to boost the numbers, they will breed if the conditions are good.

what he said. $92 is a really bad price. there would be someone independent who would give you 1000 for a 1/3 the price.