Mini May Update - Brisbane Urban Farm Start Up - Invasive Herbs and going behind the dreaded SHED

afterglow 3 years ago

Those large pots of yours are exactly what I need, thank you because you gave me the idea that I could also buy the same. I need those kind of pots because the soil in my garden becomes soaking wet for 3-5 months when the rice farming season comes.

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bobaphet 3 years ago

It's not just herbs that can be invasive. I (through slackness) once allowed my butternut to take over the whole vege patch, it even started growing in the buffalo grass, at which point, i had to perform surgery. (don't forget to reblog your videos, so they appear in the blog section on your account too :)

blingit 3 years ago

watching a garden channel with another QLDer and he had an invasive pumpkin too.... we will be putting them in the back garden beds... lol

Thanks for the reblog advice, i will do that to the ones i have forgotten. MAny thanks

bobaphet 3 years ago

Well, the cricket catching wasn't what I expected. I was hoping to see Az hopping around like a maniac on the lawn trying to catch them haha.

blingit 3 years ago

lol..... do you remember when we spoke and i was like... " he just grabs them..." like "duh" of course he does...

did you really see Azthal graciously lumbing around the garden, with ballet jumps and long jump leaps trying to catch a blasted bug....???

way to lazy... lol... he stands and grabs them... :-)

finding them in the leaves can take some doing though.

thanks for stopping by the channel. Good luck in the brawl!

nikv 3 years ago

I hear you on the mint!
Behind the shed is tricky because of the slope. You need a plant that can stabilise the soil and also tolerate partial shade and sun. Alternatively, you would have to build a couple of rows of little terraces and be aware that it will be dry at the top. I ended up with that in my vegetable garden which slopes too and it is on 3 levels and I grow succulents in the top third and vegetables at the bottom. Vegetables failed to thrive on the top but the succulents are happy

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blingit 3 years ago

Indeed... mint is a tricky devil. But the oregano is surprisingly worse / just as bad. They get everywhere unless you fix it daily... i don't have time for that!! Thanks for stopping by!

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azthal 3 years ago

great create more work for me :-), I agree this is actually what I was thinking of doing re terracing...just a question of what to put in!

blingit 3 years ago

Yes, we have thought about putting in a retaining wall in the retaining wall :-) Just more work for poor @azthal. But yes @nikv it is a solid suggestion. Perhaps some natives at the top too? less water hungry.

I just don't want to go behind there much... its freaky.. lol... its a big shed.

nikv 3 years ago

For succulents, your local mesemb family, I think its called pig-face - and the fruit could be edible too, like some of the carpobrotus species here.

The more you go behind the shed, the more normal it will seem 😁

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blingit 3 years ago

Yes you are right... the more i go down there.... yikes.. but still... i'm not an enclosed space person... lol... see how we go... the long narrow path (1 foot wide) down there is a worry. lol.

I will be having a look at succulents soon. My daughter has asked for them as presents at her birthday party... the poor mothers are a bit confused i think... all except one mum who keeps a garden menagerie who is very happy at her choices not to polute the world with more Barbie dolls. lol

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nikv 3 years ago

very happy at her choices not to polute the world with more Barbie dolls

This!!!

blingit 2 years ago

lol... we have many .... i'm sure she will get many... but one less useless plastic thing replaced with a plant is a start. Don't get me started on plastic packaging. you might not here me stop.

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riverflows 3 years ago

Oh I'd love to know about how to grow meal worms! I'm at work composing the Garden Journal wrap up so I can't disturb class by watching the video - sorry!!! I'll try to watch it later if I get a chance. So many entries this week. For the record, can you please do written posts for the #gardenjournal as it's so much easier for me that way? No issue with the video at all = I'm disappointed not to be able to see or view what's going on, that's all! Much green garden love - I'm so dying to see what's behind the shed now!

blingit 3 years ago

@riverflows the text version has been posted for you :-)

gosh it took AGES to write. lol... sorry its a long one.. lots going on.

Sarah

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riverflows 3 years ago

Oh gosh honey you didn't ahve to do t hat - I ffeel terrible now!

blingit 3 years ago

lol... if you were able to WATCH the video... i say several times that i am doing a text version too for those that don't want to watch it :-) so don't you worry a little tiny bit about it. besides... I might get some HP from it :-) its a good record of what we are doing. So much to go.

no worries at all. As you can see... lots been going on. Jolly storm is causing havoc though

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blingit 3 years ago

oh gosh !!!!! I FORGOT THE MEALWORMS...

will post about it later... lol

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