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Comfrey Symphytum officinalisHere is a plant you should all know!
It makes a very smelly brew that's
Good for the garden!
And the chooks love it in moderation.
28.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 59
Comfrey Symphytum officinalisHere is a plant you should all know!
It makes a very smelly brew that's
Good for the garden!
And the chooks love it in moderation.
27.2.07
26.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 57
Kangaroo Apple Solanum aviculareAlthough the fruits of this native plant are edible when fully ripe
all other parts a quite toxic.
But the chooks leave it alone and wait for the fruit to fall!
I don't eat the fruit but have heard it makes a tasty chutney.
Being related to tomatoes I guess that makes sense.
25.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 56
One of my chook fodder plants.
Unfortunately it is on this list of
potential environmental weeds in Australia.
Unfortunately it is on this list of
potential environmental weeds in Australia.
24.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 55
DandelionI know it's a weed
but it's a useful one.
Good for the compost and the chooks love it!
but it's a useful one.
Good for the compost and the chooks love it!
23.2.07
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20.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 51
Sweet Corn BalineseThis sweet corn loves our hot weather.
Other varieties wither on hot days.
19.2.07
A Photo A Day - No 50
Photo Number 50A collection of all my photos till now.
All 49 of them!
This one making Number 50!!
18.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 49
Nonnie's Giant Arugula (Salad Rocket) From Seed Saver's Network
Grows very quickly here and bolts to seed fast.
Along the way it flowers for adding to salads.
These flowers also attract beneficial insects like this Ladybird
17.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 48
NasturtiumThese are volunteers
that popped up in the Tomato patch this year.
All parts are edible;
The leaves and flowers added to salads.
The seed can be pickled as a Caper alternative.
16.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 47
GaillardiaI 'borrowed' the seed from an Open Garden last year.
With permission of course!
Photo taken at night so the colours are different!
With permission of course!
Photo taken at night so the colours are different!
15.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 46
Southern Sky Sunset
Sorry to break from the flower photos
But I could resist this one!
Last night there were thunderstorms about
No rain for us though :(
But the sky was beautiful!
14.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 45
Hollyhock
Another hardy flower from the vegetable garden edge beds
These pop up everywhere after rain!
Flowers are edible but I haven't tried them.
Another hardy flower from the vegetable garden edge beds
These pop up everywhere after rain!
Flowers are edible but I haven't tried them.
13.2.07
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11.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 42
Petunias Gardener left this comment yesterday
"Bet you can keep doing a flower a day for some time!"
So here's another one.
An edible one this time!
A Black Zucchini flower.
So here's another one.
An edible one this time!
A Black Zucchini flower.
10.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 41
"Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom...
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind"
(Lyrics by James Seals; music by James Seals & Dash Crofts, 1971)
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind"
(Lyrics by James Seals; music by James Seals & Dash Crofts, 1971)
The wonderful scent of Jasmine
If we need a reminder of summer, it's here!
If we need a reminder of summer, it's here!
9.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 40
African Daisy - Osteospermum
I started off with white and purple,
All sorts of different colours are coming up now.
They are tough plants over here;
So tough that we now have warnings about them escaping from gardens.
They seem to cause problems for stock animals,
so I don't grow as many as I would like to.
8.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 39
Sunflower Bee
Just to brighten your day
More of my sunflowers
The bees are going crazy over them at the moment
Almost can't see the bee!
Just to brighten your day
More of my sunflowers
The bees are going crazy over them at the moment
Almost can't see the bee!
7.2.07
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5.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 36
Ouch!
Occasionally one of the girls lays a double yolker egg
Here's one next to one of their normal Large eggs
4.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 35
As some of you thought No.30 was Rhubarb here is the real thing...
Not a very red one.
This one survives our heat better.
But tastes just as good as the redder one that struggles in my garden.
Grown in a tyre for winter warmth
And shade for summer cooling!!!
3.2.07
A Photo A Day - No. 34
Garlic Chives
Allium tuberosum
These little toughies survive our heat better than onion chives.
Their leaves give a mild garlic flavour to foods.
All parts are edible including leaves, flowers, bulbs and seed (sprouted).
2.2.07
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