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Gardening in Oz

Well Hi All, I'm baaaack!

17 years ago

Oh man Ive missed you guys!

Have just finished Uni today for the semester and now I have eight weeks to rest and recouperate from the experience of a lifetime!!!!!!!!!

I ended up moving to Townsville from Mackay to do my degree and have moved into a house, that has no garden......waaaaaaaaaaaagggggghhhhh......

Not only that but my lovely garden back home (now a rental) has gone to the dogs, double whammy!!!! Man it hurts to go back and see it now. Think I might sell it and just have done with the heartbreak.

So what's new here..... glad to see some same old faces : )

Mel..... & the Holly-bear....

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Sparaxis
17 years ago
Welcome back Mel. What are you studying? Use your time in a no garden house to plan for the future. Starting again from scratch can be very rewarding. Is Holly at school yet?
Cheeers, Jan
gardenlen
17 years ago
g'day mel,

it's great to have a clean pallete to start when gardening hey, i have the same here at our new address. unless you are prepared to forget about what you created at your old home then i'd say sell. after we sell our places we never go back new owners can be just as bad as tenants, silly hey the very thing that inspired them to buy they then neglect???

seems to be a bit of a drain of gardeners from these forums, can't blame them i only hang around to see. there is a new one on the block for aus garden. and i have links to others. guess the pop ups are going to win out hey??

i now have a domian name, might make life a little easier when and if i change providers or services.

len

Here is a link that might be useful: lens garden page
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Glad to hear that you are recovering from your accident and your diabetes is more stable. Being out of the hospital and able to do some things for yourself must give you a real sense of accomplishment. I think one has post traumatic stress after an accident as well and hope that you talk to your therapist about it if needed. It was a long time before I could ride in a car without gasping and grabbing the door handle. Fortunately I had no trouble driving...control issue I am sure. Enjoy your winter sowing. Think of it as strengthening exercises.
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Dawn, I found 21 baby hornworms [all sextas] on some old growth tomato plants I tore out last weekend. I have cukes planted in the bed now. My new tomatoes are in a different bed, where I tore out the old, played out cucumbers, July 2. Yes, tender loving care combing over those leaves and stems. At least half the cats were well under 1", a couple just 12-24 hours old. The biggest was only 2.5" and was first to finish. I lost 2 of them to illness, but NOT parasites. I have two ice cream buckets with dirt and pupae in them, along with sticks for the new moths to climb on for proper wing development. I will release the moths. Yes, I'm blessed with an abundance of silver, black nightshades, Carolina horsenettle and ground cherry on which to feed my little pets. Yes, it is against my religion ot kill any hornworm, except the catalpa sphinx cats, which come on, en masse. Those are NOT pests, they are a resource! They are for fishing and special treats for my chickens. Of course, some are captive-reared and released later. This protects them from the parasitoids. Dawn, did you get my message about your tomatoes?
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oh cannot wait to see some pics.I have twin grandbabies as well.Amanda and Justin are now 2 1/2. They have quite different personalities.Justin is very outgoing and Amanda is laid back..just as you described your two little ones.Just so darn precious...love them. June
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cheery_mel
Original Author
17 years ago
Hi Jan & Len,
Lovely to hear from you again. Unfortunately Im renting this house, so the garden's a bit of a no go project. Other than removing the dreadful clitorea vine taking over the plants in the front garden, man it seeds so well!!!!
Yes Holly is at school, preschool actually, five days a week and loving it like you wouldnt believe, made friends so easy and the transition went unbeleivably smoothly!!! I decided to study Law, and it's so intense. Finding it hard to relax after twelve weeks of eating, sleeping and breathing a Law degree!!!!
Len, I think I will sell the house, like you I have noticed that sellers of properties go about changing them the minute they get in the door and they end up looking awful. Not going back is a good thing.
Think I will buy up here and then get that garden of my own happening. It would be lovely to plan a new garden from scratch. I had to do that in my old place.
We've all settled in really well, the two dogs and the cat came with us too, so it's back to being a full house again! Loving it.
Cheers,
Mel....
alisonoz_gw
17 years ago
Welcome back Mel!!!
Rose_Qld
17 years ago
Stone the crows.... Mel! Just thinking of you today as the old dog and I wandered around the suburb. 2006 rich in milestones, hey.
Cheers
Rose

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