Looking after ourselves
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22-12-2019 07:32 PM
22-12-2019 07:32 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
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22-12-2019 08:29 PM
22-12-2019 08:29 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Wow those pink blooms (flowers) are gorgeous @Shaz51
What bush is it (what plant)?
I cannot tell clearly from the picture...
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22-12-2019 09:08 PM
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22-12-2019 09:52 PM
22-12-2019 09:52 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Thanks @Shaz51 I looked it up (with Bankok rose name) - apparently they're Mussaendas (genus).
I'm not really familiar with those - it does look beautiful.
Tropical plant (apparently) - it would not grow well here (WA).
Too low rainfall (dry), too hot here.
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23-12-2019 11:11 AM
23-12-2019 11:11 AM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Was out watering the few plants we have in the front yard this morning and stopped to pull a few weeds out. Was happy to spot our resident blue tongue in one of the clumps of agapanthus. Providing habitat out the front = essential as we have a dog. I really did not want to keep the aggies but am thinking we might need to reassess and instead of getting rid of them all together, perhaps gradually relocating them or finding a suitable alternative to make border on the council strip which would be aesthetically more appealing and would be another step in tidying it up
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23-12-2019 07:49 PM
23-12-2019 07:49 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
@Former-Member Stage IV water restrictions are tough. The dry seems to sap life out of our souls.
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23-12-2019 07:53 PM
23-12-2019 07:53 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
We have stage 3 water restrictions here which is unheard of @Former-Member , @Former-Member , @Adge
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23-12-2019 08:02 PM
23-12-2019 08:02 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
When we lived through stage IV restrictions many years ago we used to bucket washing machine water to the garden before diverting it through an adapted wheelie bin.
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23-12-2019 08:52 PM - edited 23-12-2019 10:06 PM
23-12-2019 08:52 PM - edited 23-12-2019 10:06 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Yep doing that too @Former-Member ... I collect all the water from clothes washing, dish washing, and bucket it out to garden. Not enough though. I also have a bucket in the shower and use that on garden too. It wont save fruit trees or large shrubs tho, as their roots are deep, and no ground water down there. @Adge @Shaz51
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23-12-2019 09:08 PM
23-12-2019 09:08 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Heart breaking @Former-Member , people became very inventive as to ways of they could recycle their water. We managed as we had a large rainwater tank, but I was careful with that too.