Greenie, Birdo, Foodie, and Karaoke nut

After saying I wouldn't, I bought 3 more tuckerbush plants.  I DID have space for them.
Got - Muntries (Kunzea pomifera), Midyim Berries (Austromyrtus dulcis) and Karkalla/Pigface/Beach Bananas (Carpobrotus virescens).

Putting the succulents/samphires under the front window, plenty of sun, shitty sandy soil.  Gotta get a few more from Bunnings to fill out the bed.

Pulled a bunch of the trees of heaven and other weeds from front garden and gave the plants some bokashi juice.

Seasol'd the veggies this morning - maybe alternate weeks on weekends - Seasol one week, Carp the next?

Goddamn Trees of Heaven are getting out of hand, really got to get onto them with the mattock and blackberry poison.

Planted the two new berries in the front garden.
Recent losses - Kennedia Running Postman, Hibbertia (after I finally found a local one too!), one of the Hardenbergias, the Leucopogon, the "Jellybeans" (another form of Pigface).  The fancy Boronia died really quickly.  Oh, and the Native Violet.

Current plans - Lilly Pillys along carport fenceline.    Woolybush along Cat run fenceline.

Asparagus and ginger in bathtub garden.  Maybe put the old toilet next to it when it gets replaced and plonk a plant in it.
Big pot with a Mulberry in it, at Tass1Trees they had strawberries planted around the base of a fruit tree in a pot - that could be a plan.  Also might get a blueberry for a pot.

BIG garden bed - have a go at some more brassicas.  Maybe some fancy herbs or other tucker bushes.

Going to try and get the small pond going.  First remove the Tree of Heaven stump (or find another location), dig a big hole for it and put it in.  There's room for 4 or 5 plants - Watercress, coriscan mint, any other edible natives?  Once established put 5/6 pygmy perch in there and hope for the best.  The whole house filtration will mean I can refill it straight from the hose without worrying about chlorine and crap.

Gotta pick the olives, and prune the olives and fruit trees and callistemon trees.  Any excess branches can be stored in the 'round thing' until I can get hold of a small chipper to turn it into mulch.  Again, Trees of Heaven down that end of the yard need dealing with two.
Of course - long term plans are for ducks or chooks in a pen down there.

Once the trees of heaven along the back are killed again I'll try pumpkins there again.  Maybe spaghetti squash too?  Perhaps sweet potato?  Ooh, I gotta do potatoes in a box.  I can start them now-ish too, should grab some WGAC boxes from work.

What to put in the long legged planter??   Decorative flowers in long pots.

So to buy -

F & V

Broccoli
Pumpkin
Potato
Sweet potato
Asparagus
Ginger



Tucker Bush

Blueberry Lily (Dianella revoluta)
Red Back Australian Ginger (Alpinia caerulea ' Atherton') - maybe
Native Thyme (Prostanthera incisa) to replace the one that died (or is just the Native Oregano sufficient?)
Sea Parsley (Apium prostratum var. prostratum)
Sea Celery (Apium annum) - replace the one that died - could be good in succulent garden
Jambinu Zest (Chamelaucium "Jambinu Zest") - edible Geraldton Wax - looks very nice - maybe to go where that white flowering vine is?
Native Lemongrass (Cymbopogon ambiguus)
Native Wintercress (Barbarea australis)
Wild Rosemary (Olearia axillaris)

Bush Mint (Mentha satureioides) - good for boggy areas
Native River Mint (Mentha australis) - good for boggy areas
Wild Mint (Mentha diemenica)

These ones good for succulent garden
Ruby Saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa)
WA Samphire (Tecticornia lepidosperma)
Round Baby Pigface (Disphyma crassifolium ssp clavellatum)
Seablite (Suaeda australis) (prefers more water)

Natives

Hardenbergia
Hibbertia

Matt discovered this lurking behind the hibiscus and some other bushes at the back of our garden.



I was intending to buy a compost bin almost identical to this! I dragged it out of the garden - it's covered in spiders and cockroaches and snails and god knows what else. Some genius had put a plastic bag and a can in it and there was a bit of mulch left in the bottom, which is just sitting in the garden now.

Now, to get rid of the bugs on it. Find out where I should put it, and get composting!

And my herbs have picked up after a cool change in the weather and good watering. The sage and parsley look a lot better now, the coriander is still a bit yellow and limp, I hope it picks up. I have to restrain myself from using it and pulling off all the leaves before the poor plant has time to establish - I LOVE coriander.

( The herb garden )

I bought some pots and potting mix today at Bunnings (sometimes it's useful to have a cashier who's not quite with it - she didn't charge me for one of the $20 pots!) and I planted my herbs.

It's been really hot so hopefully they survive okay in it. They're currently getting a good watering and I'll try to water them everyday until the weather cools down a bit. I also gave them some slow release fertiliser. In the end I'm probably going to have to move the basil and mint to individual pots but this can be done. I'd also like fennel and chilli in two other pots. I don't use the chilli myself, but Matt does, and I just think the plant looks great.

Pot #1

We have (a very wilty) sage - hopefully it'll perk up now it's in a big pot and being watered.
Oregano - Greek oregano the label says, oooerr.
Thyme and basil. The basil looks funny because it's just sprouts that I grew on my kitchen windowsill - hopefully they'll now do better being in a bigger pot. If they don't grow, I guess I'll just buy a mature basil - which will probably also need its own pot.

Pot #2

This one has coriander - a little yellow and limp, but it was confined to a basic pot before and pretty dry.
Flat leaf parsley - another one I hope perks up - I really think the heat is getting to them.
Dill and mint.

Here's hoping they all survive and give me many months (or years) of fresh herby pleasure.

Next on the garden agenda is sticking a rosemary bush out the front and investing in a compost bin - which will cost around $90. There's no room for a veggie garden here.