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South Australia - July 2000
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3rd
July
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Armchair gardening this week is the rise and
rise of fungal diseases in our gardens. My Father only ever used sulphur forty years ago,
but these days it’s simply not good enough on its own. |
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10th
July |
Our soil is now about as saturated as it is
likely to get this year. Sure we will get more rain but we will also get fine days and the
drying out commences. Now is the optimum time to improve your drainage and condition that
heavy clay that passes as soil in this region. |
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19th
July
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We have a worm farm to consume all the
vegetable scraps and with student vego in the household, that’s a considerable bulk
at times. In winter things slow down underground and worms need a protein supplement to
keep wriggling.
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24th
July
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Aren’t the Jonquils lovely at the moment?
Who’d go out of their way to plant them back in autumn, but now everyone wants a few.
The prolific double white is ‘EarliCheer’ and all the white and creams forms
have richer fragrance to my nose than the yellow forms. They almost out-compete
"Soursobs" too. |
