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Hi Ascerti and welcome. Like you I am still dreaming Ishishness (at 60++), collecting knowledge and experimenting.

Probably not Odsox; it was an old variety when I was picking as a teenager so it is possibly almost extinct.

Thanks Bernard - Yes, I was warned against Grapefruit after the last heart attack - apparently very high in Potassium which interferes with the Blood pressure and stabilising meds. Since I ditched all meds quite a while ago not a problem for me personally (except I don't like them)

Guys, remember I have a standing order for any excess rain you can spare, sans wind of course.

Acknowledging the differing vareties and names berween us, apple looks similar to a Diplomat. This variety is (was - I haven't seen it for many years) later season, smaller and more tart than the other "eating apples" like Johnathan, Five Crown and Delicious. It was also known for not keeping and us...

Lemon Wine? I have a gross excess of grapefruit (I can't find anyone who eats it, not even the cows or horses), perhaps mixed with other citrus I have available a reasonable wine could be forthcoming?

A Husky? Who uses a Husky these days?

I'm with you all the way Odsox - I will try anything just for the thrill of growing something different. I would advise against getting a "proper job"; I have one and it provides no real positives other than to keep the bank manager happy(ish). I got far more physical and psycological benefit from s...

Avocados are strange folk - like sunshine and water, hate wet feet - grow to about10 feet but have a poor root system - will grow well indoors but rarely fruit and are poorly self fertile. Generally take about 5 years to reach fruiting stage in commercial orhards. I know of a number of healty trees ...

The river is back up, running about 2 metres higher than the pic. unfortunately it is from water released for irrigation industries downstream and not rain. Due to the foibles of Federal Government finding I have just finished planting the new tree corrindor on the eastern Boundary (or rather the co...

You tweaked my curiosity on cereals Odsox. I wonder if any Ishers or have, grown and processed their own cereals? If so what was involved in method and uipment; particularly wheat for bread, oats for porridge and baking or barley (for whatever you might use processed barley for)? I do grow cereals f...

Time to give up? I replanted the lullaboo ravaged Brassicas and re-covered them, they are doing quite well provided the weather doesn't warm too soon and send them to head. BUT, the critters decided to uproot all my maturing onions and eat them instead! Yhey have tried the Rhubarb but only chewed a ...

Not all annual Odsox; as with yours they range from annual to five year periods. It was just that this year a few came due at once and the bank changed all their cards to tap types so these were all renewed at once. It was just the EVENT when I got a renewal in the mail each day last week that trigg...

A whinge or vent, take your pick It is that time of year again; the time when your various plastic card replacements arrive and you need to "activate" them etc. I have had three arrive this week and it started me thing about just what we are doing (I will reaffirm that selfsufficientish in practice ...

Too early to plant them here, at least in the open. If the weather continues to warm as it is perhaps plant in Mid Sept. to ensure the first ripe ones by Christmas