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Someone on freecycle Sydney recently offered worms plus worm farm ... went quickly. 'tho

I like celeriac roasted ... just put it in with all the other veg in your Sunday roast

Might depend on why you are mulching ... here (Australia), the purpose is mainly to prevent moisture loss through evaporation & cool the roots. But I'm guessing, as you're going into winter, your purpose is somewhat different? Usually here people recommend waiting until the soil warms up a bit b...

Hmm, maybe it would be worthwhile putting together a fact sheet on organic composts, teas etc & getting someone to translate it into French. It is a real worry when people risk jail for disseminating useful information. But at least with the Internet, others may be able to help store/promote the...

Goodlife, if you lived where I do, I'd have told you to check the mint was moist but not waterlogged & partly shaded ...

Wales mightn't get as hot as New South Wales (Sydney's state), 'tho

Hmm, I've been wondering whether I'd like a fig tree, in a pot.

I came across this recipe for 'whitewash' to paint on fig trunks ... thought you might be interested. From the ABC, sorta like the BBC:

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1335121.htm

Has anyone grown tea (camellia sinensis) or coffee (arabica)? I'm a cup or 2 of tea a day person, but probably drink less coffee. D'you know how many plants I'd need to be selfsufficientISH? I've heard coffee is quite hard to prepare yourself, but as I live near some 'boutique coffee roasters' I tho...

Thanks for the link Nev!!!

Looks like it's the same bloke (Joel Malcolm), btw.

Just watched a really interesting TV program on Gardening Australia (ABC TV, like BBC). Basically, the fish wastes provide nutrients for the plants/veggies and the veggies clean the water for the fish. Neat system, I reckon!! Supposed to be pretty easy to setup from materials found in your local har...

My climbing beans in a pot are just starting to come up, and the first/seed leaves look really yellow, I mean all over yellow, not just veins ... What do you reckon: (a) don't worry yet (easy!)? (b) hope it rains less (or that the rain moves over to the catchment area)? (c) test to see if the soil r...

Oooops, found the answer to me own question:

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1664907.htm

Now, where to buy?

No luck here with 'Hollow Crown', and that's even after 2 weeks solid rain (in a drought!!). Ahh well, only my first attempt ...

Cool theory!!!! My German lecturer was writing a paper on where the Aussie accent came from, and he reckoned it was a mixture of UK regional accents, mixed according to the proportions of early UK convicts/settlers that came from those regions. But goodness knows, the flies in the mouth theory could...

Mmmm, yep, a macadamia tree would be beautiful .. but I think they grow 10 meters or more. Maybe someone will breed a dwalf macadamia oneday? I don't think there's been much work on breeding / selecting cultivars for Australian nuts & fruits (except macadamias, but that was in Hawaii & perha...

I read hazelnuts are ripe when they fall off the trees. But that was in an Aussie book & we dont have squirrels!!!!