Hi Everyone,
I'm from Canberra (the nations capital) Australia. I've been vegi gardening for many years. I grow all the usual things peas carrots beans tomatoes pumpkins etc but I also love to grow the unusual. This year I'm taking a punt at giant pumkins and a type of kale called Chou Moullier. You harvest it leaf by leaf, starting at the bottom of the stem and work your way up. Suppost to get to 3-4 ft tall. ( not sure off hand what that is in new money) :)
I'm not sure how giant the pumpkins will be as my previous effort at growing a giant plant resulted in the worlds shortest "Giant Russian Sunflowers" My tallest was bearly a metre high, much to the mirth and merryment of my family. Still the birds loved them so it wasn't a complete failure.
I'm really into the heirloom vegis and get my seeds from various seed savers around the country.
I've had a quick look round the site and its amazing. Scads of info and experience to tap into and everyone seems very friendly.
Cheers Alison
Hello from Australia
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Hi and welcome 
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, glad you like the site!http://chateaumoorhen.blogspot.com/boboff wrote:Oh and just for MMM,(thanks)
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Hi there and welcome
Let us be lovely
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And let us be kind
Let us be silly and free
It won't make us famous
It won't make us rich
But damn it how happy we'll be!
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Member of the Ish Weight Loss Club since 10/1/11 Started at 12st 8 and have lost 8lb so far!
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Hi Alison, welcome to Ish
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Hi and welcome !
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Welcome to ISH 
I truly believe this is the friendliest forum on the web
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I truly believe this is the friendliest forum on the web
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Re: Hello from Australia
Ooh sorry I am late! Hullo, it is true this is the friendliest bestest forum ever.
I hope you aren't freezing too much, I live down in Tassie but spent the first 22 years of my life in Canberra. What part of the Capital are you in?
I hope you aren't freezing too much, I live down in Tassie but spent the first 22 years of my life in Canberra. What part of the Capital are you in?
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