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A SOS to any green thumbs out there
I have always found gardening to be therapeutic and it has given me great joy. However, after a major crisis with Mr Darcy's health I have not had been able to get back into it. Have other gardeners suffered from a similar hiatus and how have you recovered and got going again?
Darcy
PS have a spot that needs filling any recommendations for a 1m high cool climate white flower plant?
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SmcSenior Contributor
Love getting "bonus plants" @Former-Member. 🙂
No planting done today due to sorting out happening instead, but I did get an egg from our chooks, and picked some celery, parsley, silverbeet and a couple of sweet chilli capsicums to go into dinner.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
My gardening effort for today includes moving on a large swarm or wasps.
Sitting having morning coffee with Darling and saw this above our heads.
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SmcSenior Contributor
Not Euro Wasps I hope @Determined?
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Paper wasps I think @Smc
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SmcSenior Contributor
Mmmm... move them carefully @Determined. My sister copped a couple of stings from some that had made themselves at home at our parent's place. Hurt for ages. 😞
And we found out that offspring return to their nesting site the next year to rebuild. We had to use surface spray to stop them. Not my preferred option; with a Field Nats Dad, I don't like killing them, but they were nesting right near the front door. Too dangerous.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
These wasps won't be coming back @Smc
In the past I have tried a hose and to move wasps on I got attacked both times so this time I used spray and added a little flame to the equation.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Not the most responsible method but it was effective and exciting for the children.
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SmcSenior Contributor
Yep... pity it's so hard to simply persuade them to go elsewhere.
I've planted some more garlic today. Most of the earlier plantings are up. All being well, I should get a decent crop back. Last year I put them in too late.
I'm still getting a trickle of tomatoes too, what with this crazy warm weather. Both Victoria and South Aus have had bushfires at "Emergency Warning" level today. Not usually a problem by mid-autumn.
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Unknown userMember
Are you sure you didn't see a warning for Qld too @Smc ? Particularly in the vicinity of @Determined's residence.
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SmcSenior Contributor
.... yeah @Former-Member, I think @Determined got away with that one.
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