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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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eudemonismSenior Contributor
@Former-Memberyes i feared that hyssop may be a very sensitive and temperamental plant to grow. Oh well. I will still try.
My parsley self seeded and is just going back into seeding mode. Even parsley seeds are edible.
Plus rocket was the other easy to grow herb i meant to mention. Basically sources of edible greens out the garden. Good for lots of things.
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Unknown userMember
Mr Darcy is very keen to get things done in the garden. Today we got stuck into the front yard. We both did a bit of weeding and I moved some nerine bulbs. Made noticeable progress 😀 in one of the garden beds.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
I got a bit more weeding and mowing done today. I am anxious to break out the chainsaw and do some pruning but not able to do that until after settlement. What I have done is even pushing it a bit. Boys are keen for me to start a veg garden with them.
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Unknown userMember
@Determined
Pruning + chainsaw in same sentence = yikes
Have you heard of square metre gardening (or square foot gardening)? Surprising how much you can grow in a small bed without it being burdensome.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
LoL @Former-Member
I suspect it has been a while since this garden has had any TLC so thinking more hair cut pruning nothing too drastic.
With the veg garden I am planning to get some little garden beds from bunnings. There is an old galvanised rain water tank I can have to cut down but saw these and decided that was easier and look better.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
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Unknown userMember
That looks like a good starting size @Determined the idea of square foot gardening you divvy bed up into squares and plant per square.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
This is great thanks @Former-Member it will be great to get us started 😊
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Unknown userMember
@eudemonism
I don't think hyssop is particularly hard to grow, more that it is not widely available in regular nurseries.
@Adge are you planning on planting any summer veg this year?
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AdgeSenior Contributor
Hi @Former-Member No sorry, I'm not planning on growing any summer veg.
I largely failed at vegie-growing school (except with Beans & Asparagas).
I'm sticking with what I'm good at - shrubs, trees & groundcovers.
If it has lots of flowers, then that's definitely a bonus.
My Naturtiums did so well, that they covered the entire backyard - I don't think they count as a vegetable, although they are used in salads (eaten).
Adge
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