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CheerBearSenior Contributor
Being outside and enjoying the beautiful plants and flowers that are about is definitely something that's keeping me going at the moment, so I thought it might be nice to grow our own garden here where we can all enjoy it.
Please add any pictures, links, chats about anything you're enjoying in your garden, have found on a walk, wish you had in your garden etc. Or just enjoy wandering around 🙂
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Unknown userMember
Bit of hard manual labour today! Digging out the old raised beds because they’re riddled with grass. I’ll set them up again with lasagna filling (compost, pea straw, chicken manure) after I’ve prepped the whole area. Last time I just dug out the area where I was putting the beds and laid some newspaper - I’m going to be a bit more thorough this time, now I know how aggressive the grass is.
Digging out the beds is proving quite hard work as I need to loosen everything with a mattock first, then be very careful about the edges as the metal is not rigid.
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DimitySenior Contributor
Looks a big job @Former-Member .
I should spread compost and plant out a few things.
I've been more diligent about watering my pots of orchids and some have put on new growth .
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OaktreeSenior Contributor
Hi @Dimity @CheerBear @Former-Member @Libra @Shaz51
I have ventured into the garden and planted seeds into a metal tub just over a week ago. Yesterday and today they have just started germinating. So excited!
@Dimity I am pleased to hear that your garlic chives are reshooting. I probably planted way too many garlic chives. I love them though so it won’t matter. It might just turn into a tub full of garlic chives once I pull the carrots and cucumbers out.
@Former-Member I have a raised garden bed exactly like yours only bigger. I bought it from Aldi. I haven’t filled it with soil yet. It’s just sitting, waiting in my living room. Looking forward to getting it out into the garden.
Meggle
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
what lovely updates @Oaktree , @Dimity , @Former-Member , @Libra
we have been planting some cuttings from the ixorys , bankok roses , fingers that that they will grow for us
@amber22 , @FloatingFeather
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DimitySenior Contributor
@Oaktree @Shaz51 @Former-Member I planted a number of herbs and cottage garden plants a couple of weeks ago and they've settled in well. I still have a few waiting in pots. It's been wet here and I'll need to catch up with the weeds. I'm still undecided about whether to put my new daffodil and hyacinth bulbs in pots or in the garden.
I remember you sharing the great colour range you have in your ixoras @Shaz51
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LibraSenior Contributor
Do ixora grow from cuttings?
I will have to give it a go. We have a large bush, but mustn't get enough sun, it doesn't flower well. xo🪴
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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor
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Hi @ArraDreaming . Things are not going very well on my end, going through a bit of a tough time so I’m not logging in much.
As for the garden though, I’ve finally managed to remove one of the raised beds and my Grevillea lanigera is flowering, which is nice.
I’ll come back to the forums when life settles down a bit.
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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor
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