Last weekend, we finally had some real rain here in Melbourne.   Some parts of the city had tennis ball sized hailstones, and many cars were damaged beyond repair.   Luckily, my suburb just had very heavy rain, with thunder and lightening. Afterwards you could almost see the plants smiling happily as they soaked up the water.   [...]

Finally, I’ve managed to get at least one of my zucchini plants to fruit!   Still waiting on the pumpkin, and for some reason, they don’t do well in my garden.  Perhaps I don’t water enough; I don’t know, but I’ll keep trying, because I’m determined to succeed with them one day. Out of twelve zucchini [...]

A new start in the garden is a good idea on New Year’s Day, and since the chickens were killed a short time ago, it’s time to change the look of the garden.   It’s certainly been a lot tidier since their demise, although I’d rather have the mess. Since we no longer need to have [...]

Although it’s only Spring, the weather is mid-Summer, with almost every day for the past week over 30C, and not much relief in sight, let alone any rain. Even some of the hardiest plants, such as roses, are beginning to show signs of suffering, and we can’t give them enough water.   Not that we are [...]

September was the first month of Spring, and for the first time in years, the spring rains happened! At least for the first month. We’re hoping for a lot more in the next two months, before summer arrives. The weather bureau isn’t being very hopeful, however. Our total for the month was 95.25 mls, a [...]

Yesterday, while browsing around the hardware store plant section, we came across an Acmena smithii, otherwise known as a lillipilli. This is an Australian native plant, with edible berries. This is a plant we’ve been looking for over the past couple of months, so we picked out a good strong looking young one, and took [...]