4am I started researching grape pruning and sun up I started. 12 hours later and lots of jobs ticked off including lifting and potting up plants (before hubby used the brush cutter), pruning and tying up tomatoes (more to do), dehydrating herbs, harvesting and weeding. In venturing into our jungle of pepinos and grass left way too long, I found a lost bag of manure and an infestation of black scale. Those nasty things will be getting a shower of home made white oil to kill them. They have been an issue before and the amount of ants we have here doesn’t help. Lots of sunny days now in Melbourne, so the quicker I can get the weedy areas under control the better!

Not exactly what I thought mild yellow cayenne peppers would be like…

Hi all, I'm in Perth getting conflicting information on growing avacados. Planting In the ground: Some say Dig a big hole add good quality potting mix then plant it in the ground. Others say don't plant them in groung with organic matter use sand well draining soil. Other say use decomposed granite (DG) this is not here in australia one man said in australia we call this cracker dust but that's not true either? Planting In Pots Some say leave it in a pot for a year or 2 for the tree to mature. Sounds like good advice. Then some say use good quality potting mix with sand and perlite. But then i hear the perlite floats to the top when watering. Others say use only sand then fertilizer from the top. Some say use wood chips for potting mix. So I'm really confused here as I've just bought 3 avacado trees a sharwel, a Lamb Gass, and a fuerte and I want the to have the best start. Any advise appreciated Thanks Joe

With heavy clay soil and only visual gardens, before turning it into eadible gardens, I’ve had to remove everything to a blank canvas and start over. Have you had a journey like mine.

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