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Author:  Callatya [ Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Hello there, garden folk!

Hi :-)

I am starting to enjoy this whole gardening and food-growing business, but I think I am driving my friends and family a bit crazy with all of my plans and intentions. That is where you guys come in :-) You'll listen to my wild plans for a productive garden, right? :-) Please? :P

I am slowly slowly hacking my way through what had become a jungle. The backyard has good bones, I just failed to maintain it, then there was drought and nothing woud grow, then there was dog who offed my tomato plants, and now I am determined to have a good solid food-producing garden within 5 years. 4 really, because I have used most of this one weeding and planting. OK, so 4 years. That is doable, right?

It also has to be pretty with flowers. Partner demands flowers. I have enough trouble keeping green things growing, let alone convincing things to bloom.

Anyway, I hope to learn heaps, and come up with good ways to keep the food coming in the back door :-)

I hear you guys like pictures so I'll leave you with the best flower I have managed all year. It is my guard cactus (it lives by the front door) and this is the very first flower it has given since I've had it :-D Can't eat it, but man it is beautiful :-)

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Cheers,
Abbey

Author:  Charlie [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello there, garden folk!

Hi Abbey :wave:

looking forward to some pics of your garden

Author:  Faye [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello there, garden folk!

Love your story, I too had a garden with good bones, probably in its prime in 2007 and then the garden rooms changed and aquaponics entered my life. So back on the horse and finding better ways of managing things and creating that garden that is productive. We lurve photos so please share, before, during and after.
Welcome Abbey :)

Author:  Callatya [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello there, garden folk!

Thank you for the welcome :-)

I have my before pictures up now, but it will take me a while to catch up to where I currently am.

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