Alan's Garden Blog

Cheryl asked for wheels for her Balcony Garden so Clive the mad inventor from Puzey Garden Products came to the rescue: costs $55. "Hi AlanReceived the base yesterday. Very happy with it - and has a piece for towing also. Definitely first-rate.Many thanks and have a great ChristmasCheryl"

Flat out filling orders so I thought as a Christmas present to my customers I would freight free existing stock no matter where you live. You can get freight free  by nominating 'local delivery' when ordering on my web page. Alternatively call 0424 996 540 or email me to arrange. Stock available: Jumbo (3m x 1.1m) Mangrove, Pale Eucalypt, Paperbark Extra Large (2.4m x 1.1m) Zinc, Pale Eucalypt, Classic Cream, Jasper, Windspray,Cove, Gully, Terrain, Monument Large Slim (2.4m x .6m) Mangrove, Pale Eucalypt, Paperbark, Jasper Space Saver (1.6m x .9m) Pale Eucalypt, Paperbark, Jasper Standard (1.3m x 1.1m) Zinc, Pale Eucalypt, Manor Red, Windspray,...

Made a Thai curry yesterday, I was able to get everything from my gardens except the shrimp paste-still working on that. Shopping list I was able to pluck totally from my Watersaver gardens: ginger, garlic, galangal, coriander, lemongrass and chillies. Also have a lime tree for the required lime peel. Obviously saves money but also much more convenient than heading to the shops for lack lustre weeks old product.  

Believe it or not, these spuds have been planted the recommended distance apart. With gardening you never stop learning. The more compost I add to the soil the better my harvests have been. I also added plenty of rock minerals before planting this year. After that they have been ignored because of the amount of work I have had on. Previous years I have trailed hilling them with different material (straw-mulch-soil), did not make any difference. This year I just used the cheap bulk commercial compost, looks like it worked a treat.