Strawberries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvakOn9upuE

How to hang them (so you can take them down again)

More on Strawberries in guttering:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcNDHC_BLNc

Be mindful of runners.

https://youtu.be/HIw9bxz73c0

Boogins yard to go live on the net!!!

I've ordered this:

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers-tablets/connected-home/swann/swann-ads-466-indoor-outdoor-wi-fi-security-camera-with-smart-alerts/881905/

And will be adding a speaker system, via a Raspberry Pi microcomputer, to shoo birds and to live-stream parties in my yard/Tell robbers the police have been called etc.

It's motion activated, and can be viewed anywhere in the world.

A digital backyard....

GRASS!!!

So in order to make the back yard safe and enjoyable for my son when he visits, I've added grass.  It's only in seeds, so it will take a while to set and become luscious.

I've bought a hand mower for the future when the yard requires it. If all goes well, I should have a beautiful yard in no time.

This is after the first 7 days :)

I used Sun and Shade seed mix due to the tree, and so the seeds would be fertilised for their initial growth.

Summer Planting

So here is my third and probably last raised garden bed. I wish I'd done it in Spring time, as almost all herbs have to be planted in the spring.

I'm waiting a little while, then planting in snow pea, and have regular pea on order.

Here's the pic:

The lettuce was amazingly productive, as was the Kale, though the Kale is a cabbage moth magnet and it is a daily chore of removing the caterpillars and throwing them onto the ivy (they can eat all the ivy for all i care).

Carrots were very small. I think I needed to loosen the soil with more mulch and chook poo. Next time.

Planting Guide

http://www.theseedcollection.com.au/WebRoot/ecshared01/Shops/TheSeedCollection/MediaGallery/pdf/TheSeedCollection-_Sowing_Chart.pdf


Also: How to propagate seeds

http://www.theseedcollection.com.au/epages/shop.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/TheSeedCollection/Categories/Feed/Sowing_Seeds_Successfully&utm_source=TheSeedCollection+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=ed14f68627-Summer_newsletter_201511_25_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5b2a8f3c6e-ed14f68627-3114629&goal=0_5b2a8f3c6e-ed14f68627-3114629

Vertical Gardens

Worth a thought...

http://www.standeyo.com/NEWS/10_Food_Water/100105.vertical.gardening.html

Planter Boxes!!!

I finally got off my fat backside in time for spring planting. Photos below are of the two new big planting areas and the large planter box I created today.

Raddish, spring onion, parsley, carrots, and lettuce will be the first to be planted.

I've also invested in some chicken wire to create some frames to cover the planting areas (to stop cats and butterflies from eating and stomping them).