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Comment by Tony Lucas on January 17, 2011 at 11:07pm

I would definitely like to know about the milk to as I am having slight problems with powdery mildew. Typically it is taking my marrows.
I didn't get a lot done today as I have a particularly bad toothache. I also have a toe and an ankle which are severely infected. So I have definitely not felt like doing much of anything today.
The Toe incident definitely taught me one thing do not drop reciprocating saws on your foot, they tend to be rather heavy and don't say sorry.
I did a bit of rearranging in the sitting room the other day so I now have a nice easy chair that faces out the French windows so I can now easily watch my birds as they go about their business in my garden. They are such a joy to watch.
I harvested a couple of tomatoes this morning they are just starting to come on and I eagerly look forward to this year's crop as it seems we are going to have an abundance which will be ideal for making tomato sauce for the first time ever produced from our own garden. The boys and I are greatly looking forward to this.
The beans are now producing prolifically and I am picking every second day and freezing them.
The beetroot has all so come on and I will very shortly be bottling a massive crop, we are all very large beetroot eaters here so these will come in very handy.
My three sisters planting is doing extremely well and the corn is growing like I have never grown corn before. I substituted squash plants for Kamo kamo and these are also starting to produce and will be very much appreciated as I had missed the taste since last season. Does anyone know of a way of preserving these culinary delights.

Comment by Kate on January 17, 2011 at 10:32pm

do you spray neat milk or is there a dilution ratio to rid plants of powdery mildew

Comment by Jane Maarie on January 17, 2011 at 9:37am

I thought I had killed my cucumbers the other day with the milk solution because all the leaves looked like they were dying!  But alas, tis was not the case as in the evening when the weather became somewhat cooler they started to perk up.  Whew! Turned my compost over earlier this morning after feeding the chooks. There is a fine shower in the air today so I am going to make the most of it and plant 48 greiselinias for  shelter  around my small orchard. In each hole I will be filling it with my homemade compost as I have with every tree, shrub, vegetable & flower bed.

Comment by Jacob Verbeek on January 16, 2011 at 9:53pm

Hi John: what do you use to fertilise?  Am trying to work out my own fertiliser strategy.  I can't seem to make enough compost to keep up with the demands of the vege patch.

Comment by John Wood on January 16, 2011 at 7:42pm

Spent a couple of hours spreading fertiliser around all the garden - including the ornamentals - gave everything a deep water - 36 today and sitting around 37 all week nearly. Removed last of the tomatoes from spring plantings - next lot on the way - hope they fruit before winter! Still pletny of cherry toms - cucumbers had it for now and zucchinis on last legs -  were very productive this year. May try to squeeze in one more crop before winter.

Have just one bed left to convert to drip irrigation pipes but have to wait for cherry toms to die off first!

 

Planted a grapefruit tree last night - need to build retaining wall near the bed this week ready for the winter landscaping I hope to do on that end of the yard. Plant a few fruit trees out back door but must improve soil and levels of the ground first.

 

Check my blog for the early Jan photos and harvesting  Organic Home Gardening

Comment by Hester on January 16, 2011 at 7:26pm

Watering and going to add more  mulch. It's very hot and dry here. 34.9 degrees at 6.30pm.

Comment by Jane Maarie on January 13, 2011 at 10:41am

Tried the milk solution this morning on my cucumbers, watermelons & on the base of my tomatoe plants.  I don't appear to have any powdery mildew on any of my plants but since most of my vegges are in my "trial" gardens I thought I would try to prevent it from happening. I made 2 small wire frames last night to protect my blueberry plants but I still have a few more to go...boohoo. Picked green apple cucumbers & rhubarb this morning.

Comment by Malcolm & Sue on January 12, 2011 at 7:30pm

in response to Comment by Jane Maarie Ruys on January 6, 2011 at 9:32am

 

we have a lot of problems with birds, cats and dogs - our solution is to create a covered potager that excludes all pests and so far it seems to be working.  a lot of time but we have found bird netting combined with wind break has worked well.

the downside is that birds do not eat the insects but we keep the thing as clean as possible.  we do have woodlice and earwigs but so far they have not had a significant effect on the vegetables

picking tomatoes, cucumbers and chillies from the tunnel house and eating lettuce, carrot etc from the open area.  and of course strawberries every day.

many other berries coming along but they wont reach full production until next year

Comment by Lynn on January 11, 2011 at 8:22pm

Made sweet cucumber freezer pickles today. OMG...YUM!

Comment by moggy on January 10, 2011 at 11:57pm

I need to find a solution to the major earwig infestation, it is devastating pretty well everything. I would have preferred not to spray, but other methods have failed and so now need a chemical solution. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. NB it is a hydroponics set up, so bear that in mind.

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