"I would be keen to come along and help out too! Also would be keen to find weeds that rabbits eat :)
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"I've been told that there are heaps of blackberries growing at the back of Chingford Park, but I haven't been up there to check it out myself. There seems to be heaps of elderberries growing all over the place as well - once you know what…"
Yvonne Symons replied to Mary Lockerbie's discussion Free local food? in the group Dunedin NZ"Well people I guess we start walking the streets and see what we can find."
liz replied to Mary Lockerbie's discussion Free local food? in the group Dunedin NZ"i would also love to know hwere i could go foraging around dunedin - where are the mushrooms???the apple trees and the blackcurrants and blackberries??? i do hope there is someone out there who can help us - i am sure the dcc in all its madness…"
Yvonne Symons replied to Mary Lockerbie's discussion Free local food? in the group Dunedin NZ"I am new to Dunedin and I would also be interested to know of a list of places to go."
"I think the trick is just to start on a little bit at a time (like your rose bushes!) - otherwise it's really easy to feel completely overwhelmed and not know what to tackle first. That's how I've been feeling recently, but now…"
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Exploring which plants are beneficial to each other when planted together and which plants are best kept apart.
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To share ways of preserving what you've grown such as bottling, freezing, dehydrating.See More
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"Thanks Tiffany - I'm hoping that one day it will turn into a modest, but thriving paradise of food production . . . as well as being an enjoyable place to relax!! (I want a mini orchard with all sorts of fruit trees that's an arbor to sit…"
Annie Cree commented on Mary Lockerbie's photodscf0746 (2)
"Hi Mary, thanks for sharing the before photos, we'll get to see the transformation as it happens and then you'll get to sit back and feel the achievement!
Hope all goes well!
Tiffany"
Hester commented on Mary Lockerbie's blog post Hidden Treasures"Loved reading about your garden and your plans. If the vinegar doesn't work on the carpet you could try an enzyme based cleaner.I use Bioluvil but I don't think you can get it any more. I used to breed Burmese cats so I learnt tricks for…"
Mary Lockerbie posted a blog postVictory is mine!
Okay, I know this is a blog site about growing food . . . . but I aint growing much in the way of food yet . . . but I did manage to wrestle the rose garden bed into submission over the course of this weekend. It was an epic battle, and involved the digging out of a large succulent (which fortunately had very shallow roots) but the garden is now composted, mulched and edged with rocks. Oh, and has three carpet roses planted in it (two of which may or may not survive - they've lived in pots for…See More
"Some cool links I found when looking for the Wild Foragers mailing list:
Urban Foraging in Auckland & Christchurch
An interesting NZ wild food blog
List of online self-sufficiency books"
"I think I'd be a bit nervous about stuff growing beside the road, not just because of possible pesticide contamination but also because of all the road pollution they'd get :( I haven't come across much growing on common land here,…"
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Victory is mine!
Okay, I know this is a blog site about growing food . . . . but I aint growing much in the way of food yet . . . but I did manage to wrestle the rose garden bed into submission over the course of this weekend. It was an epic battle, and involved the digging out of a large succulent (which fortunately had very shallow roots) but the garden is now composted, mulched and edged with rocks. Oh, and has three carpet roses planted in it (two of which may or may not survive - they've lived in pots for… Continue
Posted on September 6, 2009 at 5:36pm
Hidden Treasures
Well, it's a beautiful day here in Brockville, and the sun is shining and warm, but not so warm that redheaded me fears to go out into the death rays. I finally have some energy to spare on weekends for more than sleeping, and I decided to get outside and do some gentle weeding. Having recently (well, if you call four months recent) moved into this house, and then having major surgery straight afterwards (and by that I mean I moved in on a Saturday and had major open abdominal surgery the… Continue
Posted on August 29, 2009 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments
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