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  Christopher Dempsey March 13, 2011 at 6:49am

  Hi Ellen

   

  Yes, my partner Paul is a bee-keeper. He worked for Comvita for a number of years, and firmly gave it up to go into horticulture. He's back into bees now but only in a hobby sense...

   

  I am sorry I didn't get to see your garden - I didn't go on the Heroic Gardens tour this year. Hopefully I will get to see it at some point during the year!
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  Earl Mardle March 8, 2011 at 9:10pm

  Hi Ellen.

   

  Got your message attached to the friend request. I am home most of the time still so any time is good with only small reservations.

  Drop by for a chamomile tea after work if you like, or maybe call in over the weekend?
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  Earl Mardle March 7, 2011 at 11:59pm

  Hi Ellen.

  Thanks for the kind words. I've decided to try and curb the spuds a bit. The last lot grew beautifully, flowered and died as prescribed and produced many tubers but very small, about the size of an MP's brain. So I'm wondering if the soil was too rich and soft or the heat of the tyres forced the process too quickly. Anyway I'm pinching out leaders and trying to slow the development to see if I can to give the tubers time to develop.

  As for the Austrian pumpkins, like you, we had a total failure to germinate last season and only got 2 away this year, but they do produce well, we have a second crop on one of the vines now, two fruit at about 3KG already.

  I'll see if Linda has any seeds left. I think we should save some from the successful plants and try them next year as well, I think they may have been flowering early enough to avoid crossing with the other pumkins higher up the slope or the rock melons next to them.

  A cutting from your hop plant would be a very welcome exchange.

  We must exchange visits again, there have been huge changes since you were here last and I'll bet your place is a long way down the track as well.

  BTW, did you get that olive smoker up and running for this year's crop?
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  Pete Russell February 21, 2011 at 12:38am

  Hi Ellen.  Very happy to promote this event.  The best way is if you could write up a blog about it and I can feature it to the front page.  Also, it might be an idea to add it as an event on Ooooby too.
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  Laura King May 26, 2010 at 4:03am

  Hi Ellen,
  
  I see you are also gardening in Sandringham. Would be keen on swapping or buying some produce with/from you. Take a look at my page and see if I have anything you would like.
  
  
  Thanks,
  
  
  Laura.
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  Shona Cullen May 24, 2009 at 12:34pm

  Robbie Deighton's Page he's an expert!!!
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  Shona Cullen May 24, 2009 at 12:34pm

  Hi Ellen, If you look just under your picture there is photos, just click that and follow the files you have right finger click to preview photos if you are no sure that it the one you want double left click if it is the one you want then sift them in to a folder to veiw!!! I hope I have explain this in some understandable way. if this don't work contact....
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  Pete Russell May 19, 2009 at 9:48am

  Try going here https://ooooby.ning.com/photo/photo/new
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  Robyn Wolfe May 18, 2009 at 12:31pm

  Thank you for all that wonderful information.
  I haven't actually tasted a kiwano yet. I have several but they take such a long time to ripen here. They are sitting under frost cloth - here's hoping. Apparently they are full of lime green tiny cucumber like seeds (a bit like passionfruit) and they can be mixed in fruit salad or eaten as is with a dash of sugar.
  If you already have photos on your computer I think you click photos and then browse. Then when your chosen photo comes up you press open on a another window and it's there - and that' from someone who stewed for hours trying to work it out. I hope I've got it right now.
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  Robyn Wolfe May 18, 2009 at 8:04am

  Hello! I see you are growing yakon and wonder if you would tell me when is the best time to dig up the roots? Do you store the stems or plant them straight back? Your garden sounds brilliant! Any chance of some photos?
  What is chia??