tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post6799236829091405026..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Another job doneChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-73407186232507972782015-06-24T22:21:44.459+10:002015-06-24T22:21:44.459+10:00Glad to hear that your plants thrived. They probab...Glad to hear that your plants thrived. They probably just needed a minute to compose themselves:) The new name must of been a part of the cache clearing the other day. I haven't had time to change it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-9648312415592329702015-06-24T07:36:02.094+10:002015-06-24T07:36:02.094+10:00I had to look you up, to recognise who you were at...I had to look you up, to recognise who you were at first! The name sounded familiar, but it clicked once I was taken to your website. ;)<br /><br />Yes, I did cut it away. I would have saved it, if I didn't still need the chicken wire around the area to keep critters out. They were joined together by a strand of wire. I'm glad I cut it away though, because its been up for seven years and as I brought it down, all these tiny fibres (I imagine plastic) were floating everywhere. <br /><br />Happy to report though, the plants are doing really well! My rubarb is bursting with new stems and rapid growth. So is the silverbeet. I have some daikon radish which I can't wait to try for the first time either. I'm wanting to try some fermented veg with it. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-67100606190896335302015-06-24T07:28:24.849+10:002015-06-24T07:28:24.849+10:00Just got back from a small computer break, so I...Just got back from a small computer break, so I'm sorry for the late reply. Shade cloth will definitely help during summer. I know of some keen veg growers in extremely hot conditions (worse than ours) which grow lots of year round veggies, because of the shade cloth. <br /><br />The thing you have to note is, don't get the cloth capable of blocking the most sun. You want your plants to still receive a good dose of sunlight. So maybe experiment with one bed first, to find what kind of shade cloth works best in your conditions. Those I've read about, tend to start with the cloth which blocks the least amount of sunlight first.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-34528189744496433022015-06-21T22:27:57.468+10:002015-06-21T22:27:57.468+10:00Chris, if you water your plants fairly well,they s...Chris, if you water your plants fairly well,they should recover from that wilt but you could always just use a row cover during the hottest time of the day. A worn sheet would do the trick as it sounds like you cut away your shade cloth-but maybe its still usable. <br />I love the way this garden is coming out! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-23666440122999877672015-06-21T07:53:49.117+10:002015-06-21T07:53:49.117+10:00I really must try the shade cloth. I think it woul...I really must try the shade cloth. I think it would make a difference for many of our veggies that don't do well in our intense summer sun. Anything to extend the season!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com