tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post1062146955588403695..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: When you can't go outsideChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-55855531035704805332011-12-24T11:44:52.794+10:002011-12-24T11:44:52.794+10:00Hi again LindaM, it would be good if you could re-...Hi again LindaM, it would be good if you could re-pot them but your mother in laws tonuge may surprise you if it does die, because they can reshoot even when they look dead.<br /><br />Finger's crossed it makes it through the winter, so you can repot and pamper it then. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-384561954962451302011-12-24T11:42:35.153+10:002011-12-24T11:42:35.153+10:00Hi Farmer Liz, yes Hatton Vale is one of those hot...Hi Farmer Liz, yes Hatton Vale is one of those hot spot areas which are growing fast. We're actually closer to Toowoomba than Brisbane, but a lot of the land in between share similar features.<br /><br />I know what you mean about the travelling though, as Dave has a 30 minute drive into Toowoomba for work. When he use to work near Plainlands, it was a 40 minute drive!<br /><br />I admire your cow keeping skills and hope your farming aspirations keep growing. Thanks for stopping by. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-61436739784653482932011-12-22T09:40:38.362+10:002011-12-22T09:40:38.362+10:00Hi Chris, thanks for commenting on my blog. I fee...Hi Chris, thanks for commenting on my blog. I feel the same when I miss out on gardening time, especially in winter. I don't know if I mentioned it anywhere, but we used to live in Hatton Vale before we moved to Nanango. I miss the Lockyer Valley, it was so convenient to Brisbane, but nice and rural, however we were both commuting to work 1 hr each way, so that wasn't very nice! Now at least we're close to work. I have similar issue to you with our bizarre climate in Nanango, in summer we get the heat and humidity and in winter we get heavy frosts, its hard to know what to grow! Cheers, LizAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-34071674052862255172011-12-21T05:28:49.576+10:002011-12-21T05:28:49.576+10:00Chris, right now they are in the kitchen which is ...Chris, right now they are in the kitchen which is the only place that isn't under construction. They get adequate light but seem to dislike the dry heat that we humans need to survive this winter. I looked again at the aloe. I think it needs to be repotted in fresh soil. I bet they all need to be fed but we don't have anything on hand. I will look to see if I can buy a bag of potting soil but this time of year, these things are scarce around here! <br />I will keep watering too. I underwater if anything.LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-33144659514567343202011-12-20T20:30:09.049+10:002011-12-20T20:30:09.049+10:00I hear you with the dirt particles Linda. The tric...I hear you with the dirt particles Linda. The trick is to have a good bark based potting mix - there are even ones you can buy that have no soil at all. The only problem with those ones is you can never let them go dry, or they set like concrete!<br /><br />We get mould spores inside the house anyway, because we need to improve our house's ventilation. It helped when we put vents on top of the roof, but we also need some in the walls to improve air circulation.<br /><br />Always a work in progress isn't it. I can understand if the spores are bad enough to trigger allergies in you though. Best to prevent them. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-34089773739487595432011-12-20T20:24:40.595+10:002011-12-20T20:24:40.595+10:00I have decided we will call that plant, the purple...I have decided we will call that plant, the purple one. ;)<br /><br />Mother in laws tongue is a reputed "unkillable" in the plant world. Do you think it's struggling with the lower inside temperatures?<br /><br />The biggest killer of pot plants I've had in the past was either over or under watering. I actually remember a really good tip my mum used to use in the flat. She put put all the pot plants in the shower once a week and left it on for a few minutes.<br /><br />It cleaned the dust off the leafs so they could photosynesis and stopped the soil from drying up. She had a remedy for completely dry pots too: soaking the entire pot in a bucket of water for an hour. The water had to cover all the soil surface.<br /><br />We had lovely plants in the flat. :) I hope I can carry on the tradition, but I wish I could help more with your plants. I wonder if they need a new spot?<br /><br />I'm still new at keeping pot plantsChris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-19631078007770354442011-12-20T16:18:57.742+10:002011-12-20T16:18:57.742+10:00Plants indoors have mold spores in the dirt that s...Plants indoors have mold spores in the dirt that suffocate me, along with the dirt, fine particulates. I guess the unclean air is better than wheezing. Froggy is really cute. I thought I could not grow indoors. Husband was always harassing me about my never taking care of plants. Finally, in a rage toward the end of our marriage, he said he always watered all the plants each day because I was letting them die, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not water them enough to overcome my neglect...LOL.,.so he drowned all my plants over the years. Anything green--I can make it grow indoors or out.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-66232485392137204502011-12-19T13:25:49.374+10:002011-12-19T13:25:49.374+10:00I love your rustic bottles and all the plants. I&#...I love your rustic bottles and all the plants. I've seen that purple one before and can't remember its name.<br /><br />Not much luck with houseplants I'm afraid! I have an aloe and a mother in laws tongue and a pathos- all gifts. All struggling to stay alive!LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.com