tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post4531451163025081589..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Bloom'in hereChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-285187736079997932014-09-28T07:45:17.436+10:002014-09-28T07:45:17.436+10:00I'm familiar with that area, as we used to liv...I'm familiar with that area, as we used to live in Harlaxton, near the Red Roster, on the highway - or the backstreets thereof.<br /><br />The older estate on Hogg Street, had some rather large blocks as I recall. I remember when that new estate (near the IGA) and Tor Street, was all green paddocks. Not so, now.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-44720236759371286902014-09-28T07:30:15.074+10:002014-09-28T07:30:15.074+10:00Chris, we are over near Baillie and the blocks in ...Chris, we are over near Baillie and the blocks in our street are fairly large. No so with the newer blocks though. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-72358196779752245542014-09-27T23:52:26.755+10:002014-09-27T23:52:26.755+10:00Oh my, I forgot to reply. Sorry Nanna Chel.
Do yo...Oh my, I forgot to reply. Sorry Nanna Chel.<br /><br />Do you live on the outskirts of Toowoomba, to have 1/2 an acre? Even 1/4 of an acre is hard to find in town nowadays. They're all being bought and subdivided for townhouses and flats.<br /><br />I'd be interested to know how the dwarf variety goes for you. I've heard mixed stories - like they're not really dwarf, just smaller than the large ones. But I have no first hand experience so just going of hearsay. Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-17949851440230543452014-09-23T23:02:35.856+10:002014-09-23T23:02:35.856+10:00The old mulberry tree is quite large, Chris. We ha...The old mulberry tree is quite large, Chris. We have 1/2 acre here in town so there is plenty of room for it. Hubby is going to cut it down though and replace it with a dwarf mulberry. It must be over 35 years old by now. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-29568643693424173772014-09-09T09:37:23.249+10:002014-09-09T09:37:23.249+10:00It was the new rock wall I build recently, but I h...It was the new rock wall I build recently, but I had some die-hard plants which survived in the area for many year. What is new, is how well it is flowering this year. Just needed some more mulch to keep the moisture in the ground longer. I think the wall also helps retain water, instead of being just all slope.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-86560368526830574482014-09-09T09:35:27.850+10:002014-09-09T09:35:27.850+10:00I don't think you can beat a mulberry for the ...I don't think you can beat a mulberry for the hardiest of berries to grow. The leaves are also edible. I feed them to my guinea pigs. I bet your goats would love them. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-71468778062783902252014-09-09T03:03:15.102+10:002014-09-09T03:03:15.102+10:00Mulch does wonders! Didn't you post the photo ...Mulch does wonders! Didn't you post the photo of this spot awhile ago? That is what I was thinking this is-the progress report. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-57448582322126423202014-09-08T10:55:07.961+10:002014-09-08T10:55:07.961+10:00It's fun to see spring blooming. Everything lo...It's fun to see spring blooming. Everything looks so good. I've been thinking about possibly planting some mulberry trees, so it's interesting yours are doing well without a lot of fuss. I used to make mulberry jelly a long time ago. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-1918928051118406272014-09-07T10:55:29.907+10:002014-09-07T10:55:29.907+10:00Oh dear, I forgot to reply to this one. I had a co...Oh dear, I forgot to reply to this one. I had a couple of mature plants to start with the rock wall - they were already there, but I have added more recently. Fingers crossed, they live this time. The trick is to keep up the mulch I think. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-84264581870845637202014-09-06T05:48:44.995+10:002014-09-06T05:48:44.995+10:00You have such a pretty garden. If it were spring h...You have such a pretty garden. If it were spring here, we still wouldn't have many flowers blooming. Some bulbs perhaps and maybe a dandelion here and there. <br />I can't beleive how much the plants in your rock wall have filled in as well. Its looking wonderful. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-33953562773359075582014-09-05T15:23:56.035+10:002014-09-05T15:23:56.035+10:00Hi Nicole, its tax time here so I'm a little d...Hi Nicole, its tax time here so I'm a little disorganised with replying. The trusty old citrus is well placed in the garden, isn't it. Gotta love those vitamin c trees for winter time. I wonder if your kumquat has full sun? I have both a Marumi and Meiwa, and both have set fruit this year. Or perhaps its a new addition to the garden?Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-63612002894394724152014-09-03T19:07:05.499+10:002014-09-03T19:07:05.499+10:00i like your native fushia i also like the green wi...i like your native fushia i also like the green with the silver-grey foliage.<br />My Kumquat has not started to fruit yet, we are still getting mandarins and they are my go to snack when im heading up or down the yard as its right in the middle.Nicole and Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463146316953697505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-38807666455375040322014-09-03T11:32:19.354+10:002014-09-03T11:32:19.354+10:00Hello Chel, nice to meet another local. We're ...Hello Chel, nice to meet another local. We're nearer to Withcott than we are to Gatton, so Toowoomba is a place we visit quite regularly. The birds get our berries before the bats can even sniff them out. We get a couple of the lower growing ones, but we have to be quick!<br /><br />Has the mulberry tree taken over your yard? Our first rental home in Toowoomba had a massive old mulberry in the back yard, and the owner had to chop it back to its nearly 2 metre girth trunk, as per their maintenance plan, not ours. But it sprouted again and was back in business.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-70100947838251229982014-09-02T21:22:43.528+10:002014-09-02T21:22:43.528+10:00Hi Chris, just calling in from Nicole's blog. ...Hi Chris, just calling in from Nicole's blog. I see you are in the Lockyer Valley. I am up the hill in Toowoomba so we are almost neighbours :-) We are trying to save some of our mulberries from the flying foxes this year. They have become a bit of a pest when the berries are ripe as they poo all over the tree. I hope you get a good harvest. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.com