I’ve read of various people trying numerous ways to successfully germinate tagasaste seeds. From direct planting to boiling in water for one minute or scarifying the seeds and planting. I too have made endeavours to get hard coated seeds such as acacia and tagasaste seeds to germinate through various means and I’ve settled on a … Continue reading How I Successfully Grow Tagasaste from Seed
To the local Nyoongar people of the area this part of the year is known as Makuru, the Season of Fertility. In such a dry place as Australia this stands to reason. Water falls and allows plants and animals to reproduce and prepare for the coming dry spell that lies beyond the wetter months. The … Continue reading Makuru – The Winter Wet
Autumn. From previous years observations I have noticed that there is a tendency for the Flycatchers to be on the move and more active in places where perhaps they are not at other times of the year. This usually means more frequent visits into urban gardens. We've had the Grey Fantails around and the Willy … Continue reading Backyard Birdlife – Perch & Trap
While I was mulching the Coral Tree twigs and leaves and being very careful not to touch the thorns, I was amazed at the lichen growing along the wood. Most of the woody parts of the tree limbs was covered with what appeared to be quite established lichen. The wood itself was reasonably fragile when … Continue reading I’m Lichen this for the Mulch
Our Professionally Engineered Leaf Trap has risen to higher levels of productivity with the recent winds. Days of high winds have started stripping the local park trees of their precious cover of leaves. These in turn have been deposited into our handy and convenient Leaf Trap at the base of our steps. So we have … Continue reading The Highly Productive, Professionally Engineered Leaf Trap
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