In this Episode:
*Geraniums - showy, sassy and drought tolerant. The low down on pelargoniums and geraniums, the first of a two part series.
*Growing raspberries : Fuzzy Fruit. Fresh fruit, pie, jam..where will it end!!!
*Garden Technique : Air layering. When you want to propogate those beloved shrubs and when cuttings just wont cut it.
*The latest on the Dig It Down Under Garden. Flower beds, vegie patch and more…
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Have a look at what is happening in the garden:
http://www.rileyjordan.com.au/digitblog/blogs/index.php?blog=3
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Web Site Update: Check out the web site for updated pages including Flower Gallery and a new dedicated vegie patch page!
Here are some pictures of the Pelargoniums in the dig it down under garden:
These Regals have pansy type flowers:
These zonals have interesting foliage and ‘birds foot’ type flowers:
These have scented or interesting folliage:
Cinnamon Pelargonium - dwarf
The leaves are scented
Rose Scented
Trailing Variety: This is a vigorous plant, even in poor soil. I trained in over an arch that was a couple of metres high and it still got out of hand.
Rasberries: I purchased my canes in winter from http://www.kinglake-raspberries.com.au/ This is a great resource site for all things raspberry!!!
Variety : Williamette
Now is the time to start preparing your soil for your raspberry patch. If you work full time then a little time every week to prepare the soil will make the whole process easy and seamless. Come winter, you just order the canes and pop them in!
There is a great article on air layering called AIR LAYERING FOR DIFFICULT-TO-ROOT PLANTS by Everett E. Janne. For some reason I cannot link to it directly but if you would like to cut and paste the title into google search, it should come up first on the list. Appologies for the inconvenience.
In the flower garden I have planted some Cerinthe plants. It’s the first time I’ve grown these and I have never seen them in real life. Here is a link to some information: http://theseedsite.co.uk/profile408.html
The vegie patch is powering along and you can see some pictures on the new vegie patch page on the web site at: http://digitdownunder.com/vegpatch.html
A gardening podcast that I highly recommend is at coopette.com. I’ve been listening for about a year now and even though it’s based in Brittan, a lot still applies to the land down under.
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