TEA ROOM # 43

I think if two people are trying to post the thread at the exact same time it may throw one out ...probably wrong but ...it's all I can think of ...
If anyone did not see this http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/dgfaq/all/
in the angel thread have a look ...Who knew ...I am such a dope!
Anyway it did remind me to get over there and help the new gardeners every now and then ...I first spent a few months over there until some fairy god mother joined me up and made me a subscriber ...what a wonderful shock and surprise that was. So I promise to get over there and help out a bit ...I have been so caught up in my angel journey I forgot, I promise to do better from now on.
So pop in there and have a look it's very informative (though I feel a bit of a goose)
marleneanne I hope your little bloke enjoys his day lovely age even if they have just figured out how to say NO.
Shell glad your babies are going well ...don't cook them though ...arvo shade.
cody lovely yellow rose is it golden celebration?
steve is that soot in your hair mate? glad the possom has gone.
elaine,brian all the gang and all the shy lurkers ...enjoy your day!



This message was edited Jul 31, 2009 8:58 AM

Hair! What hair? If it is soot then I am back to my black haired early days. Nothing but grey and shiny scalp these days! Table bits are sanded awaiting cutting. The boat in the garage which was going to sit on it's end and be an outdoor shower may now be a fish pond. Stay tuned for further developments.
No possums banging around on the roof now. I don't miss waking at 4am.
Just finished sending emails to Telstra / Bigpond re. the charge to me for the privilege of paying them by cheque.
It might only be a few dollars but we have 3 internet connections, internet hosting, 2 personal phone lines and 2 businesses with them. I would guess we spend about $800 a month with them. Time for a change? or is this the way of the world? (maybe we should start charging our clients) nah! too honest!
Have a great weekend
Steve

Hi Chrissy,thanks,no it is called Teasing Georgia.She has a very sweet smell to her as well.So everyone have a bless weekend and take care.

Cody

Hello everyone. A dry morning so far and a bit of wind which may dry up yesterdays showers. I need to weed. I will be knee deep in capeweed and grass soon.
It's nearly time to get out all the plant food and throw ir around too. I like to start around the middle of August down here. I have kept up a feed of well diluted Thrive during winter for the Angels and Chrysanthemums though.
I will be making copious amounts of the molasses recipe for all the plants. They love it .
Hello Chrissy. My computer trouble is nothing to do with DG, but an argument between Firefox and our virus thingy, Trend . They don't like each other and theres nothing we can do about it apparently. I'll see what happens later when the new Trend goes in. They got on very well together until a new version arrived.
I must get into that beginners area too Chrissy. I must admit, I have never gone in there. i must remedy that later this morning
Hello Steve. Glad you are back with us and still getting those projects going. The boat sounds interesting. I have seen one done as shelves. Great talking point anyway.
Cody, that is a beautiful rose. Your garden must look lovely.
Hello and goodbye to Sue as she is off and also Leisa. Lucky people. Enjoy those holidays.
We expect lots of photos.
I expect everyone else is busy with work and picking out plants for spring.
I am off to see how dry the weeds are so I can get a start while the sun is out.
Hello to everyone out there and any lurkers are welcome to come in for a chat and a cuppa.
Try this Fruit Cake with your cuppa.
Have a great weekend
Jean.

Hi Jean,thanks,hope you are having a great day.Well enjoy and stay warm and take care.The heat we had made the flowers stop growing for awhile.Some stuff is starting to bloom again,but don't know for how long because the heat is going to return again.

Cody

This message was edited Aug 1, 2009 12:53 AM

Brrrrrr ...but the sun will warm things up ...it's August!

Happy Birthday to all the horses
http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question63341.html
Bank Holiday Monday here in NSW ...anywhere else?
Time to start sowing seeds here ...anyone else starting their veggie seeds early? ...if so which ones ? I know up North it's been time just about all the time, but down here like jean said in the next couple of weeks.
Off to buy blood and bone and organic life today, I am very lucky here because we get large bags of many different aged manures for only 3.00 a bag.So it will be on for young and old around here shortly ...talk about making your eyes water!
Well look at the frost on my grandaughter's car ...I asked her to park in front of the Brugmansias to protect them last night ...

It's been such a strange winter ...some things like my pink hoey suckle are still blooming ...I have seen some agapanthus in flower up the mountain ...yet some trees dropped their leaves way before normal ...if I had to take a stab I guess it would have been considered a mild winter compared to the last two. This has surprised me a lot ...cestrum gave me some darling champaca seedlings and I was terrified they would die in the winter but two have continued to grow and are now over a foot high ...I do have them in a warm position but nevertheless it's quite a surprise ...I might add a very happy surprise, the other ones were sheltered on the verandah and have just sat quietly hardly any growth ...if only I had been braver.

I have to go call my brother shortly so bye for now ...glad you found your way back steve ...wow you have been busy ...elaine too.
I hope you all enjoy your sat., morning I know I will ...here are some of my frosted angels ...still lovely anyway.

Morning everyone. Have been baking for the last hour or so. Have made nutties and a strawberry jam slice. My Mum used to make nutties all the time but I cant make them like her. The boys like them so that's okay. No frost here this morning Chrissy. It's all overcast. Not too cool though. I dont plant vegies very much. I'm not a very good vegie grower. Ive got spinach growing, nearly ready to transplant. I also had some snow peas but they didn't come to much. Jean I started chucking some manure around yesterday. I bought a pink/mauve Hardenbergia to climb on my new arch from one side and I have put the white/pink Mandavilla on the shadier side. They're both in pots so I can move the whole thing if the sun is too hot for them. That's the plan anyway. Last lot of biscuits to come out so had better go and clean up now. Be back later. Everyone have a great day. Colleen

Hi Chrissy,love your brugmansia.Well enjoy your day and stay warm and take care.

Cody

Hello all, well its been a while since I posted anything here. glad to see some new members too!
had a good burn up this morning of bush rubbish on our block. Sat and Tues the only days we can burn. not always able to due to work and weather. so good to get a few areas cleaned up. major risk again for this summer and hopefully i wont be so nervous this time round. we missed out on any damage earlier in the year although we had a couple of serial fire bugs strike quite close by.
my succulents are coming along well and the swaps from members here are thriving. always looking to help out with swaps with others. frost hasnt been so severe this year thank goodness, Ive started sowing vege seed, chard , silver beets and lettuce, and will put some tomato and capsicums into the heat bed to kick start them, need to get the cuttings that are inthere out first though.
rain is our biggest issue , so hope that by planting into foam boxes that broccoli come in will give me a better chance this year.. last season i planted into the foam vege boxes but they are not tall enough and the water ran out of the sides. I cut the bottom out of one and stacked them on top of each other.it worked to a degree but think the brocolli boxes will be better.

wil post up some pics soon.

flowering gum.

Hello gardeb4grace, whay if the plant with the yellow flowers? colleen

agave filifolia

it is a cactus Dolichothele longimamma, Colleen

this is one of our larger column cactus

Thanks for that name. Beautiful flower. Have you got more. I'd be interested to see. Colleen

Good morning everyone. A cold dull morning here. We are expecting more strong winds. I hate wind.
A few showers yesterday and overnight. Just enough to stop any work being done outside. The weeds are having a ball. Growing madly and laughing at me. I hope that last lot of Roundup I was able to do will knock a lot back. At least until I catch up anyway.
Hello garden4grace. It lovely to see you again.. It has been a while. i do hope you are successful with your vegie growing. I use those poly boxes for my bigger succulents. Great for growing and movable.
Don't get Colleen started on your cacti. She loves them and has a beaut garden of them.
Hello Colleen, that cactus flower certainly is pretty. I see you running out to see if you have it.
Hello Chrissy. My goodness, that was a decent frost on the car. I'm glad we don't get much here. We do get some bad frost, but mainly down in the town and valleys. Your Angels are looking lovely despite the frost. Hardy darlings aren't they ?
Hello Cody. I love your azalea. They don't like it here which is a pity because i really like them.
I struggle to keep my 2 camellias going and lost all the azaleas I have tried to grow over the years.
Hello to everyone out there. . Brian, a little more wine please. I think Shelly has been in again and 'borrowed' some.
Keep warm and dry where ever you are everyone.
Better go and see what's in the kitchen. . Try this Pecan Pie
Happy gardening, Jean.

I think everyone is still snuggled under the doonas this morning ...it's very icy here but the sun is going to fix that ...bad time for some of the plants ...warm days icy nights not the greatest thing because it damages the new leaves.As always don't you just love the gentle winter sun?
I haven't ventured out yet as I think my toes will turn blue if I do ...perhaps later.
I have really enjoyed the pictures ...hi bendigo ^_^ pull up a chair and have a nice hot cocoa.
I will come back when it's a bit warmer hopefully with a picture,
a big wave to everyone.

G'Day All,
Couple of newer varieties under trial here.
Gruner Veltliner a white from Austria, we don't usually associate wine with Austria but they have 58000 ha planted of this.It will be better suited to the cooler areas.
The red is Monastrell a Spanish selection of Mataro.
Looks like the wine better go up in half dozen batches so all who want can get a taste.
Brian

Good morning!

Another fresh start to the day. I was going to do some watering in the garden but I will wait until after lunch when the weather has warmed up a little.

Jean I will also be doing some baking so will pop the extras into the Tea Room for everyone to share.

Chrissy I have planted those Angel seeds you sent me so I will be expecting them to germinate well.

garden4grace do you grow any Epiphyllums?

Hi to Colleen , Cody and everyone else

Hi Jean,thanks,but it makes me sad to say i have lost that one.Through the times when it didn't rain i lost alot of them.I do still have some that is alive.It seems like the prettiest ones are gone.Well enjoy your day and take care.

Hi Marleneann,how was your day good i hope.Well have a bless day and enjoy and take care.

Hi Chrissy,thank you for answering my question about my seedpods.That really helped alot.Well you also have a bless day and take care.

Hi Elaine,hope you had a great day with your family.That is good that you have been doing stuff with your family.Well enjoy your day as well and take care and stay safe.

Cody

Garden4grace just checking in to let you know that the Dolichothele has now been changed to a Mammillaria . I did have this but it was one of a few cactus that I have lost in the last couple of months. I think that they were too wet. We've had a looooong dry and then we had some nice heavy showers and the softer cacti didn't like it. Have remedied that now. Colleen

Good morning everyone. I do hope you all had a great weekend and are all fresh and ready for work. It looks like being a better day here after some strong winds during the night. If the weather holds, I may get that weeding finished.
My Angel babies are getting bigger in the lounge. I told hubby there will be another batch to replace them later. i think he's getting used to having a tray of plants on the table watching him eat his meals.
I will be planting out a rose today. It was an orphan from a few eeks ago. A Blushing Pink Iceberg. It is going in the cottage garden with Freesia already a resident there. I am gradually going to change the rose garden as even though they do well on little water , it does get exceptionally dry in the front where they all are. We used to be able to use more water when the rose garden was first done but now have to ease back. I will keep a few favorites and move them to other parts that seem to have a bit less clay to dry hard.
The ones out along the shadehouse do really well as they get runoff from the epi waterings.
I have opium poppies coming up everywhere which is great as last year was a poor show. I was given seeds of a white one so hope they grow.
Hello Cody, thats a gorgeous Angel you have there.
Colleen. your babies here are all going really well so far. The cold and wet hasn't bothered them as yet.
Thanks for the cakes Marleneann . delicious.
Brian, thank you for the wine. Even though it seems everyone is busy, they seem to pop in late for a sip of wine.
Hello Chrissy. I hope you are keeping warm.
Better go and get my cuppa now and leave something here for you all.
Pretty Chocolate Hearts , Yummy.
Jean.

Hi Jean,thanks,it is my ES X MM that is blooming again.Well enjoy your day and take care.

Cody

Good morning all, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, just a quick visit this morning the phone has not stopped ringing, and mondays are my busy day.
Cody lovely flowers as always, we have all come to expect this from your garden lol.
Jean as always your orphans are very lucky babies to have found you.
garden4grace, stunning cactus, how big is that flower???
Chrissy I have never had any luck with vegies, so after many attempts I have given up lol, I don't think the garden mix I buy is any good, the water never seems to get through very well. And look at that horrible frost, that you can keep all to your self, that is something we never see up here, I get cold just looking at it lol.
Brian thanks for the wine I needed a top up.
Colleen I am coming to your place for a cuppa and slice, I have never even seen a nutty let alone know what one is lol, but I will happily give it a try.
Steve I am running at 100% for the weekend for my footy tips so far except for the stupid draw lol.
Now it is time for me to bore you all but I can not help my self, I lifted my patio mat on the weekend to clean it and this is what I found under it.

and this is closer to some of them

and luck last close up, I LOVE this new camera lol.

G'Day Shelly61, Those blokes look friendly enough, share some wine with them and that make sure they stay friendly. In fact I'll put a special bottle of Port up for them.
Brian

Thanks heaps Brian, I do love port, but I am a little greedy lol, so I can not see me sharing with them.
I was quite amazed I have always had lots of frogs around my house but never this many in one location there were 17 of various sizes and shades of green, mother nature never ceases to astound me.
have a great week
shell

Save the Port for me brian ...though I prefer the Tawny thanks (the brandy makes it medicinal in cold weather ...well that's my story and I'm sticking to it ).
Love that little frog! I love my frogs here too ...we have all different kinds (we don't have that nasty cane toad though ...yet)
like you I think mother nature is wonderful (sometimes terrible) and awesome.
Well looks like every one is sleeping in or got a fright after seeing that sister site of daves garden ...lots of missing people out there ...yooo hooo
We're in the garden!
I never could flower orchids until Awchid told me how ...here are my first mini yellows starting up ...for me it's a big deal and I am very chuffed. I have one in the nursery that has eluded all attempts to get it to bloom and it has a shoot full of unopened blooms ...it was saved from my uncles garden after he passed on, he was my favourite and adored uncle and the fact that this once shrivelled and half dead plant will bloom soon (I don't know what it is) is also a huge thrill.
Veggies well you can grow them in polystyrene boxes or pots ...but it might not appeal to you ...I love it!
jean that icebug will be lovely ...
pretty angel cody
hope the seeds do well for your marleneanne
Speaking of veggies, my chokos did not die off this winter , I am really surprised ...looks like they may give me a spring crop.I hope you all enjoy your day (Monday not withstanding) ...

This message was edited Aug 3, 2009 10:34 AM