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Thank you! That’s very kind. Yours is also lovely!

The little hat! 🥹

They’re adorable aren’t they? And quite prolific

Thank you! Yeah I’m not looking forward to the heat either. I don’t cover with shade cloth but you might want to with the avocado. Particularly if it gets lots of afternoon sun. What type is it? I usually just make sure I water in the morning and evening on hot days.

My avocado is a Hass variety. It is ready when the skin turns dark. I have to cover with small mesh bags to stop possums eating them! ​@@the.bee.friendly.gardener

Do you have a Type B avocado to pollinate your hass? I’d love an avocado tree, just need to find the space for one!

Thank you! really love borage and blue salvias for attracting bees. Sweet alyssum planted underneath the lavender as a ground cover could work well too. Best of luck with the garden!

Thank you for the support!

@@the.bee.friendly.gardener it's my pleasure

How so? I’ve grown Amish Paste before but that was an indeterminate so it grew the same as my others.

I’m not sure why, but your hypothesis is highly likely.

Thank you! I appreciate it. Happy tomato growing.

Thank you! 🙏appreciate the encouragement.

Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it and found it useful 🙏 I’m growing a Santa Rosa plum (pale flesh, red skin) which is extremely delicious. I’m extremely happy with it. I also have a new Satsuma blood plum but can’t comment on the taste as it hasn’t fruited yet. I have a Nijisseiki nashi pear and a doyenne du comice pear and both are three years old and I have yet to taste them. They are both happy and healthy though. Pears can be tricky as you need a pollinator (or a neighbour with one). I recommend The Australian Fruit and Vegetable Garden by Jane Varkulevicius and Clive Blazey for lots of great inspiration and fruit tree recommendations. As far as the others that have done well so far: Smyrna Quince (yet to fruit, but very healthy), Goldmine nectarine, Alberta peach. My Crimson Baby nectarine isn’t the healthiest and is prone to aphid infestation so I wouldn’t recommend it based on my limited experience.

Thanks for your comment! I’m glad to see you found my video on espalier set-up and found it useful 😌 best of luck getting your fruit trees in the ground. What varieties do you have? Thanks for the tip re hand pollinating the zucchinis! I honestly cannot find a single male flower on there at the moment but will try pruning some of the leaves and see if that helps.

Sounds like you had a wonderful garden while in Melbourne! Where are you now? I love self seeded plants - saves so much time on raising seedlings! I also love growing pumpkins on a trellis, a ladder would be wonderful. Thanks for the tip re lime slurry, I appreciate it.

Thank you for the kind words and support!

Depends where you are putting it and how tall the bed is. If you’re putting the raised bed somewhere with invasive grasses (like couch and kikuyu) then try dig out the grass or layer with lots of cardboard before putting soil. Otherwise the grasses will send out long runners and take over the bed. If the raised beds are tall then you can fill with logs, cardboard, sticks, coconut coir, straw, any organic matter really. Then the last 20-30cm fill with a mix of soil and compost. Over time the organic matter in the soil will be depleted as the plants grow, the soil level in the raised beds will drop, but that’s ok, you’ll just have to top them up every so often with compost. Good luck!!

Thank you 🙏

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Hi Heather, I’m no blueberry expert unfortunately. The only thing I know is they like acidic soil. I haven’t pH tested my soil but it might be worth it. They like the same conditions as Roses and Azaleas (acidic) so I bought some rose and azalea slow release fertiliser and popped it in the planting hole. I was going to try get some rose and azalea potting mix to put in the hole but couldn’t find it. So perhaps try that. They seem to be doing well! Good luck with yours!

Thank you!

@the.bee.friendly.gardener you're welcome 😁

Thanks for the support!

@the.bee.friendly.gardener you're very welcome 😁

Great to hear! What fruit trees are you thinking?

What type of seedlings? If you’ve got the time to wait, then I’d say wait. Better to be safe than sorry. If you do plant them out make sure to water them well at least twice on the hot day (preferably more), and if you can, cover with a bit of shade cloth or something to keep the afternoon sun off them.

@ I got a sweet potato, zucchini, marigold, and Roma tomatoes.

Hi Peter, I just put the basil into a food processor with Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese, nuts (pine nuts, almonds, cashews all work well), couple of cloves of raw garlic, pinch of sea salt, some olive oil. Blend it up and adjust quantities as you see fit. Once it’s at a taste and consistency you like, freeze in an ice cube tray. Once these are frozen pop the blocks out into a zip lock freezer bag and use at will (I just add to freshly cooked pasta and the warmth of the pasta in the pot defrosts the blocks). Delicious! You’ll have pesto all year round. Let me know how you go!

@@the.bee.friendly.gardener Will do and thankyou very much

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing the recipe. 😊

Thanks Annie! Appreciate the support

Yep there’s definitely more cost-effective ways to start a garden that’s for sure! They last a long time which is a plus. If I had my time again I’d probably make some wicking beds from IBCs.

Thank you! I appreciate the support. Happy gardening

Thanks Ruth! What did you plant? Sounds like you’ll have plenty to eat late in the season though!

Thanks Jarrod!

Thank you, so is yours!

Thank you! What sort of dog do you have? Perhaps you can grow things in raised beds or pots?

Thank you!

Thank you! Always nice to look at a big bucket of tomatoes

Thanks Jackie! I appreciate it

It’s an ongoing process gardening! This garden has been a long time in the making (almost 4 years). Best of luck with yours.

Haha I’ve never thought about it but you’re right!

Yes, the dill and cosmos especially!

Thanks, I’ll give that a shot! Much appreciated.

Thanks Jackie! I love my passionfruit vine. I still have some from last year in the freezer, it’s so productive.

@the.bee.friendly.gardener How long did it take you to grow it and is it easy to take care of? Thinking of growing one but don't know where to put it cause of space.

It sure is! I’m curious to know what type the self seeded ones are. Any guesses?

Thanks Meredith! So exciting, good luck for your new veggie garden! There’s a great gardening podcast called All The Dirt - both the hosts are from WA and I’ve found it really interesting and educational.

Oh I would love an avocado tree! What variety do you have? Good luck, hopefully the wind is kind to you and your tree.

​@@the.bee.friendly.gardenerI have a Hass avocado tree that was planted in the 80's by my uncle. It took many years to fruit but one year we had about 100 avocado's. Then every year we have less. The weather in Melbourne is very unpredictable but we keep it for sentimental reasons.

Thanks Leon!

Cheers! Appreciate the support