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The only offerings were from commercial nurseries around sea level. Canberra and surrounds received seedlings from Sydney mostly, and if you were lucky, they may have come from Albury at 165m.
When it comes to removing old plants from the garden, my preferred method is Stumping. Grab your secateurs and cut the plant off at the base of the stem, maybe 50mm above the mulch.
Potatoes are one of my favourite vegetables. Mash ‘em, bake ‘em, fry them, I only mention this because my Potato Draw has been talking to me,
I suggested Spring might arrive early again this year. In my neck of the ‘Wood, it’s got all the hallmarks of Spring. It might not be happening in your microclimate just yet, but it’s not far off.
Mid Winter Musings It’s usually around mid winter that folks start to make plans to move north, but they would miss the blossoms of spring, and spring is not that far away. Infact we might be set for an early spring, what is your microclimate telling you? Conditions It’s been an interesting Winter thus far. The lack