Roses -In Honour Of My Mum

For some reason I have this instinct I guess you call it to plant and grow roses.

Maybe because my mum use to grow them before she passed away.

So I have been re designing my garden to plant and grow them all around my yard.

Back and front.

I also want to get some fragrant roses.

Climbing ones and ones that grow in pots.

I am going to add some nice roses around my bedroom window and the other 2 bedroom windows as well.

As I achieve this I will take some pics of my progress.

Now I just need to learn about roses and which ones to grow and then buy some.

I will update this post as I achieve.

Len's Garden Page

Down to earth Gardening Advice from Down Under

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MOSQUITO REPELANT

MOSQUITO REPELANT

clipped from www.lensgarden.com.au MOSQUITO REPELANT Start out by roasting garlic in the microwave, squeezing the pulp out and spinning it in the blender with a little oil. Then add water and some blue food coloring, and put the concoction in the fertilizer dispenser that hooks to the hose.(the color was so you know when it was done dispensing) Mixing garlic powder with water works just as well and is less trouble. Just spray it all over the grass, vegetation and everything. It will be effective immediately and the smell does go away quickly. It lasts for me about 2 weeks or until we have a hard rain. The stuff is pure magic. It also keeps the gnats and "no see 'ems" away, and even deters the yellowflies.

COMFREY TEA FOR DOG SKIN ALLERGIES

COMFREY TEA FOR DOG SKIN ALLERGIES

clipped from www.lensgarden.com.au COMFREY TEA FOR DOG SKIN ALLERGIES - Cook a mess Comfry Geens, dilute the cool pot liquid down to iced tea color, and pour into the dog's fur. It's VERY POWERFUL so don't use more than ONCE A MONTH and ONLY when needed.

SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL

SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL

clipped from www.lensgarden.com.au SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL Use beer set out in shallow containers eg.,. jar lids, sardine cans etc.,. place the beer traps so that the top rim of the trap is accessible by the slug/snail. They crawl in alive and stay there dead, empty traps and renew beer daily. Coffee as a slug/snail control method: We used an El-Cheepo instant coffee mixed at a rate of approximately 5 teaspoons to 400 mil's of water. So far it seems to be working for us there are certainly noticable less slugs in our garden. We just liberally sprayed the solution all over the plants and around the ground near the plants, needs to be renewed after watering or rain.

More Info Re SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL

More Info Re SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL

clipped from www.lensgarden.com.au Using leaf-dip bioassays, we discovered that slugs tended to avoid feeding on plant material treated with caffeine solutions 0.1%, and caffeine solutions as low as 0.01% significantly reduced overall feeding by slugs. Due to concerns about chemical residues, available molluscicides generally cannot be applied directly to food crops for control of slug and snail pests. Caffeine is a natural product which is approved as a food additive. Therefore, caffeine may prove useful for protecting food crops from slugs and snails." End copy.

More Info Re SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL

More Info Re SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL

clipped from www.lensgarden.com.au Following is a copy from another Internet Site Using leaf-dip bioassays, we discovered that slugs tended to avoid feeding on plant material treated with caffeine solutions 0.1%, and caffeine solutions as low as 0.01% significantly reduced overall feeding by slugs. Due to concerns about chemical residues, available molluscicides generally cannot be applied directly to food crops for control of slug and snail pests. Caffeine is a natural product which is approved as a food additive. Therefore, caffeine may prove useful for protecting food crops from slugs and snails." End copy.

Weed Killers

Weed Killers

clipped from www.lensgarden.com.au WEED KILLERS Mix 1 gallon white vinegar, 1 cup table salt, and 1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid together and spray on weeds. To do so, remove approximately 2 cups of vinegar from the jug, pour in the salt and dishwashing liquid, then return the 2 cups of vinegar to the jug. Close the lid and shake to mix. Transfer to a spray bottle (after shaking to mix the ingredients) as needed. It works as well, if not better, than Chemicals, but is much cheaper. Be careful, it will kill whatever you spray it on! If you go purchase vinegar, 10% acidity, 20% acid would be better, and spray it on the weeds in the heat of the full sun, you will have an effective weed killer.

SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL

SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL

clipped from www.lensgarden.com.au SNAIL & SLUG CONTROL Use beer set out in shallow containers eg.,. jar lids, sardine cans etc.,. place the beer traps so that the top rim of the trap is accessible by the slug/snail. They crawl in alive and stay there dead, empty traps and renew beer daily. Coffee as a slug/snail control method: We used an El-Cheepo instant coffee mixed at a rate of approximately 5 teaspoons to 400 mil's of water. So far it seems to be working for us there are certainly noticable less slugs in our garden. We just liberally sprayed the solution all over the plants and around the ground near the plants, needs to be renewed after watering or rain.

Grape Hyacinth

clipped from www.gardensablaze.com Once the spring is over, I put the container in a shady place and forget about it until once again in the fall the leaves emerge.  All in all, this is probably the easiest container and naturalizing plant I have ever found, so if you haven't tried Grape Hyacinths, don't discount them because of their small size.  Try some this year - and you will be rewarded for a lifetime.