I was not expecting to get any strawberries until spring, but one of my Chandler plants, planted only about six weeks ago, has surprised me with some winter fruit. I waited eagerly while the first strawberry slowly turned bright red, hoping no birds or children would steal it. And then came the day of eating. It was deliciously … More Winter Strawberries
This is Fergus, the biggest feijoa I have harvested to date. He weighs 235g. He’s quite scarred; must have had an adventurous trip from the tree to the ground!
One of the great things about gardening is that you can always try things, and try them your own way. Over time I have learnt that sometimes other people are right, but sometimes they are not. People with gardening experience both greater and lesser than my own have said to me on numerous occasions, “That won’t … More Just Try Me
It seems you can either have not enough feijoas or too many. We have a case of too many. There are three feijoa trees along the front of the property, of great size and stamina. When the feijoas began to fall I scurried around, jealously collecting them so the passers-by, especially greedy kids, wouldn’t take … More Feijoa Frenzy
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