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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
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 Posted - 03/02/2009 : 18:54:54
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cool ma
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10810 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 19:37:58
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I know what you mean about pythons and chooks Gwen, we used to get a big one trying to get into the chook house in Townsville it had no hope Tony builds his chook houses very well..
Gwen they are Lowmans Browns Chooks. Honey, Whiskey Pepsi and Coke I dont know one from the other now they all get called *Girls or Chook* here they are when they were younger.. http://gardendelights.forumco.com/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=1675&whichpage=1
About Jam I dont know anyone that makes it except my Brother-In-Law up the top of England, he even grows the berries and he is 80 in July. I am not a jam person prefer honey on my toast..
Cheryl I found another melon today so it look likes the girls will have another feast..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 19:48:33
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wooHoo your girls are going to love you 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10810 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 20:06:56
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I bet they will Cheryl, that's four now there could be more 
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 20:16:34
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cheap self sow m fodder, with a built in water supply 
off t bed  , need sleeps got another  date tomoz night
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
1209 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 20:20:57
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MA Thanks so much i loved all those older post of when the chicks arrived.
That hen house is a real Hilton International of hen houses,
Tony sure did a good job.Pitta.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10810 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 23:26:54
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Thanks Gwen we call him the Inventor here, its amazing what he can make out of scrap.
So glad you like the Chickie Topic I read it myself again, did you notice it was too cold in the night for the chicks in February I cannot imagine it.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
Edited by - Mary-Anne on 03/02/2009 23:27:43 |
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
1209 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 09:39:53
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MA .If your brother inlaw lived in Brisbane those chooks would not be into the melons.
The melons would be yurned into melon/ginger jam.I like your BIL. Pitta.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 10:36:37
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My mother loved her jams and used to make all different sorts... even tomato jam which actually isn't too bad though I'm not really a jam person - I don't mind them but find them too sweet. She used to keep a bottle or two of any jam she made and gave the rest away to friends and rellies or donated them to the church stalls.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10810 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 14:06:56
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Sadly he is putting his small house and small garden (to our standards) up for sale as he cannot manage it anymore he lives in St Bees on the West coast near Whitehaven and close to The Lakes District. Beautiful country there, just too cold for me..
I have never made jam either Gail.
My Step-Mum used too and that could be why I dont like them very much..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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supergran
dirt-poker
Australia
20 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 14:26:06
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I make a lot of jam if we have a glut of fruit we love apricot but I am going to try Melon and ginger would that work with rockmelon ?
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10810 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 14:41:34
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Rockmelon is so different to this bland Melon there is no juice in it at all actually no flavour, Rockmelon has a very strong flavour and would not be as firm..
Sorry I have no idea ...Pitta will probably know
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 18:54:20
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I was looking for something else and came across this
http://www.reimerseeds.com/red-seeded-citron-watermelons.aspx
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10810 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 21:28:40
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Thanks Gail, I seen a similar pic on a US site my melons dont look like that they they are pale faced I mean pale skins and the seeds are more the shape of rockmelon seeds, boat shaped is that a word, not round and brown or black like watermelon seeds..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2009 : 04:39:37
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From what I can find out, they come with either green seeds or red seeds and skin colour can vary from lighter to darker, and they easily cross with other varieties of melons. I wouldn't be surprised if some varieties of watermelons have been crossed with these to give them hybrid vigour but when the seeds of these watermelons grow they revert back.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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