A Second Spring???

Scarecrow’s Log: 29:11:2009:The Black Sultana Grapes on the back pergolahave survived the heatand are filling out nicely with the rain.Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 8.8CLowest Max 19.5CHighest Max 30.4C18mm RainMilder temperatures, chilly at times, with some rain and very strong winds have been …

Save Water On Your Landscape

Lots of folks think that landscaping is a great way to save water. On the other hand, many critics challenge that fact by claiming that landscaping is the number 1 water customer. The reason is considering they think that the more colorful and arranged the garden is, it just needs to be consuming a…

Help Your Lawn Survive Weed, Insect and Disease Attacks

If a once-healthy lawn no longer seems to have the dense, lush surface it had (or perhaps “dense” and “lush” are two words that have never been associated with that specific lawn), now is the date to identify the cause of the problem. A lawn must be hardy to survive weed, in…

The Heat is On…

Scarecrow’s Log: 8:11:2009:…and it isn’t even summer yet!Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 3.4CLowest Max 19.8CHighest Max 36.8CNo Recorded RainfallWhat’s happening in the garden?With the heat on it’s way the shade covers are up, we use 50% white shade cloth on the vegetable beds as it allows abun…

Bugs to the Rescue…Yet Again!

Scarecrow’s Log: 1:11:2009:Dusty Miller Centaurea gymnocarpa is flowering,when it’s finished I shall prune the plants back hard for shape.Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 4.9CLowest Max 19.8CHighest Max 36CNo Recorded RainfallWhat’s happening in the garden?The Loganberries are setting fruit but wit…