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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #165 on: September 25, 2012, 08:12:28 am »
Thanks obbie. Have Derris dust. Will try it.

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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #166 on: September 25, 2012, 10:55:01 am »
seriously, plant some kale the moths will only attack that and leave others alone. May have to replant kale a couple of times but its really cheap at Bunnings.  :) :) :)
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #167 on: September 25, 2012, 11:33:39 am »
I thought kale only thrives in the colder months. Can I plant some seeds now?

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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #168 on: September 25, 2012, 11:40:16 am »
SJ lives near Antartica so she would be able to grow it year round  :D
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #169 on: September 25, 2012, 12:15:18 pm »
not quite that cold CP, not much snow this winter. It does get quite hot in summer though. Often hotter than Perth. Always need to replace kale as soon as moths eat it so usually buy seedlings. Sure you can courton, anytime.
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #170 on: September 25, 2012, 12:23:25 pm »
I think you'd even find  polar bears love the off odd kale leaf when they're not drinking bundy
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #171 on: September 25, 2012, 12:26:56 pm »
Kale, polar bears and bundy excellent combination
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« Reply #172 on: September 25, 2012, 09:46:01 pm »
polar bears love bundy...
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #173 on: September 25, 2012, 11:32:26 pm »
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« Reply #174 on: September 27, 2012, 07:02:56 am »
Found a stupid wild rabbit in my garden today... >:(  :-\
Hope my poor tomato and zucchini seedlings didn't mind getting nibbled.  ???  :-\  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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« Reply #175 on: September 27, 2012, 07:10:16 am »
You need my Harry astarra. He doesn't mind ducks but has absolutely no time for rabbits or possums.

How's Leo going?

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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #176 on: September 27, 2012, 07:13:28 am »
My FIL is Croatian and he has plastic snakes in his veggie garden to scare the birds off his grapevines. They might also work for rabbits?
Another thing he has is empty foil cask wine bags blown up and blowing in the breeze.
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #177 on: September 27, 2012, 07:15:43 am »
Leo has gone back to the farm now... was sad but he was getting too strong for the girls.  :(
We still go and see him each day tho.  :)

Still  >:( about the rabbit.....!


Might try those ideas thanx CP.  :)
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #178 on: September 27, 2012, 07:28:03 am »
we found little bunnies under our pool deck on saturday... kids were excited..
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Re: Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?
« Reply #179 on: September 27, 2012, 07:37:29 am »
My FIL is Croatian and he has plastic snakes in his veggie garden to scare the birds off his grapevines. They might also work for rabbits?
Another thing he has is empty foil cask wine bags blown up and blowing in the breeze.
I had plastic snakes everywhere when I lived on the Central Coast, didn't scare the birds but the neighbours got quite a fright.