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I will attempt to list all the seed I have to propagate, divided into Bush Tucker and Other Lairy-ones.
This is my heated greenhouse.
Quandongs, Blue Quandongs and Peaches. The mesh is to stop the Pygmy Possums/Native Rodents digging them up- Little buggers. They seem to love nuts/kernels.
Garden beds. A little frost. Worst one here for 20 years.
Scrub with a view over the valley. All area to the left is also irrigated, as is the house surrounds. And a dripper line through the scrub for some trees and stuff that needs shelter.
Bush Tucker-
Quandongs, Blue Quandongs. Rough Currant(coffee-berry), Mountain Currant, Native Currant (all Coprosmas), Purple Appleberry(Billardiera), Kangaroo Apple, Native pepper/capsicum(Solanum), Mountain pepper, Native pennyroyal, Wild pommegranite (Capparis), Peanut tree, Finger lime (green,pink,red). I will also get some Muntries.
Others-
Cumin, Coriander, Parsley(curled and Italian), Basil, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, Spearmint, Creeping Thyme(will be my lawn), Sage, Oregano(2 types), Stevia, Licorice herb, Bay Tree, Silverbeet(Bright Lights-multi colour), Tree Spinach(Chenopodium), Purple Asparagus, Autumn Olive, Carrots(Purple Haze, Purple Dragon, Atomic Red, Lubyana yellow,Solar Yellow), Purple King Beans, Broad Beans (mainly for green manure), Purple podded peas, Dwarf Butter Beans, Roma Tomato, Pink(?)Tomato, Woolworths(?)Tomato, Italian Tree Tomato, Long Red Eggplant, Red Tamarillo, Mixed(variety) Chilli, PasillaBajio(brown mild) Chilli, Sweet Banana Chilli, Mild Jalapeno. Capsicums-Red,Orange,Yellow,Purple, Bulls Horn, Ozark Giant. Violet Sicilian Cauliflower, Romanesco and Early Purple Broccoli, Spaghetti Squash, Green Tint squash, Blackjack Zuchinni. Strawberries-black,blue,pink,purple,green,yellow,red/purple,pineapple and climbing/running. Chestnut Trees, Arabica and Robusta Coffea. Probably others I've forgotten, and a couple more on my watch-list.
Warrigul Greens and Pigface are feral here, along with the portulaca which had overtaken everywhere, and Ruby Saltbush. Kurrajong do well here, so I hope the Peanut Trees will too.
Ornamentals are Zinnia, Giant Dahlia-flowered Zinnia, Button Cactus (Lophophora). These do well in a hot climate.
Privacy screens are Moso Bamboo, Timor Black Bamboo, Giant Bamboo and Male Bamboo. They will need lots of water here. Our rainfall is meant to be 12 inches, but we only get 8 inches. Thank God for the irrigation!
Also I have a shadehouse on the south-side of the house.
As with all bush gardens some plants will survive in some places. Any collected seed will be genetically tough, but with some cross-pollination. There will no doubt be failures, but you can't say I put all my eggs in one basket!
This is as close to civilisation as I ever want to get, thank-you-very-much!(The green shack in the background is derelict.)
I just can't seem to relate to society-in-general. They must all be dysfunctional, I'm sure!
....Yes.... my other 35 personalities concur. I will now go and play my banjo!!
This is my heated greenhouse.
Quandongs, Blue Quandongs and Peaches. The mesh is to stop the Pygmy Possums/Native Rodents digging them up- Little buggers. They seem to love nuts/kernels.
Garden beds. A little frost. Worst one here for 20 years.
Scrub with a view over the valley. All area to the left is also irrigated, as is the house surrounds. And a dripper line through the scrub for some trees and stuff that needs shelter.
Bush Tucker-
Quandongs, Blue Quandongs. Rough Currant(coffee-berry), Mountain Currant, Native Currant (all Coprosmas), Purple Appleberry(Billardiera), Kangaroo Apple, Native pepper/capsicum(Solanum), Mountain pepper, Native pennyroyal, Wild pommegranite (Capparis), Peanut tree, Finger lime (green,pink,red). I will also get some Muntries.
Others-
Cumin, Coriander, Parsley(curled and Italian), Basil, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, Spearmint, Creeping Thyme(will be my lawn), Sage, Oregano(2 types), Stevia, Licorice herb, Bay Tree, Silverbeet(Bright Lights-multi colour), Tree Spinach(Chenopodium), Purple Asparagus, Autumn Olive, Carrots(Purple Haze, Purple Dragon, Atomic Red, Lubyana yellow,Solar Yellow), Purple King Beans, Broad Beans (mainly for green manure), Purple podded peas, Dwarf Butter Beans, Roma Tomato, Pink(?)Tomato, Woolworths(?)Tomato, Italian Tree Tomato, Long Red Eggplant, Red Tamarillo, Mixed(variety) Chilli, PasillaBajio(brown mild) Chilli, Sweet Banana Chilli, Mild Jalapeno. Capsicums-Red,Orange,Yellow,Purple, Bulls Horn, Ozark Giant. Violet Sicilian Cauliflower, Romanesco and Early Purple Broccoli, Spaghetti Squash, Green Tint squash, Blackjack Zuchinni. Strawberries-black,blue,pink,purple,green,yellow,red/purple,pineapple and climbing/running. Chestnut Trees, Arabica and Robusta Coffea. Probably others I've forgotten, and a couple more on my watch-list.
Warrigul Greens and Pigface are feral here, along with the portulaca which had overtaken everywhere, and Ruby Saltbush. Kurrajong do well here, so I hope the Peanut Trees will too.
Ornamentals are Zinnia, Giant Dahlia-flowered Zinnia, Button Cactus (Lophophora). These do well in a hot climate.
Privacy screens are Moso Bamboo, Timor Black Bamboo, Giant Bamboo and Male Bamboo. They will need lots of water here. Our rainfall is meant to be 12 inches, but we only get 8 inches. Thank God for the irrigation!
Also I have a shadehouse on the south-side of the house.
As with all bush gardens some plants will survive in some places. Any collected seed will be genetically tough, but with some cross-pollination. There will no doubt be failures, but you can't say I put all my eggs in one basket!
This is as close to civilisation as I ever want to get, thank-you-very-much!(The green shack in the background is derelict.)
I just can't seem to relate to society-in-general. They must all be dysfunctional, I'm sure!
....Yes.... my other 35 personalities concur. I will now go and play my banjo!!
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