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Post by gigi on Apr 18, 2022 16:24:33 GMT 1
We have no weeds , just local plants that do well . Stop fighting them and live with them ? My 'local' plants are docks, horsetail fern, chardons, bindweed, speedwell, annual grass and brambles/ivy/cornus/chinese privet donated by the birds. Sorry, but in my book, that's not a garden, that's a mess. There's more than enough of France en friche, without my little bit of it! But each to their own Sounds similar to my local plants, many of which I leave in place, depending on which part of the garden they appear in - if they are towards the bottom half they can usually stay, as that tends to be fairly wild and many spread from the ancient woodland beyond our garden. Bindweed is totally forbidden though! 👿 The magnolia is looking magnificent, the clematis scrambling through the oldest apple tree are starting to pop open and the lilac hedge is just beautiful.
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Post by limousinlady on Apr 18, 2022 17:18:33 GMT 1
The magnolia is looking magnificent, the clematis scrambling through the oldest apple tree are starting to pop open and the lilac hedge is just beautiful. Sounds lovely. What colour is your lilac hedge?
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Post by cernunnos on Apr 18, 2022 20:00:47 GMT 1
My 'local' plants are docks, horsetail fern, chardons, bindweed, speedwell, annual grass and brambles/ivy/cornus/chinese privet donated by the birds. Sorry, but in my book, that's not a garden, that's a mess. There's more than enough of France en friche, without my little bit of it! But each to their own Sounds similar to my local plants, many of which I leave in place, depending on which part of the garden they appear in - if they are towards the bottom half they can usually stay, as that tends to be fairly wild and many spread from the ancient woodland beyond our garden. Bindweed is totally forbidden though! 👿 The magnolia is looking magnificent, the clematis scrambling through the oldest apple tree are starting to pop open and the lilac hedge is just beautiful. Only plant that I have really had problems with was the bindweed , it took a while but it is nearly gone. Brambles are amazing carnivorous plants , they have the function of protecting the young trees from herbivores and make wonderful nesting place for birds, also of course beautiful blackberry jam.
It is wonderful time of year in the garden and fields , so many wild flowers!
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Post by houpla on Apr 18, 2022 22:14:08 GMT 1
It's pretty exciting in the garden too
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Post by jardiniere on Apr 19, 2022 7:42:39 GMT 1
the lilac hedge is just beautiful. I've never seen a lilac hedge. Any chance of a photo? I had a white lilac at the old house and longed for a lilac lilac but didn't get round to it. Here, I have a 'pied' of my white lilac but can't decide where to plant it.
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Post by Aardvark on Apr 19, 2022 9:43:34 GMT 1
Update: It appears we now have voles destroying our young and established trees. I have now decided to suspend any spending on new trees and shrubs as well as letting the potager revert to grass.
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Post by houpla on Apr 20, 2022 7:20:52 GMT 1
One of the better bits of the garden! It was touch and go this year for the Wisteria, but there are clematis and roses to follow on.
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Post by ajm on Apr 20, 2022 8:14:42 GMT 1
First fresh asparagus for dinner last night - delicious
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Post by cernunnos on Apr 20, 2022 8:49:22 GMT 1
Update: It appears we now have voles destroying our young and established trees. I have now decided to suspend any spending on new trees and shrubs as well as letting the potager revert to grass. We have voles now and again , they don't bother us much except in the Spring in our politunnel , but they are easily caught with apple on a mouse-trap. Our cat keeps the veg garden clear and i'm sure that quite a few are eaten by our resident lizards and snakes . We are extending our veg garden due to the expected crisis that will come next Winter.
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Post by Aardvark on Apr 20, 2022 9:28:44 GMT 1
They like apples? That's interesting. I had great success using apples to get coypu at my previous address. I'll see if my old coypu trap is still workable.
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Post by ibis on Apr 20, 2022 10:15:21 GMT 1
Update: It appears we now have voles destroying our young and established trees. I have now decided to suspend any spending on new trees and shrubs as well as letting the potager revert to grass. We have voles now and again , they don't bother us much except in the Spring in our politunnel , but they are easily caught with apple on a mouse-trap. Our cat keeps the veg garden clear and i'm sure that quite a few are eaten by our resident lizards and snakes . We are extending our veg garden due to the expected crisis that will come next Winter.
Are you going to burn the veggies to stay warm?
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Post by cernunnos on Apr 20, 2022 11:21:34 GMT 1
We have voles now and again , they don't bother us much except in the Spring in our politunnel , but they are easily caught with apple on a mouse-trap. Our cat keeps the veg garden clear and i'm sure that quite a few are eaten by our resident lizards and snakes . We are extending our veg garden due to the expected crisis that will come next Winter.
Are you going to burn the veggies to stay warm? No , we eat them .An interesting idea though. Is that what you do ?
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Post by ibis on Apr 20, 2022 12:49:02 GMT 1
Update: It appears we now have voles destroying our young and established trees. I have now decided to suspend any spending on new trees and shrubs as well as letting the potager revert to grass. We have voles now and again , they don't bother us much except in the Spring in our politunnel , but they are easily caught with apple on a mouse-trap. Our cat keeps the veg garden clear and i'm sure that quite a few are eaten by our resident lizards and snakes . We are extending our veg garden due to the expected crisis that will come next Winter.
Do you live in Florida??? A lizard eating a vole??
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Post by ibis on Apr 20, 2022 13:08:10 GMT 1
Update: It appears we now have voles destroying our young and established trees. I have now decided to suspend any spending on new trees and shrubs as well as letting the potager revert to grass. We have voles now and again , they don't bother us much except in the Spring in our politunnel , but they are easily caught with apple on a mouse-trap. Our cat keeps the veg garden clear and i'm sure that quite a few are eaten by our resident lizards and snakes . We are extending our veg garden due to the expected crisis that will come next Winter.
What is this crisis you speak of? Is it from your own doing? Can you see into the future?
Growing your own veg is not very cost effective. The time spent preparing, planting, maintaining plus the costs. You are better off purchasing "in season" the vegetables you want to freeze, can or dry from your local producer or supermarket. What are you going to do about the certain water restrictions coming this summer? Break the law and water anyway?
I grow a veg garden every year, year round. Hardly ever eat anything from it. Give it away or throw it away. It is more of a place to relax a couple of hours a day than anything else. Even here in the big city, my hydroponic system purrs on with it's cilantro, lettuce, basil and mint. All cut and disposed of. A few leafs get cut now and again for consumption. A small solar panel on the terrace and battery runs it for free.
My roommate has fields of oranges, avocados and kaki and I plant squash (many varieties), peppers(sweet), beans in between the trees. Give pretty much most of it away thru out the village. The water costs almost nothing so it is cost effective. Plant and come back. No maintenance required at all.
The only crop I will grow for myself; in pots this year are the hot peeper seeds I have found at our version of the UK pound shop ( it is actually part of the same group). €1 a pack. The spanish do not really do "hot and spicy" so was amazed to find them here.. chutneys, pickled and dried...
Good luck
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Post by cernunnos on Apr 20, 2022 13:21:41 GMT 1
We have voles now and again , they don't bother us much except in the Spring in our politunnel , but they are easily caught with apple on a mouse-trap. Our cat keeps the veg garden clear and i'm sure that quite a few are eaten by our resident lizards and snakes . We are extending our veg garden due to the expected crisis that will come next Winter.
Do you live in Florida??? A lizard eating a vole?? Yes , we have large green lizards that eat mice and voles , as does most of the South West of France , plus various types of quite large non-poisoness snakes .
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