Garden Theory

A little more from CullenofAdelaid when not in the fray. A tragic on two levels: Gardening and Cooking, with welcome interruptions from family and the wonder that is the world and its people.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Goji berries: rare fruit

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Rare alright. I've had three plants in for about four years and had about ten of these tiny fruits. But they are available dried, really...

Monday, January 28, 2013

Fruit, harvested

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Now to start giving it away.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Road trip: Bordertown

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I have a real soft spot for this place. I travelled here selling Crovac bags from 1995-2001 and have some great friends here.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Citrus: Resist the urge to prune in late summer

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The window for pruning here in Adelaide has more or less shut, as fat as citrus goes. I'll tell you why. Pruning stimulates new growth ...

Why nature rules: Living in the moment

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Saturday flowers. Monday flowers. The garden waits for nobody. When the fruit it ripe, eat it. When the time is right to spray, spray. When...

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Donut peaches late this year

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I'm not complaining but the huge setback from green aphid has meant that I'll be eating mine in Feb while buddy Steve had his before...

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Why nature rules: Always an opportunity to learn, and teach

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Walking down to the beach at Sellicks today gave me a great chance to tell one of the kids about millions of years of geology. Very simple, ...

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Cullen Habel: Quantitative market researcher with an eye on the bigger picture and a skydive habit to support. I've come to realise I will always be "of Adelaide" - family and business - although I travel out for the odd sortie. Onetime, sometime lecturer in marketing, and often trying to look beyond the obvious. What I say/think here are not the opinions of anyone but me.

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