Episode 4 | Japanese Strawberrys | Mint Bush | Oxalis must Die | Apple Blossom Time | Vegie Patch Report |

Posted on | October 21, 2008 | No Comments

mp3 file approx 35 Minutes 33 mb:

In this episode:
* Sweet Hokowase Japanese Strawberrys
* Mint Bush – Drought tolerant and beautiful.
* Oxalis – Weeds of our lives
* Apple Blossom Time – Takes my breath away
* Lettuce Pray – The first seedlings hit the dirt & the Vegie Patch Report.

Strawberries – History of Cultivation
http://www.nal.usda.gov/pgdic/Strawberry/book/bokeight.htm

Here is a picture of the protective Strawberry Cone. Just dangle the fruit inside it, with the stalk still connected to the main bush.

Mint Bush
http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/herbs/Prostanthera_rotundifolia.html

Here are the new strawberries in pots, in amongst the herbs, under the mint bushes.

Oxalis

Here is a picture of a particular weedy variety of oxalis. There is a larger leaf variety that’s a bit of a problem too. There are some ornamental oxalis that aren’t invasive and they must not die!

The apple blossom knocked me off my feet this year. Photo’s never do justice to the real thing.

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