[gardeners] West Oz Report

Marc Winterburn (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:16:01 +0800 

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The West Oz Report.

Lazy dawg reminds me of my old dog "Tackle" who sadly left me  last
week after 14 faithful years. There was much sadness in the house. The =
one
consolation is that I have his daughter here who looks identical except =
here
spots are a black brindle and Tackles were a dark brown brindle. I will =
mate
her  with a nice dog in the city and hopefully get a baby Tackle. I miss
him, he went every where with me from the day he was old enough to leave =
his
mother and never had an aggressive bone in his body unless someone or
something threatened him or his family(us). Then he transformed into a
different dog. Even so he never had a kill instinct, he would just =
disable
and hold the aggressor so that he couldn't hurt him or anyone else. He
actually seemed to abhor violence so much so he was nicknamed the =
"sheriff",
coz he always seemed to be there to control the situation. Bloody lazy =
when
it came to rabbits though, they weren't hurting him and he didn't like
veggies that much so he didn't mind if they shared my veggie patch. I've
seen them hop past while he was asleep on the lawn and all he would do =
is
open one eye and check em out then just go back to sleep. He used to =
sleep
in the chicken pen, not bad for a supposedly savage pitbull/bull mastiff =
X.

I killed a 40 inch dugite (West Oz Snake, very deadly) in the chicken =
pen
 in one of my breeder pens) a couple of days ago. I was wondering why =
there
were no eggs coming from them , and now I know why. I have had an egg =
each
day since from them. I haven't been bitten by any snakes yet (touch =
wood) but we have plenty, the
old timers are saying its going to be a hot summer as there are so many
snakes about. Dugites, gwarders, Southern Death Adders, Western Browns,
Tigers and a few pythons although you dont see the pythons much.
Whereabouts in Louisiana do you live are you in the countryside now or =
still
in town.
We are 50 miles north of Perth the capital of West Oz. They call our =
climate
Mediterranean  but I dont think it gets as hot there.

I have 5 varieties of chicken, Rhode Island Red, Light Sussex, =
Coronation
Sussex, White Leghorn, and New Hampshire and really 6+varieties as I =
have
mongrels as well,They are  just crossed, mixed, farmyard hens and =
roosters and some
bantams as well.
As if on cue Tackles daughter (Elsie Olive) and Jackie (our female Jack
Russell, the real rabbiter)) just walked into the office and plonked =
themselves down to get out
of our West Oz heat. Its 11am and about 85 degrees. We have an 8-9 month
growing season here and I have a greenhouse for the other 2-3 months. I =
did
leave Orange Habenaros and Firefly outside this winter with no ill =
effects.
The Veggie garden is at its best in winter for cabbages and stuff like =
that the summer is a bit hot for then sometimes.
We have pigs when I want to develop some new ground. They are the best =
of
the lot for that, Rooting around and fertilizing the soil. Then I follow
with chickens to clear out any weeds then I plant and you should see =
things
grow.
.
Must go and do some more work I have many chillies to pot up and many =
more
to tend in my huge garden. I just ploughed up another 3/4 of an acre to
plant chillies for my sauces.=20
We have an 8-9 month growing season here and I have a greenhouse for the =
other 3 months. I did
leave Orange Habenaros and firefly outside this winter with no ill =
effects.
We have pigs when I want to develop some new ground. They are the best =
of
the lot for that, Rooting around and fertilizing the soil. Then I follow
with chickens to clear out any weeds then I plant and you should see =
things
grow.


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The West Oz Report.
 
Lazy dawg reminds me of my old = dog "Tackle"=20 who sadly left me  last
week after 14 faithful years. There was = much=20 sadness in the house. The one
consolation is that I have his daughter = here=20 who looks identical except here
spots are a black brindle and Tackles = were a=20 dark brown brindle. I will mate
her  with a nice dog in the city = and=20 hopefully get a baby Tackle. I miss
him, he went every where with me = from the=20 day he was old enough to leave his
mother and never had an aggressive = bone in=20 his body unless someone or
something threatened him or his = family(us). Then=20 he transformed into a
different dog. Even so he never had a kill = instinct, he=20 would just disable
and hold the aggressor so that he couldn't hurt = him or=20 anyone else. He
actually seemed to abhor violence so much so he was = nicknamed=20 the "sheriff",
coz he always seemed to be there to control the = situation.=20 Bloody lazy when
it came to rabbits though, they weren't hurting him = and he=20 didn't like
veggies that much so he didn't mind if they shared my = veggie=20 patch. I've
seen them hop past while he was asleep on the lawn and = all he=20 would do is
open one eye and check em out then just go back to sleep. = He used=20 to sleep
in the chicken pen, not bad for a supposedly savage = pitbull/bull=20 mastiff X.
I killed a 40 inch dugite (West Oz = Snake, very=20 deadly) in the chicken pen
 in one of my breeder pens) a couple = of days=20 ago. I was wondering why there
were no eggs coming from them , and = now I know=20 why. I have had an egg each
day since from them. I haven't been = bitten by any=20 snakes yet (touch wood) but we have plenty, the
old timers are saying = its=20 going to be a hot summer as there are so many
snakes about. Dugites,=20 gwarders, Southern Death Adders, Western Browns,
Tigers and a few = pythons=20 although you dont see the pythons much.
Whereabouts in Louisiana do = you live=20 are you in the countryside now or still
in town.
We are 50 miles = north of=20 Perth the capital of West Oz. They call our = climate
Mediterranean  but I=20 dont think it gets as hot there.

I have 5 varieties of chicken, = Rhode=20 Island Red, Light Sussex, Coronation
Sussex, White Leghorn, and New = Hampshire=20 and really 6+varieties as I have
mongrels as well,They are just = crossed,=20 mixed, farmyard hens and roosters and some
bantams as well.
As if = on cue=20 Tackles daughter (Elsie Olive) and Jackie (our female Jack
Russell, = the real=20 rabbiter)) just walked into the office and plonked themselves down to = get=20 out
of our West Oz heat. Its 11am and about 85 degrees. We have an = 8-9=20 month
growing season here and I have a greenhouse for the other 2-3 = months. I=20 did
leave Orange Habenaros and Firefly outside this winter with no = ill=20 effects.
The Veggie garden is at its best in = winter for=20 cabbages and stuff like that the summer is a bit hot for then = sometimes.
We=20 have pigs when I want to develop some new ground. They are the best = of
the=20 lot for that, Rooting around and fertilizing the soil. Then I = follow
with=20 chickens to clear out any weeds then I plant and you should see=20 things
grow.
.
Must go and do some more work I have many = chillies to=20 pot up and many more
to tend in my huge garden. I just ploughed up = another=20 3/4 of an acre to
plant chillies for my sauces.
We have an 8-9 month growing season = here and I have=20 a greenhouse for the other 3 months. I did
leave Orange Habenaros and = firefly=20 outside this winter with no ill effects.
We have pigs when I want to = develop=20 some new ground. They are the best of
the lot for that, Rooting = around and=20 fertilizing the soil. Then I follow
with chickens to clear out any = weeds then=20 I plant and you should see = things
grow.
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