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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Garden update May 2^nd, 2016 at 5:00am For some time we have been disappointed at our garden. Recently put in a few drip irrigation lines. They still need modifying, but it is there. During todays showers spread some fertilisers around and some 'clay ground breaker.' Anyhow, birds still like our yard
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Reply #1 - May 2^nd, 2016 at 8:41am

We've just spent 20K on paving our backyard and setting up new garden beds with proper retaining walls.

All our perimeter fences now need to be replaced.

We're putting up double brick walls to replace all existing 20 yr old colour bond fences. Got quotes coming in atm for all that.

Once that's all done, everything will be in place for setting up my garden...without the fear of flooding (we're on a sloping block).

I so can't wait to jump back into gardening again.

Right now, everything I have is surviving in wine kegs and large planters.

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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80318 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Garden update Reply #2 - May 2^nd, 2016 at 8:59am Got an entire quarter acre to garden up..... soon as I move north for retirement and several new jobs... oh, well...
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Garden update Reply #3 - May 2^nd, 2016 at 9:04am Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 2^nd, 2016 at 8:59am: Got an entire quarter acre to garden up..... soon as I move north for retirement and several new jobs... oh, well... Ha! Lucky you
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Re: Garden update
Reply #4 - May 2^nd, 2016 at 9:10am

Sprintcyclist wrote on May 2^nd, 2016 at 5:00am:

For some time we have been disappointed at our garden.

Recently put in a few drip irrigation lines.
They still need modifying, but it is there.

During todays showers spread some fertilisers around and some 'clay ground breaker.'

Anyhow, birds still like our yard

What direction does your block face?

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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80318 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Garden update Reply #5 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 3:23pm Hush but whichever way Oi'm lookin' at the toime!
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Black Orchid Gold Member Offline Posts: 5802 Gender:	Re: Garden update Reply #6 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 4:25pm Sprintcyclist wrote on May 2^nd, 2016 at 5:00am: Anyhow, birds still like our yard That's certainly a plus
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Garden update Reply #7 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 5:14pm I have lots and lots of native birds in my garden. Strangely, I haven't see a sparrow for years ... lots of local Magpies .... they are very friendly and I do not feed them. Neighbour has a cat, some grey thing, not sure of the breed but "expensive". Think it is more scared of the Maggies than they are of it.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: Garden update Reply #8 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 10:02pm we have stray cats around here. that limits the birds. stray cats are hard to get rid of.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47460 At my desk.	Re: Garden update Reply #9 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 10:24pm I made a cartoon style dropping box cat trap that worked pretty well, once I wrapped up the bait nice and tight. Sent 3 cats to the pound. Do you have a downhill side you can divert roof water on to safely?
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Reply #10 - May 4^th, 2016 at 3:01pm

Neferti wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 5:14pm:

Neighbour has a cat, some grey thing, not sure of the breed but "expensive". Think it is more scared of the Maggies than they are of it. Grin

Haha my daughter has one of them designer cats, its scared of its own shadow, it would never dream of scratching or biting like most cats and would most likely be terrified if confronted by a mouse Grin

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Reply #11 - May 4^th, 2016 at 4:33pm

Neferti wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 5:14pm:

I have lots and lots of native birds in my garden.

Strangely, I haven't see a sparrow for years ... lots of local Magpies .... they are very friendly and I do not feed them.

Neighbour has a cat, some grey thing, not sure of the breed but "expensive". Think it is more scared of the Maggies than they are of it. Grin

Ironically I just had that conversation with a mate last week.

We put it down to those Indian Minors, 1000's here in Newy & not a sparrow to be seen.

We had heaps of sparrows around when I was growing up.

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Re: Garden update
Reply #12 - May 5^th, 2016 at 8:31am

freediver wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 10:24pm:

I made a cartoon style dropping box cat trap that worked pretty well, once I wrapped up the bait nice and tight. Sent 3 cats to the pound.

Do you have a downhill side you can divert roof water on to safely?

re cats - My wife is a cat lover and cannot abide sending someone elses cat to the pound.

Even if they do not care for their cat or any other living animal

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