Milk on the garden

I had some curdled light (fat-free) milk in the fridge - couldn't use it for my morning coffee, so chucked it on the rose - noticing the second flower today. Apparently milk has good antibacterial properties for gardens, and roses in particular, re-black spot.

Two helpful sites:

https://www.sgaonline.org.au/black-spot-of-rose/

https://balconygardenweb.com/milk-uses-in-the-garden/

It's also good for tomatoes, preventing blossom end rot. It enriches soil health, and keeps aphids away. Who knew?!

Spanish moss in flower!

I have never seen or known 'grandfather's beard' to flower, ever. But I noticed this morning some little green appendages on mine, on the fence nearest the road. I was so surprised, thinking some other leaves had become tangled in the moss, but no - it IS flowering! So great to see.

I did not know that this plant (tillandsia) is a relative of bromeliads, and pineapples! Apparently, it propagates also by seed - I am looking forward to checking for those. I'll collect them, and see if they will grow.

Tiny seed pods!

The seeds out of the pod are supposed to look like this - we'll have to wait and see!

Taffy

She's always so clean and fresh. The plan is to take each of them to the vet at the start of next year. I notice Taffy is fatter and is drinking a lot of water. I hope she does have kidney problems. She's so cute when she follows me out into the garden in the evenings.

Mowed after the rain

This was the garden at the same time last year: It's much better now (above)!



And from the front (Oct 2018) -

And I'm feeding a family of magpies - here's two babies:

First red rose flower over the arch + updates

The very first flower on this rose!

The rose, despite being covered in aphids (I'm going to spray them with milk), is beginning to flower in other areas of the arch. It looks great. I'll have to keep the rose fertilizer up to it. Very cloudy day today.

20 Nov 2018:

29 Nov 2018: Morning light on the roses

Moved the third pandorea

The third pink pandorea I moved to a tree in the front yard. Think I will get a Queen's Wreath with it.

Two days later, it seems to be ok enough to flower:

I moved it again! To the back garden, and it seems to be ok and growing.

Red hibiscus

Nice one along the front fence.

1 Nov 2019 - Flowering again. Lovely.