They love it near a cement slab.

We bought a Kawasaki bout 5 years ago, it does some pretty serious work (Giant Rats Tail Grass, sicklepod etc) and had no problems. My partner helped the brother in law do some clearing on their block, they had a Stihl and had to fill it up 3 times as much as the Kawasaki.
Just make sure you get a good brand.

Think I read somewhere that the flowers will only open at night.

Thanks every1 had a great chat with E this morning!!!!!

my pigs

Hi, I am from Mackay and every time I go to Brisbane I go to the Northey Street Gardens in Windsor, they sell all types of edible and useful plants. Some plants mentioned above I have seen there: Mountain pepper, midyim berry, native ginger, water chestnuts, lilly pilly, finger limes and lots more.

Not sure about your climate, but here they sprout very easily.

I had a silkie chick that hatched and it just constantly bobed/wobbled it’s head, not sure what caused but I did the same thing as u.

not sure if u will find many places ‘selling’ sugar cane, as u have 2 b very careful not 2 spread diseases like rust which is predicted 2 cripple the industry up here in a few years. We have alot growing as food 4 our pigs but sorry couldnt take the risk of sending any.

I tried growing rhubarb, bought 3 plants and planted them out, then it rained and blew northerlies, they died :rip: Sorry not much help.

Over the last 2 days I couldn’t b bothered 2 check my rain guage and last night it over flowed!!! Over 10 inches. We are wet and every1 is blaming climate change, but this is the wet season that we haven’t seen 4 years, people must forget what it was like. My Gran has kept all rain fall records 4 about 50 years and when I look back this is…[Read more]

I planted mango trees for my 2 children but went for bowen mango seedlings, they live longer than grafted and i can prune them 2 size.
I would recommend a tree that has a long life expectancy like a mango or macadamia, you don’t want it 2 die after 10-20 years!.

Have u looked at getting the place sandblasted? They can get within 2inches of the roof and windows and saves alot of work.
Our place has lead paint but we r on a rural block with no close neighbours and will get it blasted b4 council inspect the place.

We have just moved a queenslander onto our block and just 2day they have done the concreted the stumps in, there is a picture of the house in my album b4 it was moved. It was moved in 2 pieces and now that it is rejoined u cannot c where the join was (less than 1mm gap!!) 2 get the house moved and stumped with all council approvals it has cost…[Read more]

Our cattle when ever they get in2 our yard go straight 4 my mango trees, they can also eat the excess mangos when they r big enuf.
I also have an inga or ice cream bean tree, it is quick growing, a legume and grows into a big shade tree.
My nan (came from a cattle property) suggested i grow tamarind and carob as the cattle eat the leaves and…[Read more]

Well we just couldn’t afford 2 take him 2 a vet (at short notice i had 2 have wisdom teeth taken out $2500 later……..broke!) So I called a friend and said it was aural haematoma, so I took him 2 my mother in law and she lanced the lump and alot of blood shot out of it. Now it is only abit of swelling but getting better each day.

Hey Willow where r u? I used 2 repair small appliances in Mackay. I am with u in repairing the old 1, everything was of better quality then. I have an old sharp that I repaired 9 years ago and still going strong.

I am trying 2 avoid going 2 the vet (if possible), I havn’t noticed him shaking his head, but he has been getting more adventureous roaming in the front paddock, so guessing more likely the grass seed. Is it something that I can leave and c how it goes or can i do something myself 2 fix it or do i just have 2 take him 2 vet?

Thanks 4 all the…[Read more]

I would love some, is there anything u r chasing i could swap?

Sheree

Here another pic