Pesky possums!

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 Does anybody else have points with possums? My hubby purchased a stupendous (and costly) dahlia final week and simply as nicely I took a photograph of it as the following day all of the flowers had disappeared….clearly the possum was consuming something that seemed appetising in its path though I did not know they ate dahlia flowers. 

I had learn that possums ate roses however had by no means heard of dahlias being on their menu. You reside and be taught.
That is what the plant seemed like the following morning. It would bounce again however is underneath a canopy now with the veggies which have already been sampled. Sigh!
Excellent news although. I’ve been profitable at making an attempt to develop freesias from seed. To date so good.

One other lesson I’ve realized is that foxgloves do not actually die down after they flower which stunned me as I’ve by no means grown them earlier than. They do appear to be multiplying considerably so might have some TLC quickly. 

This mauve chrysanthemum is flowering superbly in the mean time. It’s so straightforward to develop from a chopping.

A pal gave me a chopping of this chrysanthemum which has little yellow pom pom like flowers. It wants to enter the backyard quickly however discovering a  empty spot is a little bit of a difficulty as my hubby is rising onions within the entrance backyard and dahlias cowl a lot of the remainder of the backyard. Then there are the bromeliads, hollyhocks, succulents and whatnot. I’m certain I’ll discover someplace to squeeze it in. 

By the way in which, the supplier of the 15 litres of coconut oil I purchased a number of months again sells it for $79 and even with the postage to Queensland it was nonetheless the most affordable coconut oil I might discover on-line. 

I’ve been making a number of batches of 100% coconut oil soap these days and within the final batch I added some dried calendula flowers I had saved a while in the past. I did not add aloe vera to this lot although.. simply water. Give it a attempt if you could find some coconut oil on particular. It’s fast and simple and makes a reasonably laborious cleaning soap. 

We have now been having stunning climate right here in SE Queensland which may be very good after the rain and storms of summer time. It would not take lengthy to get dry within the backyard although so a high up of rain can be appreciated. It’s nice climate for gardeners. 

Have a terrific weekend and keep nicely and glad!

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