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  • Wednesday, 24 June 2026

    Here is the cumquat (actually a Calamondin or Calamansi cumquat, a cross between a mandarin and cumquat) that is in the front garden. It hasn’t been doing great as the lemon creates too much shade, which is why we planted the new cumquat.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamansi

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  • Tuesday, 23 June 2026

    The rosemary in the Front garden. There is rosemary in two places so that in a few (ten?) years when they need replacing they can be staggered.

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  • Monday, 22 June 2026

    An update on the Hypoestes – it is enjoying the LED grow lights with lots of new branches and flowering.

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  • Sunday, 21 June 2026

    This is a narrow garden underneath the washing line and well under the eaves. It was a troublesome location until a lot of drip reticulation and going for oregano.

    It’s the Winter Solstice, the days will start getting longer!

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  • Friday, 19 June 2026

    BBQ / firepit night. Bugs keeps his distance, we don’t want him melting like he had opened the Ark!

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  • Thursday, 18 June 2026

    An update on Harry’s new birds nest fern which is outside – going okay.

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  • Wednesday, 17 June 2026

    Another naval relic at the Naval Memorial Park – the 4.5-inch gun turret from the River-class destroyer escort HMAS Derwent.

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  • Tuesday, 16 June 2026

    The north west corner of the Native Garden has had the barrier protecting the Marri and Mottlecah upgraded.

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  • Monday, 15 June 2026

    Latest rainfall update, we know it has only been a few days since the last update but 20mm is a blog worthy downpour.
    It looks like the rain gauge has cracked, it is going to be replaced.

    Date
    Range
    Manual
    Period
    Manual
    YTD
    Digital
    Period
    Digital
    YTD
    BOM
    Period
    BOM
    YTD
    14Jun to 15Jun20.0253.112.4168.020.8249.2
    13Jun233.1155.6228.4
    06Jun to 12Jun49.5233.131.9155.633.4228.4
    03Jun to
    05Jun
    183.6123.7195.0
    27May to 02Jun40.0183.624.3123.737.2195.0
    19May to 26May143.699.4157.8
    14May to
    18May
    8.1143.63.999.48.2157.8
    02May to
    13May
    135.595.5149.6
    27Apr to
    01May
    12.0135.57.495.518.4149.6
    25Apr to
    26Apr
    123.588.1131.2
    20Apr to 24Apr5.3123.52.488.15.8131.2
    19Apr118.285.7125.4
    17Apr to
    18Apr
    4.0118.20.885.75.0125.4
    16Apr114.284.9120.4
    15Apr1.0114.21.884.91.6120.4
    10Apr to
    14Apr
    113.283.1118.8
    09Apr0.4113.283.11.2118.8
    07Apr to
    08Apr
    112.883.1117.6
    06Apr2.7112.83.883.13.0117.6
    31Mar to
    05Apr
    110.179.3114.6
    28Mar 15:00 to
    30Mar
    2.5110.10.479.32.2114.6
    27Mar to 28Mar 15:00102.0107.672.778.9105.2112.4
    27Feb to 26Mar5.66.27.2
    26Feb4.05.64.56.23.07.2
    22Feb to 25Feb1.61.74.2
    20Feb to 21Feb1.60.21.74.2
    11Feb to 19Feb1.61.54.2
    10Feb0.11.60.41.54.2
    27Jan to 09Feb1.51.14.2
    25Jan to 26Jan1.51.51.11.14.24.2
    01Jan to 24Jan
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    Manual
    Period
    Manual
    YTD
    Digital
    Period
    Digital
    YTD
    BOM
    Period
    BOM
    YTD
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