Category Archives: Garden

Mini camera for DIY possum dray – part 1

Posted on 23/05/2022 by AlanM52

Doing some research to see if we can mount a camera to view the inside of the dray.

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DIY Garden Edging – part 4 final

Posted on 22/05/2022 by AlanM52

Waited all morning for the sun to come out which it did around midday – let’s get out there. Below is a photo of the finished job. Hang on… why is left stake inside the edging and the right one … Continue reading →

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DIY Garden Edging – part 3

Posted on 21/05/2022 by AlanM52

Nice sunny day so let’s paint the edging. Preparing to start painting.

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DIY Garden Edging – part 2

Posted on 17/05/2022 by AlanM52

Clamped two lengths of pine to the work bench to keep everything straight and level for stapling down the coat hanger wire.

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DIY Garden Edging – part 1

Posted on 17/05/2022 by AlanM52

This is the 3rd time I am replacing the ‘treated’ pine edging purchased from Bunnings. Back in 2019 council contractors cut down our lovely nature strip tree, apparently it was infected? Just needed a spray on one branch.

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DIY dray for our ringtail possum family – Oops

Posted on 13/05/2022 by AlanM52

Forgot to include a emergency exit – back door! If a cat, fox, snake or whatever knocks on the front door there’s no way for them to escape!

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DIY drey for our ringtail possum family – part 5 final

Posted on 12/05/2022 by AlanM52

Ready to put out so now we wait and keep checking for a empty drey. Last year they vacated in July.

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Al’s auto fill/recycle bird bath–some alterations

Posted on 02/05/2022 by AlanM52

The birdbath is close to the workshop so decided to do away with the car battery and bring all the electrics inside and run from a 12V power supply. Loosing light and then had a double injury to the right … Continue reading →

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Tomato plants

Posted on 05/03/2022 by AlanM52

This year our tomatoes (5 plants in a ALDI garden box) are looking worse than they did last year but… here’s todays quick pick.

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Rose black spot problem

Posted on 20/12/2021 by AlanM52

Yates ROSE GUN not working on black spot effected rose Looking quite sad

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