Alex Pine

Posting my results from an attempt to air layer my rare apple trees. It was a total failure. No root growth after a month or so. However the quince rooted well.

I'll try again with rooting powder and try to remember to post the results.

Purple

I've been meaning to fix this hole in my shorts for a while now. The last time I wore them it got really big ha ha. You'll probably laugh at my horrible hand sewing. This was my first attempt at a patch. I pinned and sewed around the outside of the patch. Then I sewed around the strands of fabric and the edge of the hole. It feels pretty good to fix them rather than throwing them away.

I originally posted this in the wrong spot. https://permies.com/t/177178/pep-plumbing-hot-water/Fix-leak-DWV-pipe
I recently had to fix a broken storm water pipe. The original builders of the house only allowed a 100mm space between the pipe and top of the soil. I think the local code is supposed to be 300mm. Oh well, it's fixed now anyway.

No, they are definitely hedge shears. Which are a type of pruning shears. Scissors are held with one hand and are usually upto 1foot long. These are held with two hands and are 2 feet long. But oh well. I'll just sharpen my secateurs next time.

It's starting to get colder at night down here in the southern hemisphere so I thought it's a great time for some chop and drop. First I harvested a bucket of sun chokes from my 25sq foot raises bed and chop and dropped the sun chokes and pumpkin.

After that I ripped out another pumpkin and give my nitrogen fixers out the front a haircut to cover about 35sq feet.

Today I thought I would sharpen my hedge shears ready to complete the chop and drop BB. I sharpened the primary edge with the file then used a diamond honing stick to sharpen the secondary edge. I tested it on a piece of paper which cut beautifully. I then wiped them down with peanut oil ha ha.

Thanks for the tips everyone. I will try again in spring 🤞

I think no one is actually reading what I said. The problem is it doesn't grow enough to flower. I'll attach photos of the plants direct sown at least 4 months ago. It's like they just do not grow more than 30cm until summer is over at which time it's impossible to fruit and ripen.