DDU Episode 19 |The secret garden & the world of Hoyas | Interview : What’s new with Yates tomato dust? | Results from the No Dig Experiment | Bumper Veg Patch report – get planting for winter now |

Summary: * The Secret Garden and the wonderful world of the Hoya. * Tomato Blight and it's control :  I go in search of the Tomato Dust of my youth and get the full story from Judy Horton from Yates. A Bumper Veggie Patch Report including: * What to plant now in cool temperate areas * The final results of the ''No dig' experiment * Keeping the patch going while harvesting over summer and seeding for winter at the same time. * I calculate what I've spent in the patch and the worth of the harvest so far and reveal the total. ______________________________________________________________ The Secret Garden and the wonderful world of The Hoya This cluster of flowers is half in bloom.  Even the buds are interesting. Below is the link to the fabulous page with lots of pictures of stunning Hoya varieties: (Give it time to load as it's a long page!) http://www.rare-hoyas.com/Catalog.htm (http://www.rare-hoyas.com/Catalog.htm) Here are some more worthy Hoya links: http://www.succulent-plant.com/families/asclepiadaceae/hoya2.html#fhoya (http://www.succulent-plant.com/families/asclepiadaceae/hoya2.html#fhoya) http://asgap.org.au/h-aus.html ( http://asgap.org.au/h-aus.html) http://members.tripod.com/asia_flora/hoyas__iv.htm (http://members.tripod.com/asia_flora/hoyas__iv.htm) http://www.international-hoya.org/ (http://www.international-hoya.org/) ______________________________________________________________ The Veggie patch report :  Harvest Pictures (http://digitdownunder.com/shownotes/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hanging-pumpkin-DDU-300x239.jpg) This heirloom pumpkin has grown through the kafir lime tree and hangs from the vine in amongst the chives. (http://digitdownunder.com/shownotes/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/button-squash-DDU-300x239.jpg) There are more pictures of what's up in the veggie patch here: http://digitdownunder.com/vegetable-gardening/ (http://digitdownunder.com/vegetable-gardening/) ______________________________________________________________ Woods Sherbrooke Kitchen Garden: Follow Woods Sherbrooke Kitchen Garden Progress here: http://digitdownunder.com/vegetable-gardening/?cat=172 (http://digitdownunder.com/vegetable-gardening/?cat=172) ______________________________________________________________ The Veggie Patch Ledger sheet: Here is the link to the page with the ledge sheet for the harvest of the Dig It Down Under - Veggie Patch fiscal Year - 21 June 2009 to 21 June 2010.  This keeps a tally of what is spent on the patch and the estimate of what is consumed from the harvest. http://digitdownunder.com/vegetable-gardening/?p=812 (http://digitdownunder.com/vegetable-gardening/?p=812) ______________________________________________________________ What I did on my holidays: Check out Riley's new songs here: http://rileyjordan.com.au/music-artists/ (http://rileyjordan.com.au/music-artists/) Listen/rate on itunes HERE (http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/brand-new-day/id350977418?i=350977423) ______________________________________________________________ Members Area : This months extras * An article on striking cutting with thanks to Yates. * The ultimate trellis for your peas!!!!  How to build it. * Garden additives : A summary of additives such as lime, rock dust, dolomite etc... * Video : A simple technique to layer straw into the soil. Not a member?  It's free to join - come and be a part of the Dig It Down Under community.  Register HERE. (http://myfabstore.com.au/DDUmembers/?page_id=13&reg=1258152825)