vegetable garden april 2011

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  1. DesireeSat Apr 23, 05:02:00 PM

    Loved seeing your veggie garden and hearing that unusual birdcall, again! What kind of bird is it?
    Also, what is the vine with the beautiful, huge pink flowers?

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  2. AlisonSun Apr 24, 03:46:00 AM

    Love the birdcall! And the tour. Almost as good as being there.

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  3. sandduneSun Apr 24, 06:45:00 AM

    With your accent and the bird in the background quite a cool tropical gestalt you created for your garden tour. Nice!

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  4. Solitude RisingMon Apr 25, 02:30:00 AM

    I very much enjoyed the tour of your vegetable garden. Thanks for sharing it with us. Your veggie garden is doing well. The bird singing in the backround adds an extra touch to this great video.

    Is the tall pawpaw tree with fruits still growing in a pot?

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  5. africanaussieMon Apr 25, 07:10:00 AM

    Desiree,
    The vine with the big flowers is a mandevilla - quite a heavy vine, but lovely as it never stops flowering. I think that bird call is a butcher bird :(.
    Allison,
    As I said I think that is a butcher bird and one of them has eaten my ulysses catterpillar so I am not too impressed with them.
    Sanddune,
    It would have been better if I waited for a kookaburra!
    Solitude rising,
    Thank you, No the pot is in front of it with ocmfrey growing in it. I keep the comfrey in a pot as it dies down in the ground in the wet season.

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  6. Noel MorataMon Apr 25, 11:21:00 AM

    aloha,

    loved the tour of the veggie and tropical sections..the bird calls really evoke that tropical vibe immensely.

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  7. africanaussieTue Apr 26, 02:59:00 PM

    Thanks Noel - I never noticed the bird call until I looked at the video later...

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