@robgordon962.bsky.social
Newcastle Australia 🦘 🌱
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Not interested in politics or religion, from anywhere! 🛑
Not looking for a relationship 🚫
Not interested in politics or religion, from anywhere! 🛑
Thanks to @fraying.bsky.social for sauce idea
First pods of summer 10 x Serranos & 8 x mini sweet peppers,I guessed water salt sugar ratios
Using 150ml of vinegar for 300 grams of pepper flesh, altogether made 500ml of medium hot sauce #Hotpeppers 🌱🌶️ ( it was 44C today so I cooked indoors) 🥵
First pods of summer 10 x Serranos & 8 x mini sweet peppers,I guessed water salt sugar ratios
Using 150ml of vinegar for 300 grams of pepper flesh, altogether made 500ml of medium hot sauce #Hotpeppers 🌱🌶️ ( it was 44C today so I cooked indoors) 🥵
December 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Thanks to @fraying.bsky.social for sauce idea
First pods of summer 10 x Serranos & 8 x mini sweet peppers,I guessed water salt sugar ratios
Using 150ml of vinegar for 300 grams of pepper flesh, altogether made 500ml of medium hot sauce #Hotpeppers 🌱🌶️ ( it was 44C today so I cooked indoors) 🥵
First pods of summer 10 x Serranos & 8 x mini sweet peppers,I guessed water salt sugar ratios
Using 150ml of vinegar for 300 grams of pepper flesh, altogether made 500ml of medium hot sauce #Hotpeppers 🌱🌶️ ( it was 44C today so I cooked indoors) 🥵
Nectarines I'm hoping to enjoy before fruit flies attack
Unfortunately the rosey red fruits are still rock hard, so I can't pick them yet
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
Unfortunately the rosey red fruits are still rock hard, so I can't pick them yet
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
December 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Nectarines I'm hoping to enjoy before fruit flies attack
Unfortunately the rosey red fruits are still rock hard, so I can't pick them yet
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
Unfortunately the rosey red fruits are still rock hard, so I can't pick them yet
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
Basil plants growing as companion plants have fared well in the scorching heat.
This Thai basil plant had been attracting Eastern Rosellas earlier in the week before the temperatures got higher, at least cockatoos aren't attracted to basil like they are to sunflowers
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
This Thai basil plant had been attracting Eastern Rosellas earlier in the week before the temperatures got higher, at least cockatoos aren't attracted to basil like they are to sunflowers
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Basil plants growing as companion plants have fared well in the scorching heat.
This Thai basil plant had been attracting Eastern Rosellas earlier in the week before the temperatures got higher, at least cockatoos aren't attracted to basil like they are to sunflowers
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
This Thai basil plant had been attracting Eastern Rosellas earlier in the week before the temperatures got higher, at least cockatoos aren't attracted to basil like they are to sunflowers
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
Today's 41 C temperature was hard on the garden yet the increase of winds day and night since spring began has been the biggest battle in keeping moisture in plants & soils, even after a good downpour of rain the winds haven't been kind, and summer has just begun 🫣
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today's 41 C temperature was hard on the garden yet the increase of winds day and night since spring began has been the biggest battle in keeping moisture in plants & soils, even after a good downpour of rain the winds haven't been kind, and summer has just begun 🫣
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
#GardeningAUS #Gardening 🌱
Now my pepper plants are big enough to take away bird netting, I'm hoping the combination of herbs and mulch gets the plants through what already is testing weather
Different basils to deter pests (except fruit fly) & mulch to keep moisture in the soils
Serrano plant going well
#Hotpeppers 🌶️🌱
Different basils to deter pests (except fruit fly) & mulch to keep moisture in the soils
Serrano plant going well
#Hotpeppers 🌶️🌱
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Now my pepper plants are big enough to take away bird netting, I'm hoping the combination of herbs and mulch gets the plants through what already is testing weather
Different basils to deter pests (except fruit fly) & mulch to keep moisture in the soils
Serrano plant going well
#Hotpeppers 🌶️🌱
Different basils to deter pests (except fruit fly) & mulch to keep moisture in the soils
Serrano plant going well
#Hotpeppers 🌶️🌱
So far so good for the summer garden using herbs as pest control
Cinnamon,Thai & common Basil, coriander, pyrethrum with melons, early marigolds to keep nematodes away from watermelon, shallots & eventually chilli
The mulch is much needed as winds & heat are constant
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
Cinnamon,Thai & common Basil, coriander, pyrethrum with melons, early marigolds to keep nematodes away from watermelon, shallots & eventually chilli
The mulch is much needed as winds & heat are constant
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
So far so good for the summer garden using herbs as pest control
Cinnamon,Thai & common Basil, coriander, pyrethrum with melons, early marigolds to keep nematodes away from watermelon, shallots & eventually chilli
The mulch is much needed as winds & heat are constant
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
Cinnamon,Thai & common Basil, coriander, pyrethrum with melons, early marigolds to keep nematodes away from watermelon, shallots & eventually chilli
The mulch is much needed as winds & heat are constant
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
First cucumber of the season, with no bees around hand pollination is the only way to go 👋
#GardeningAU #Vegetablegardening
#GardeningAU #Vegetablegardening
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
First cucumber of the season, with no bees around hand pollination is the only way to go 👋
#GardeningAU #Vegetablegardening
#GardeningAU #Vegetablegardening
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Lots of rhubarb picked before the heat of the day arrived, giving younger rhubarb time to grow before summer's temperatures burn the foliage, hopefully sugarcane mulch helps with water retention
#Gardening 🌱 #GardeningAU
#Gardening 🌱 #GardeningAU
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Lots of rhubarb picked before the heat of the day arrived, giving younger rhubarb time to grow before summer's temperatures burn the foliage, hopefully sugarcane mulch helps with water retention
#Gardening 🌱 #GardeningAU
#Gardening 🌱 #GardeningAU
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The rhubarb seems to grow faster after every picking since early August (as our winter got warmer)
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The rhubarb seems to grow faster after every picking since early August (as our winter got warmer)
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
October 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
October 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
October 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My first successful overwintering of a Capsicum chinense plant (Chocolate Bih Jolokia)has taken to the spring heat with new foliage, hopefully the transplant goes well as temperatures rise to 35C/95F
🌶️🌱 #Hotpeppers
🌶️🌱 #Hotpeppers
October 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My first successful overwintering of a Capsicum chinense plant (Chocolate Bih Jolokia)has taken to the spring heat with new foliage, hopefully the transplant goes well as temperatures rise to 35C/95F
🌶️🌱 #Hotpeppers
🌶️🌱 #Hotpeppers
Fruit trees in flower, unfortunately no bees anywhere for the second spring in a row
The varroa mite is having a terrible affect on the honey bee population
#GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening
The varroa mite is having a terrible affect on the honey bee population
#GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening
September 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fruit trees in flower, unfortunately no bees anywhere for the second spring in a row
The varroa mite is having a terrible affect on the honey bee population
#GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening
The varroa mite is having a terrible affect on the honey bee population
#GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
September 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
September 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
September 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Not the prettiest potatoes after a very wet winter, fortunately the potato scab is only superficial and won't stop them being baked or made into chips 😋🥔🍟
#GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening
#GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Not the prettiest potatoes after a very wet winter, fortunately the potato scab is only superficial and won't stop them being baked or made into chips 😋🥔🍟
#GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening
#GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening
Some of the ginger harvested today as soils finally dried enough
At nearly $30 a kilo at the supermarket, my neighbours were happy to receive a few chunks
If only I had as much success growing garlic as I do with ginger and Chilli peppers 😋
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
At nearly $30 a kilo at the supermarket, my neighbours were happy to receive a few chunks
If only I had as much success growing garlic as I do with ginger and Chilli peppers 😋
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
August 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Some of the ginger harvested today as soils finally dried enough
At nearly $30 a kilo at the supermarket, my neighbours were happy to receive a few chunks
If only I had as much success growing garlic as I do with ginger and Chilli peppers 😋
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
At nearly $30 a kilo at the supermarket, my neighbours were happy to receive a few chunks
If only I had as much success growing garlic as I do with ginger and Chilli peppers 😋
#GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱
August 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Somehow, this Serrano plant has produced 2 ripe pods during our winter
It's not in full sun like a couple of other pepper plants, and we've had a lot of rain recently
Hopefully come spring in September it'll perk up with fertilizer and warmth 🌶️🌱
It's not in full sun like a couple of other pepper plants, and we've had a lot of rain recently
Hopefully come spring in September it'll perk up with fertilizer and warmth 🌶️🌱
August 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Somehow, this Serrano plant has produced 2 ripe pods during our winter
It's not in full sun like a couple of other pepper plants, and we've had a lot of rain recently
Hopefully come spring in September it'll perk up with fertilizer and warmth 🌶️🌱
It's not in full sun like a couple of other pepper plants, and we've had a lot of rain recently
Hopefully come spring in September it'll perk up with fertilizer and warmth 🌶️🌱