The New Vege cage to stop possums...hopefully

Thats good news Daniel..

Here is a shot of vege cage (and cucumbers) taken from the house a few minutes ago:



and a few from inside...

It's looking fantastic, Dan.

A wonderful sight and very ptoductive by the look of the pics. well done.

Doing a great job now you can come to my place and do the same here ... I've got barely anything in mine and what is there doesn't look real good.

Gail see the tool in pic #3? My son got it in Canberra...called a "Homey" (sp???). Great tool, very handy.

Looks handy...

It does so much - wanted to buy a few to leave around the yard...but cost about $30 each...surely can pick up much less

Looking good Daniel you have cucumbers hanging the roof before long

G'day mate! How are you doing?

The plan is to use all the space I can without blocking much needed sunlight.

Got any leaves on the roof yet, or do they fall through Daniel..
I can only see a handle in pic 3 what does the rest of that tool look like.
Your peas look great, our seeds keep rotting every time it rains

Here are some photos of the Homey. Great little tool really!

Thanks Daniel.. I have seen them before somewhere They look like a good little tool ..

Very Useful Mary-Anne...very useful indeed

That tool reminds me of the old fashioned plough blade .
Dan , have the Hibiscus mutabilis got new leaves yet. I put a cutting in a pot same time you got yours .mine has leaves already.

Yes that exactly what Tony said when he seen the pic *A Mini Plough Blade*
Our neighbour Sean in Townsville had one similar his had a long handle though.
Sean bought it over from Ireland when he immigrated here years ago.
I knew I had seen it somewhere before..

Hi Gwen, no new leaves as yet; but it is dormant season down here - I have them in my vege cage so I can monitor - make sure soil is moist but not overly wet. Yes the homey is a bit like a small plough isn't it. I find it so useful!

http://www.koanga.co.nz/pages/handtools.htm

i'm good thanks Daniel,homey looks a great tool alright ,there's a few tools the link above that are similar to yours.

Could do with one really

I find it useful for weeding, preparing drills for seeds, just about everything I do in the garden of a minor nature it is so handy. I will check out that site Richard.

I just found the little tag that came with it. It is spelt "Ho-Mi" Supplied by Gundaroo Tiller, http://allsun.com.au/

http://allsun.com.au/HoMi.html

I hereby declare the vege cage a huge success!

We have had a good amount of produce from the cage already...only casualty so far is the cabbages. I have never had success with cabbages...ever! Bugs always get them before me...but that's gardening. I am happy to take the challenge up to them!

Garden Dan wrote:

I hereby declare the vege cage a huge success!

Great news...a fabulous idea has reached fruition.

Garden Dan wrote:

We have had a good amount of produce from the cage already...only casualty so far is the cabbages. I have never had success with cabbages...ever! Bugs always get them before me...but that's gardening. I am happy to take the challenge up to them!

Dan, have you tried hanging a piece of board painted bright yellow and smeared with petroleum jelly...it supposedly attracts the moths who then are stuck to the grease.
Here is a link that tells a bit about them.
http://www.oisat.org/control_methods/physical_methods/sticky_board_traps.html

Sounds like a great plan...I bet I would brush my head on it regularly! Unless it was at least 5feet off the ground...well maybe 5'8"

Wonderfull news Daniel we will have to call you Farmer Dan now

Garden Dan wrote:

I hereby declare the vege cage a huge success!

We have had a good amount of produce from the cage already...only casualty so far is the cabbages. I have never had success with cabbages...ever! Bugs always get them before me...but that's gardening. I am happy to take the challenge up to them!

I have never had any success with cabbages as the bugs win everytime, so I just buy them now