{"id":2010,"date":"2012-03-19T22:47:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T11:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2013-05-25T00:13:43","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T14:13:43","slug":"autumn-flowers-and-unruly-climbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/autumn-flowers-and-unruly-climbers\/","title":{"rendered":"AUTUMN FLOWERS AND UNRULY CLIMBERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-hen.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2034\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-hen\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-hen.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Happy hens demanding food scrap treats\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-cleaning-up-garden.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2035\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-cleaning-up-garden\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-cleaning-up-garden.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Cleaning up the garden for the open garden in April\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2047\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-tromboncino\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-tromboncino.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Zucchini tromboncino in umbelliferae bed\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-sunflower.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2037\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-sunflower\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-sunflower.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Sunflowers in the driveway\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-hen.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2031\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-earthbag-raised-garden-beds\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-earthbag-raised-garden-beds.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Raised earthbag garden beds in autumn\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2045\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-maize\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-maize.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Maize in the orchard\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-pots.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2038\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-pots\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-pots.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Pots on the deck\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-yellow-viola.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2036\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-pepperfish\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-pepperfish.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Pepperfish chilli varigated leaves\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-watercress.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2039\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-watercress\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-watercress.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Watercress in the bird bath\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2041\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-yellow-viola\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-yellow-viola.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Yellow viola bordering the legume garden bed\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-hen.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2033\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-bean-eating\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-bean-eating.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Eating green beans in the garden\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-purple-violas.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2043\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-purple-violas\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-purple-violas.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Purple violas in the legume bed\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-beetroot-harvest.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2032\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-beetroot-harvest\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-beetroot-harvest.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Harvesting beetroot\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-orange-poppy.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2042\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-orange-poppy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-orange-poppy.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Orange poppy in the legume bed\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-legume-bed.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2049\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-legume-bed\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-legume-bed.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Legume bed with flower and herbs around the border\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2044\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-white-zinnia\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-white-zinnia.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"White zinnia in the brassica bed\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-legume-solanace-bed.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2048\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-legume-solanace-bed\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-legume-solanace-bed.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"View from legume bed into solanace bed\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-painted-lady-perennial-bean.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2010]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2046\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-painted-lady-perennial-bean\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-painted-lady-perennial-bean.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Painted lady runner beans\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2050\" title=\"flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-garden-beds\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flemington-permaculture-garden-march-2012-garden-beds.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Garden beds in full autumn flush\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a while the garden was\u00a0inconsolable, having missed the spring flush it went into a right sulk, but with autumn here, not even the shyest runner bean has been able to resist unfurling for a\u00a0sun bake. We have been in a mad flurry trying to get the garden into order for our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mvcc.vic.gov.au\/mysmartgarden\/workshops\">open day in April<\/a>. Through January and February beach weather demanded a lot of our attention, but now with the threat of\u00a0judgmental\u00a0strangers raising a questioning eyebrow at wilting vines and sorry spring remnants we have to get to the business of\u00a0patching\u00a0up the render and getting onto that damn earth oven!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; For a while the garden was\u00a0inconsolable, having missed the spring flush it went into a right sulk, but with autumn here, not even the shyest runner bean has been able to resist unfurling for a\u00a0sun bake. 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