tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post7694125872523779522..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Getting ready for plantingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-45738083636050006522008-01-29T07:21:00.000+10:002008-01-29T07:21:00.000+10:00The nuts are edible and were an important bush tuc...The nuts are edible and were an important bush tucker food for the aboriginees. Here is some more info on the bunya pine cone:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ozpolitic.com/gardening/trees/bunya.html<BR/><BR/>http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/bushtucker/bunya_nut.htmlRhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10313136763333379702008-01-29T07:05:00.000+10:002008-01-29T07:05:00.000+10:00Glad to hear your son is well. Wow now that is one...Glad to hear your son is well. Wow now that is one big pine nut. I'm also wondering if you can eat them like other pine nuts. In any case the cone is pretty too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-55532400331546786792008-01-29T06:02:00.000+10:002008-01-29T06:02:00.000+10:00Rhonda, glad to hear your son is OK.CheersKathyRhonda, glad to hear your son is OK.<BR/>Cheers<BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35411662941878861922008-01-28T22:12:00.000+10:002008-01-28T22:12:00.000+10:00Thank you for the photos Rhonda,, they are keeping...Thank you for the photos Rhonda,, they are keeping me going during our long, white winter.Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943301163903634325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62024507784813583232008-01-28T17:38:00.000+10:002008-01-28T17:38:00.000+10:00HI Rhonda,I'm so glad to read that Kerry is fine.T...HI Rhonda,<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad to read that Kerry is fine.<BR/><BR/>That bunya cone looks enormous. What is the tree/cone used for?<BR/><BR/>DeborahdNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531819276422542672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31135756354310265202008-01-28T12:29:00.001+10:002008-01-28T12:29:00.001+10:00Rhonda, we have a bunya pine (or what I thought wa...Rhonda, we have a bunya pine (or what I thought was a bunya) in the large Victorian era formal garden park in Bathurst. You can see the cones easily from the ground, and I often wonder if anyone has been unlucky enough to be walking underneath when they've decided to let go! They're massive. We have a proper pinus pinus tree, now about 12 foot tall....it's the plant that produces the commercially availabe pine nut used for pesto. We haven't had any cones from it yet, and I suspect we'll be racing the parrots for them. Lisa xThe Tin Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422547957232680227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88252979742677878532008-01-28T12:29:00.000+10:002008-01-28T12:29:00.000+10:00Hi RhondaGlad your son is ok. As a mum we all drea...Hi Rhonda<BR/>Glad your son is ok. As a mum we all dread that phone call.<BR/>Just wanted to let you know that I have posted my tea cosy to my swap partner Christine in the US and today received an email to say she has received it safe and sound.<BR/>Can't wait for the next swap.<BR/>I enjoy reading your blog every morning and am trying to be more environmentally aware more than I was before. I am also not working at the moment so am sticking to a tight budget for myself and try to cut my spending unnecessarily.<BR/>Regards<BR/>Jennie T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58005422337860301852008-01-28T10:26:00.000+10:002008-01-28T10:26:00.000+10:00Oh yes RJ you would really love Coversations with ...Oh yes RJ you would really love Coversations with My Gardener. I saw it about a month or so ago at the Palace Centro in Newfarm and it was like a poem of simple living with beautiful French countryside. It was a *little* like a French version of Hotel Sorrento. :) I know you love that film!<BR/>Bella<BR/>BrisbaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77997951776562452492008-01-28T09:21:00.000+10:002008-01-28T09:21:00.000+10:00Is that an edible pine nut? It's Ginormous! Wow....Is that an edible pine nut? It's Ginormous! Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-26484212818379547492008-01-28T09:07:00.000+10:002008-01-28T09:07:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda, Glad to hear Kerry is okay...I know how...Hi Rhonda, Glad to hear Kerry is okay...I know how it feels to get one of those phone calls and all you want to do is be with them and check they are okay :)<BR/>I look forward to seeing you plan your garden this year and what you end up planting :)<BR/>-hugs-<BR/>LisLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066863074405512584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77677786775241503102008-01-28T08:25:00.000+10:002008-01-28T08:25:00.000+10:00Rhonda,I've never seen a bat flower before. Gorgeo...Rhonda,<BR/><BR/>I've never seen a bat flower before. Gorgeous plant. I could just picture my cat playing with it, thinking it was a new toy! Enjoy your long weekend.<BR/> <BR/>For the first time ever, Ontarians will get a long weekend in February -- Family Day on Feb. 18th. I'm looking forward to it :) Until then I will live vicariously through you as you potter about in the garden.<BR/>Cheers,<BR/>MaggieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9035469858936510342008-01-28T07:24:00.000+10:002008-01-28T07:24:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda. Inspiring pics as usual - thanks. I saw...Hi Rhonda. Inspiring pics as usual - thanks. I saw a wonderful movie yesterday and thought of you. It was a French subtitled film called Conversations with my Gardener - a lovely slow paced and thoughtful work, with an evolving vege patch as one of the stars! I really think you'd enjoy it - it spoke to me of what gardens are really about - observation, caring, appreciation, the seasons of life, gentle routine, and nourishment for the soul. Quite uplifting, but take some tissues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com