Melbourne

Been a long time since I did a garden update!

Most stuff died off, and I've come to the conclusion I don't really have the time or energy for active or regular gardening. By which I mean getting out every week to rip up weeds, watering every single day, getting rid of pests and insects, etc. the gardens at the last place went fully feral, turned into a jungle. Mostly coriander and kale taking over. The garden beds were never really my domain though, the old LT handled that and I was mostly just in it for the sake of getting into the sunshine for a few hours a week and having a good chat with him on weeding day

The planter box I had packed to the rafters with herbs and such completely died. Not sure if it was the lack of watering, or the overwatering that did them in. But yeah. Completely 100% dead and beyond repair. I've been watering it hoping that there's something still there just waiting for the right moment to come back up through. Worst case, it's a nice planter box still, so I kept it and might just dump the soil and plant something new

The pineberries and strawberries completely died, then they came back, then they died again. I kill them everytime they start flowering and fruiting. Not intentional, and not from overwatering. Mostly lack of attention and forgetting about them. The pineberries (I think) are flowering a little bit, so I might get some fruit soon. The strawberries aren't flowering, but I'm hopeful once they realise it's safe, they will

I gave most of the front patio plants back to the old LT before I left because I don't have the capacity to look after them all, and he bought them out of his own money for the sake of licensing the place up. Seemed a shame to either let me kill them, or leave them behind, and let them die themselves. I took most of what was left

Everybody keeps telling me all about how mint is invasive and will go everywhere with basically zero care BUT I'VE KILLED 4 FUCKING MINT PLANTS, ALL BEYOND RESURRECTION

Anyway, photos: