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BSP #95 – Accentuate

The weather today is grey and rainy but we’re working on accentuating the positive:.

  1. The ground was pretty thirsty, and
  2. We’ve loving our lemony sunshine

Here on the Homestead, we’re not messing with Mr Inbetween.

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This story began as a family's fumbling attempt to live The Good Life in suburbia; the awesome suburb of New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand to be exact. Our wonderful neighbours tolerated our hair brained schemes as yet more lawn was turned into garden and more animals were introduced until there was just no more room left and there was nothing else for it... we moved to the country. So, here we now are: an extended family of humans, cats, ducks, chickens, and goats trying to step as lightly as possible on this gorgeous planet while still enjoying the internet and good television. We've got 5 acres of land to play with, a whole new township to meet, and neighbours who do this sort of thing for a living...what could go wrong? You want a list?! This lifestyle of ours isn't always pretty; There's meteoric highs and the most cataclysmic of lows. Our intent is to share all these - our idiotic mistakes, glorious triumphs, outcomes both lucky and unlucky; and those thigh slapping, tear spurting, belly laughing moments that often follow all of the above - through this blog and our Facebook page www.facebook.com/unionhomestead. We reckon everyday is a school day and, if you're maybe pondering having a go at this lifestyle yourself, you will always be able to call up this blog and say with ultimate conviction, "At least we're not as bad as them."

6 comments

  1. Oh to grow citrus outside! In just the right sunny, but sheltered spot, and wrapped up in winter, Meyer lemons manage all right here, but all other citrus need a greenhouse…my neighbour has 40 yr old mandarin trees, but a very cold snap 2 years ago caught her unprepared…even in a greenhouse they need extra help in such circumstances. Your feijoas will grow here, but again, need some winter protection. Not many people grow them or citrus to be honest.

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  3. I only use lemons when my tree is fruiting or they are being given away by someone who has too many. The asking price for lemons in a shop is ridiculous.

    In recent years, possums have experimented with nibbling the rind of lemons whilst this year, they discovered they much prefer the new, young leaves growing at the ends of the highest branches. The top of my lemon tree looks quite sad with its stripped upper branches.

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