tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post5360989879371695384..comments2023-07-26T17:20:34.426+02:00Comments on Elephant's Eye: Baby forest and earthworms at Org de Rac wine estateDiana Studerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-44281945876282176262010-10-18T19:51:46.188+02:002010-10-18T19:51:46.188+02:00Barbara - visit Org de Rac? Yes, it is still devel...Barbara - visit Org de Rac? Yes, it is still developing. We were at a wine tasting. Might need an appointment, I would phone ahead and check. There is a restaurant, but not yet open to the general public. Soon as they open it, we will go and try lunch, and see how the garden is progressing!<br /><br />Slugs and snails tucked under the mulch, in our garden have to contend with the tabakrolletjie snakes - who EAT SNAILS! So it all balances out.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-33006447156841681212010-10-18T15:43:21.538+02:002010-10-18T15:43:21.538+02:00I had to laugh when I read the "translation&q...I had to laugh when I read the "translation" of Org-de-Rac. It sounds like a fascinating place. Would you recommend a visit there?<br /><br />I generally agree with your advice on mulching rather than tilling - but I just read an article blaming the huge slug invasion here partly on that. Back when gardeners did the traditional hoeing and spading and didn't mulch, slugs found it much harder to survive. Now they can easily hide under the mulch and their eggs are left undisturbed. Turning over the earth in late fall exposes the eggs and they freeze.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956948481990170675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-74448759903563000842010-10-14T23:16:13.498+02:002010-10-14T23:16:13.498+02:00Outstanding! I love the picture of the rosemary f...Outstanding! I love the picture of the rosemary field, and what you say about lavender makes so much sense! I'm going to spread the word on that one. I love how you've documented this worthy project, and love the writing, too...Elizabeth Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958071577234094405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-70934450329301544272010-10-14T22:00:00.763+02:002010-10-14T22:00:00.763+02:00Peter - if you skim my archives, the desert blooms...Peter - if you skim my archives, the desert blooms in August and September.<br />http://elephantseyegarden.blogspot.com/2010/09/clanwilliams-flower-church-blomkerk-and.htmlDiana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-31453546085512636212010-10-14T21:35:10.668+02:002010-10-14T21:35:10.668+02:00Interesting reading as always - but now I'm mo...Interesting reading as always - but now I'm more sort of waiting for the famous October desert bloom boom. Is it there already?Peter Gaunitz Landskapsdesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430495231369013811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-86851120113743260122010-10-14T02:57:58.725+02:002010-10-14T02:57:58.725+02:00How encouraging! I'm so happy these people are...How encouraging! I'm so happy these people are trying to do the right thing for the land, just for once. You know, you could always buy some of their wine and give it away as gifts...Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-12909107296408901972010-10-14T00:41:20.036+02:002010-10-14T00:41:20.036+02:00Quite an education! I love the image of the cattl...Quite an education! I love the image of the cattle herder coming through with the acorn and date pit. The landscape is so different there- if I were travelling, this is the place I'd love to visit, so thanks for taking me there!JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-31084591571309171592010-10-13T23:19:51.952+02:002010-10-13T23:19:51.952+02:00Lucy - that is rain gardening. In the summer the c...Lucy - that is rain gardening. In the summer the clay soil bakes hard. In winter the heavens open and the slopes erode to deep 'dongas'. One solution is gabions, wire cages, filled with stones. This is another. Channeling the runoff down to the holding pond, and protecting the planting.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-3698481091530997852010-10-13T23:02:56.795+02:002010-10-13T23:02:56.795+02:00Very interesting - and some very beautiful picture...Very interesting - and some very beautiful pictures too. I'm being thick on one score though - I don't understand the dry river bed. Was there once a river which has now been filled with stones . . . or is it a deep stone path where water drips through to create a river or . . . ? ? <br /><br />I keep looking at the cycad and vygies picture.<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br />Oh - and that's a helpful hint about the lavender.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.com