If this thing can actually grow, I will be stunned. But thrilled. One of two figs (my favourite fruit tree of all) planted into pots last year and then replanted into garden, this one is on the levelled 'terrace' to west of house - which is basically compacted clay and sand fill. Planted into a mound of soil and compost, extended regularly with compost form the bukashi system, it has finally come back to life with spring rains.
As well as mesh to protect from rabbits and roos, cassinia has been laid around the edges, with the hope it selfseeds as a pioneer plant - two small plants have finally appeared. Planted out at utterly the wrong time in May, this one gets referred to as 'Chrisi's fig' because it was planted to placate my conscience following complaints from a student about the amount of paper being distributed to my class!
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