Gardening Australia episode 6 2023
In the sixth episode of Gardening Australia in 2023, Costa visits a food garden that showcases a variety of cultural delicacies. Jane is left in awe by some exquisite botanical art. Clarence raises awareness about a ubiquitous weed that poses a danger to our surroundings. Meanwhile, Josh is busy creating a habitat that supports local wildlife. Sophie has a delightful encounter with a group of maple collectors who share their knowledge and passion for the sweet syrup. Jerry, an avid gardener, adds a stunning perennial border to his garden. Finally, we meet an inspiring individual who champions waste reduction and recycling, making her a true waste warrior.
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00:01(BIRDSONG) (ROOSTER CROWS)
00:05COSTA: Hey! Hi!
00:07(THEME MUSIC) (DUCKS QUACK)
00:10(LAUGHS)
00:12Ooh!
00:15(LAUGHS)
00:17(MAGPIE WARBLES) Yay!
00:18Hmm?
00:20(BEE BUZZES) Hey, mate.
00:21(CHICKEN CLUCKS)
00:22Hey! Hey! (BICYCLE BELL RINGS)
00:24(GOAT BLEATS) (PARROT SQUAWKS)
00:26Oh!
00:28Ah!
00:34Hello, and welcome
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00:55to cope with the extreme
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01:07to Jewish culture and identity.
01:10I'm at an exhibition
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01:35but for Josh, home is also
01:37where the birds, lizards,
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02:04to increase its habitat value,
02:06and the front garden
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02:27And there's even a nesting box
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02:44across the year.
02:45At the moment,
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02:58which in turn are eaten
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03:16The plantings spill out
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03:30so I'll cut it right back.
03:32But that means more space
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03:48And with the leaf litter
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04:10that have all been carefully chosen
04:12for the food they'll provide
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04:26which means they are perfect
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04:44loosening it and adding some
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05:01a ground cover which has red flowers
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05:19It's Dianella revoluta,
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05:37dry conditions,
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05:54so it will soon fill out this area.
05:57And finally, I'm giving them
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06:18And these holes were made by borers
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06:33With the log sitting just over
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06:52the final piece
06:53a large dish for a birdbath.
06:58As you've seen, it really doesn't
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undefined:undefinedit's quite a subjective one.
07:30You know, it's just a plant growing
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07:41But then there are
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07:54to find out if that plant
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08:15Now, with these plants, you've also
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08:30With this little perennial mint,
08:32you can see the inter nodes
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08:48I can cut it back hard
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09:06pop them into a shallow basin
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09:19like all the root crops,
09:21like beetroots
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09:45Well, the reality
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10:04is matched by their passion
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10:24against the backdrop
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10:51but I find them quite tolerant,
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11:02They don't like afternoon hot sun
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11:15so they're incredible trees.
11:17Because you've positioned them
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11:30The microclimate is really excellent
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11:42and that evaporative cooling
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11:54So that's just the Japanese maples.
11:56There's a few other ones too,
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12:07So where did this obsession
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12:28(TRANQUIL MUSIC)
12:38Now, with these plants
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12:53they retain their water much better.
12:55But it also keeps your house cooler
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13:06And they give back to us by giving
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13:24It sounds crazy,
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13:40we have so much more at the back
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14:07It makes you feel like
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14:20What's your secret?
14:22I think the secret was
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14:33No, they were just saplings,
14:35but I think that was the key
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14:48like corydalis, which is hard to grow
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15:02And the birds love it.
15:03We're getting more species
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15:22For a small garden, you've got
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15:45which I think just gives us
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15:58the lomandras, with the lovely
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16:13and they're not a weed,
16:14they're just lovely in this garden.
16:16They give me memories of the veldt
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16:44That's right.
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undefined:undefinedWe kind of planned it that way.
17:02Because the garden's quite small,
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17:21Keeps us fit. Keeps us healthy.
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17:47It's full of organic matter.
17:49It's full of micro-organisms.
17:50It's full of moisture, nutrients
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18:08and when you get rid of the oxygen,
18:10then that means that the organisms
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18:23and in particular
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18:36So when I'm ready to move to another
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18:59with veggies and flowers
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undefined:undefinedthe Randwick Sustainability Hub
19:17and it's actively exploring the close
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19:36So how did the idea
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19:52And they have a whole sort of
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20:10for to come back and start
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20:31So what's the basis
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20:47and the best way to connect to
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20:59All the big holidays that we do
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21:16It's open to the public 24/7,
21:18which is a good and a bad thing.
21:20It's great because everyone can feel
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21:32you're waiting for that tomato,
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undefined:undefinedthere's this... the Jewish idea
21:46that, back in the ancient farms
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21:59And you're not allowed to lock
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22:11that are really synonymous
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22:27So much so,
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22:38there are three things that you do.
22:41You light the candles to bring in
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23:00Hundred percent.
23:01We think about what we choose
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23:12obviously used all around the world,
23:14but specifically in Jewish culture,
23:16around December we have
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23:28So we use all our olive oil
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23:43Oh, pomegranates -
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undefined:undefinedlike, a... a sweet new year
23:57and that rounded sort of cyclical...
23:58Like, it's a round fruit.
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24:13So there are 613 mitzvots, or good
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24:32is to make traditional
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24:47We've got coriander seed, mustard
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25:21Oh! I can smell it already.
25:23Here we've got,
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25:40Uh, these are small enough
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25:50Do you reckon?
25:51I'm up to seven.
25:53One, two, three, four, five.
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26:05All this salt's gonna invite
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26:20Yes!
26:21We wanna make sure that everything
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26:37Because if you put the lid too
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27:01three days, just taste.
27:03You pick a sacrificial cucumber
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27:14I reckon you'll finish them,
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undefined:undefinedto be in this beautiful space,
27:32work with a community that I...
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28:05And strap yourself in to journey down
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28:31to view some stunningly accurate
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undefined:undefinedAndy Warhol's simply named 'Flowers'.
28:57These paintings may be appealing,
28:59but they may not necessarily be
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29:27of some very talented
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29:43at Domain House galleries,
29:45which is part of
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29:59rather than straight
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30:35who does work in graphite
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30:51as it begins to fall apart?
30:53He sees beauty in...
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31:13I'm intrigued, as always,
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31:37Janet's composed this with
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undefined:undefinedThe detail's perfectly accurate.
31:55And I love the balance
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32:17and checking that accuracy is
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32:36Botanical art
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undefined:undefinedyou to identify what a species is.
32:51So it's not good enough
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33:08Does it jump out at you?
33:10Does a winner jump out at you
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33:22I felt a little bit
33:23I was like, "Oh, that's one of
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33:37completely bowled us over.
33:38It's certainly, I would say, it's
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34:06Look, it's hard to say where.
34:09It usually strikes me
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34:26And that's what struck me.
34:28It was like a queen. Mm.
34:30You know, it's almost got
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34:41But I don't know,
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35:01we don't add more flowers
35:03or we don't prettify the colour.
35:04So you observe what's there.
35:06Um, and observation's the key,
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35:31and it's increasingly
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35:46with the highest level
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36:08One of my favourites is adenanthos,
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36:34that you can enjoy a stunning
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undefined:undefinedbut unlike trees and shrubs,
36:53it doesn't have any woody branches.
36:56(DELICATE MUSIC) (BEE BUZZES)
36:57Perennial beds are often designed for
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37:16Nowadays, you'll see the tradition
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undefined:undefinedin late summer
37:35and then they die down,
37:37leaving nothing to see during winter.
37:40But here, in a warm climate,
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37:58in a way that they become
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undefined:undefineda sheltered, lightly shaded position
38:16for a humid, frost-free climate.
38:21This border was already fully planted
38:23but it had become really overgrown.
38:26So I've bagged, tidied
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38:44which affects
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undefined:undefinedand nutgrass are dreadful.
39:00But in the case of this bed, it was
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undefined:undefinedto get rid of these roots
39:15which belonged to an old lemon tree
39:17and the stump of which
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undefined:undefinedmost perennials,
39:32so two weeks ago, I applied a handful
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39:52And importantly,
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40:07that let you know
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40:23Now, the ends of a border
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40:40The centrepiece
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undefined:undefinedthe original aspidistra as well.
41:12I'm going to use this native fern
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41:57and the design intent of
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42:16and also because the soil is warm.
42:19And that allows the plants
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42:29I just find that
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42:46some pruning will be required
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43:02However, today,
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43:19And your border will probably require
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43:42so you need to divide them
43:44and replant them
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44:03Plus, I've chosen
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44:28But there are plants,
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44:48But just like any other
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44:58These are also common symptoms
45:00of a lack of watering,
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45:13It'll help remove the build-up
45:14of excess chlorine, fluoride,
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45:39for the two greatest passions
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undefined:undefinedand growing my own food totally
46:06when there's so many people
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46:27Talking rubbish and getting paid
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undefined:undefined'an empty bin is a good bin'.
46:41Doesn't matter what colour
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47:06The things like the celery,
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47:19I've got some coriander over there
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47:39and I get them for free.
47:41Don't have to pay anything.
47:43Old worm boxes, old recycling boxes,
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47:55and they will die
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48:14which was rural then.
48:15It's probably semi-suburban now.
48:17I was brought up in the '50s.
48:19My family built their first home
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48:36And washing was once a week
48:39and it was in a washing machine
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48:56As I grew older,
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49:21♪ Peg said we needed
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undefined:undefinedthat thing of caring for each other
49:39and caring for the Earth.
49:40Earthwise first began as an op shop.
49:42It was a vacant church.
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50:01and it's called the manse.
50:02And this is the clothesline
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50:13which is exactly what you want.
50:14This is quite a hot area.
50:16And in the winter,
50:17it drops its leaves
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50:36plus all the soil,
50:37we don't buy anything
50:39are things that we found.
50:41There's things around us.
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51:06but they wanted to have space.
51:07And we have got
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51:31The daycare centre
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51:45They can experience
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51:59But the important thing is
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52:09'cause we've got lots of stuff
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52:26'cause they can't use
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undefined:undefineda little bit of paper left.
52:42But basically it's all worm poo.
52:44And that is absolute gold.
52:46Because it's far more concentrated
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53:08We use the juice that comes from
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53:32So, very, very precious.
53:35A lot of it's very open,
53:37so people can come and look at it
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53:50and start to acknowledge
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54:03Meet them where they are.
54:05(CHEERFUL MUSIC)
54:10(CHICKENS CLUCK)
54:18Ah, got one. And another.
54:20Digging potatoes is so much fun,
54:23but wherever you are
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54:47of Billardiera scandens.
54:49They're ready to eat
54:50when they're soft, brown
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55:05as they start to die down
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55:19that built up
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55:40for bigger, bolder blooms.
55:43In the tropics, ants
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56:06seek out 'Smooth Cayenne'.
56:09It's a spike less variety.
56:11In arid areas, if slaters
56:13keep bullying
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56:30Sweet potatoes putting on
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57:04but in the meantime,
57:05here's what you can look forward to
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