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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
... What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? today i put in some little lettuces i haven't managed to kill yet (they should be dead by tomorrow ;-). and some leeks shortly (as replacements * ). i was going to put in more carrots shortly too, hopefully with spring onions as i haven't any ordinary onion seed i am supposed to plant atm. (but my last lot of spring onions has completely failed to come up at all, so i don't know.) also today i planted more radish seeds and more pea seeds, seeing as how i have turned into a pea champion overnight from my prior status as complete pea dud. i was going to put in my celery seedlings too, but i didn't get to that. i was going to put parsnips with them, except i haven't looked to see if it's too late for parsnips, so i don't know about that either. if it is, more carrots :-) and maybe some beans somewhere too. i love beans & they've been awful so far, but are fiiiinally coming on - which tells me to plant more of them so i can gorge myself on beans before the first frost & thereafter go beanless until this time next year (sigh). kylie who doesn't like shop beans because they mostly sell the round ones - too big & tough. * speaking of jackie french and my wrong attitude to weeds - even though i know better, because i've done it before (sigh), that was me last week pulling out the "grass" that was growing in the baby leek bed. OH NO. |
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On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:10:28 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow
wrote: What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? Nothing, it's dark outside and I can't see |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote: What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? After the hot spell finishes (supposedly in time for watering day!) I have a few more tomato seedlings to pop in (cherry varieties). I want to put in some more sweet corn, and I have beetroot and capsicum seedlings ready to go. Will have to wait a bit longer for the eggplant seedlings. The other thing I want to plant is beans -- climbing as well as bush beans. I have never figured out whether I should plant climbing beaans in spring or mid-summer for best results, so I'm trying mid-summer. I use this guide: http://www.global-garden.com.au/plnttemp.htm -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? today i put in some little lettuces i haven't managed to kill yet (they should be dead by tomorrow ;-). No doubt the heatwave will do them in nicely - my newly planted peas are heading the same way despite being covered. and some leeks shortly (as replacements * ). i was going to put in more carrots shortly too, hopefully with spring onions as i haven't any ordinary onion seed i am supposed to plant atm. (but my last lot of spring onions has completely failed to come up at all, so i don't know.) also today i planted more radish seeds and more pea seeds, seeing as how i have turned into a pea champion overnight from my prior status as complete pea dud. i was going to put in my celery seedlings too, but i didn't get to that. i was going to put parsnips with them, except i haven't looked to see if it's too late for parsnips, There is still time for them to go in. I just love fresh parsnips - so different to the ghastly things from the shps. I wouldn't mind betting that very few people have ever really had a good fresh parsnip given the appallling press they get. so i don't know about that either. if it is, more carrots :-) and maybe some beans somewhere too. i love beans & they've been awful so far, but are fiiiinally coming on - which tells me to plant more of them so i can gorge myself on beans before the first frost & thereafter go beanless until this time next year (sigh). kylie who doesn't like shop beans because they mostly sell the round ones - too big & tough. * speaking of jackie french and my wrong attitude to weeds - even though i know better, because i've done it before (sigh), that was me last week pulling out the "grass" that was growing in the baby leek bed. OH NO. :-)) |
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... On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:10:28 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote: What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? Nothing, it's dark outside and I can't see ??? Don't you have a torch or a hurricane lamp? There's something rather nice about planting at night. |
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"Stuart Naylor" wrote in message
... On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:10:28 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote: What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? Potatoes in the garden. Spring onions and radishes in hanging baskets. I think that spuds would look rather fetching in hanging baskets. BTW, I visited the webpage http://www.tumbleweed.com.au I'm not really interested in more compost bins but Pet Poo Converter http://www.tumbleweed.com.au/pages/d...?page_id=19692 interested me to the extent that I bought one. For anybody who is interested "Worm Farm" and "Pet Poo Converter" are the same product and Tumbleweed are happy to fax the slightly different operating instructions for Pet Poo type people. I kill worms in my worm farm. Must give it another go. |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message ... What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? tomatos, beetroot, chives, fennel, probably some more lettuce and spring onions shortly. rob |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote: What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? After the hot spell finishes (supposedly in time for watering day!) I have a few more tomato seedlings to pop in (cherry varieties). I want to put in some more sweet corn, and I have beetroot and capsicum seedlings ready to go. I put in a whole tray of beetroot seed this morning - dunno if they'll be any good as the seed was rather old. I soaked then overnight so we'll soon see. Will have to wait a bit longer for the eggplant seedlings. What sort are you planting - the big purple ones or the smaller ones? The other thing I want to plant is beans -- climbing as well as bush beans. I have never figured out whether I should plant climbing beaans in spring or mid-summer for best results, so I'm trying mid-summer. I've only ever been good with Scarlet Runners (and who can fail with them?) but beans aren't a big item in this house as only one of us will eat them. I use this guide: http://www.global-garden.com.au/plnttemp.htm Interesting but it doesn't allow for variations for climate conditons. For eg, there is no way I could plant pumpkins of any vairety now and expect a crop before frosts. |
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"George.com" wrote in message
... "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? tomatos, beetroot, chives, fennel, probably some more lettuce and spring onions shortly. IIRC, you're in NZ aren't you Rob? How are the seasonal conditions over there, and do you still get rain there? |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message ... "George.com" wrote in message ... "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? tomatos, beetroot, chives, fennel, probably some more lettuce and spring onions shortly. IIRC, you're in NZ aren't you Rob? How are the seasonal conditions over there, and do you still get rain there? unseasonably cool before christmas, 2 odd degrees down in some places and slightly less rain in our area but the cool temperatures compensated for that. My lawn was growing well right in to december. Things picked up slowly after christmas but some areas had a real downpour over new years. Fine and hot since then and just as we needed some rain (including a dryinh looking lawn) a nice wet spell has arrived followed with showers over the next few days. Damn humid though. Things are growing well. rob rob |
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What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? Nothing. My garden is an abject failure, so I'm giving up until we buy our own house and I can start a proper garden....I'm seriously thinking of the straw bale idea....it would rot down nicely up here, although where I would get that amount of stra in Cairns I am not sure....would using just sugar cane straw do the trick ? Does anyone know? Because there's piles of that.... I'm not sure if they bale it though. Hmmm. More research needed. |
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sugar cane bales cost about $6 each here in the Sunny coast hinterland.
Rob "meeee" wrote in message ... What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? Nothing. My garden is an abject failure, so I'm giving up until we buy our own house and I can start a proper garden....I'm seriously thinking of the straw bale idea....it would rot down nicely up here, although where I would get that amount of stra in Cairns I am not sure....would using just sugar cane straw do the trick ? Does anyone know? Because there's piles of that.... I'm not sure if they bale it though. Hmmm. More research needed. |
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in the next week or 2 we will be planting tomatoes, capsicums,
zucchini & snake beans, we now have another bed on the go so these will be our this end of season plantings the beginning season plantings are just about done for production. we put our dog poop around the food trees. and our worm farms come compost heaps are our garden beds, the worms love it. On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:10:28 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote: What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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That's a good sign...should be fairly easy for me to track down then.
"robnshel" wrote in message ... sugar cane bales cost about $6 each here in the Sunny coast hinterland. Rob "meeee" wrote in message ... What are you planting in the veggie garden at this point in time? Nothing. My garden is an abject failure, so I'm giving up until we buy our own house and I can start a proper garden....I'm seriously thinking of the straw bale idea....it would rot down nicely up here, although where I would get that amount of stra in Cairns I am not sure....would using just sugar cane straw do the trick ? Does anyone know? Because there's piles of that.... I'm not sure if they bale it though. Hmmm. More research needed. |
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