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I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and
watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. Liz |
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Staycalm wrote:
I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. Liz Beans still are OK while weather reasonably warm, when it gets colder they wont germinate. They prefer warmer temps though. Silver beet Cabbages caulies carrots are some. The "wilt" could be caused due to the end of the season for them. |
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"Staycalm" wrote: I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. I agree with Johnno. I tend not to prepare much for legumes; they don't like rich soil. My next experiment is to plant some Scarlet Runners (possibly today). I haven't worked out when is a good tiime to plant climbing beans in Sydney; I think our summers are too humid and will try them now. -- 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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Staycalm wrote: I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. Liz Beans still are OK while weather reasonably warm, when it gets colder they wont germinate. They prefer warmer temps though. Silver beet Cabbages caulies carrots are some. The "wilt" could be caused due to the end of the season for them. That should have read FRENCH beans Other winter varieties like scarlet runners could go OK but are better in spring. Broad beans would be OK |
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"Jonno" wrote in message
u... Jonno wrote: Staycalm wrote: I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. Liz Beans still are OK while weather reasonably warm, when it gets colder they wont germinate. They prefer warmer temps though. Silver beet Cabbages caulies carrots are some. The "wilt" could be caused due to the end of the season for them. That should have read FRENCH beans Other winter varieties like scarlet runners could go OK but are better in spring. Broad beans would be OK Oh great. I love broad beans! That will be the go. Liz |
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Staycalm wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message u... Jonno wrote: Staycalm wrote: I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. Liz Beans still are OK while weather reasonably warm, when it gets colder they wont germinate. They prefer warmer temps though. Silver beet Cabbages caulies carrots are some. The "wilt" could be caused due to the end of the season for them. That should have read FRENCH beans Other winter varieties like scarlet runners could go OK but are better in spring. Broad beans would be OK Oh great. I love broad beans! That will be the go. Liz OK Where in Melbourne are you? I have some spare seed left over from last year. (and experimented with braod beans in summer this year. Blasted ants and black soot all over them. They grew OK but still like the colder weather. Not large and needed extra water.(didnt get enough) Grin!) |
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"Jonno" wrote in message
... Staycalm wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message u... Jonno wrote: Staycalm wrote: I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. Liz Beans still are OK while weather reasonably warm, when it gets colder they wont germinate. They prefer warmer temps though. Silver beet Cabbages caulies carrots are some. The "wilt" could be caused due to the end of the season for them. That should have read FRENCH beans Other winter varieties like scarlet runners could go OK but are better in spring. Broad beans would be OK Oh great. I love broad beans! That will be the go. Liz OK Where in Melbourne are you? I have some spare seed left over from last year. (and experimented with braod beans in summer this year. Blasted ants and black soot all over them. They grew OK but still like the colder weather. Not large and needed extra water.(didnt get enough) Grin!) I'm in Northern suburbs not far from Essendon Airport Liz |
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Chookie,
I've grown Rattlesnake runners right through summer in Newcastle - onto my third planting now. Fantastic cropping stringless beans and seem resistant to most everything - we've had very erratic weather and they have coped very well. I left the second planting to go set seed - stopped watering and left the big ones to dry out which they have done - but then we got a bit of rain and they flowered again. Only place I have found them is at Diggers Club - but I have saved some seed :-) Staycalm, From my recollections of gardening in Melb its probably a bit late for runners, and perhaps a bit early for broad beans. The broad beans will grow well through winter, but even if you don't plant them until Jun/Jul - they will still crop about the same time - Oct/Nov As per others comments - winter greens could go in now - you should be able to get crop of broccoli or cabbage before you plant the broad beans. Caulis could also go in now but usually take a bit longer to grow. Cheers, Geoff "Chookie" wrote in message ... In article , "Staycalm" wrote: I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. I agree with Johnno. I tend not to prepare much for legumes; they don't like rich soil. My next experiment is to plant some Scarlet Runners (possibly today). I haven't worked out when is a good tiime to plant climbing beans in Sydney; I think our summers are too humid and will try them now. -- 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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"Geoff & Heather" wrote in message
... Staycalm, From my recollections of gardening in Melb its probably a bit late for runners, and perhaps a bit early for broad beans. The broad beans will grow well through winter, but even if you don't plant them until Jun/Jul - they will still crop about the same time - Oct/Nov As per others comments - winter greens could go in now - you should be able to get crop of broccoli or cabbage before you plant the broad beans. Caulis could also go in now but usually take a bit longer to grow. Thanks Geoff. I went online and did some research on broad beans so I was pretty sure I'd be waiting a while before planting. It is still so warm here. I have had some brocolli in for a month already. It was possibly too early. There is no head forming yet. How long does that usually take? Liz |
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Geoff & Heather wrote:
Chookie, I've grown Rattlesnake runners right through summer in Newcastle - onto my third planting now. Fantastic cropping stringless beans and seem resistant to most everything - we've had very erratic weather and they have coped very well. I left the second planting to go set seed - stopped watering and left the big ones to dry out which they have done - but then we got a bit of rain and they flowered again. Only place I have found them is at Diggers Club - but I have saved some seed :-) Staycalm, From my recollections of gardening in Melb its probably a bit late for runners, and perhaps a bit early for broad beans. The broad beans will grow well through winter, but even if you don't plant them until Jun/Jul - they will still crop about the same time - Oct/Nov As per others comments - winter greens could go in now - you should be able to get crop of broccoli or cabbage before you plant the broad beans. Caulis could also go in now but usually take a bit longer to grow. Cheers, Geoff "Chookie" wrote in message ... In article , "Staycalm" wrote: I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. I agree with Johnno. I tend not to prepare much for legumes; they don't like rich soil. My next experiment is to plant some Scarlet Runners (possibly today). I haven't worked out when is a good tiime to plant climbing beans in Sydney; I think our summers are too humid and will try them now. -- 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 Yep he's right, re beans, but if we have an early winter, (which I doubt) it could work out. I alway give it a go. If you don't try yourself you will never know(or even remember)You have to stay keen. Also middle of winter you can put in garlic bulbs, if you like them. |
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Staycalm wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message ... Staycalm wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message u... Jonno wrote: Staycalm wrote: I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them. Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place? How should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed. I am in Melbourne. Liz Beans still are OK while weather reasonably warm, when it gets colder they wont germinate. They prefer warmer temps though. Silver beet Cabbages caulies carrots are some. The "wilt" could be caused due to the end of the season for them. That should have read FRENCH beans Other winter varieties like scarlet runners could go OK but are better in spring. Broad beans would be OK Oh great. I love broad beans! That will be the go. Liz OK Where in Melbourne are you? I have some spare seed left over from last year. (and experimented with braod beans in summer this year. Blasted ants and black soot all over them. They grew OK but still like the colder weather. Not large and needed extra water.(didnt get enough) Grin!) I'm in Northern suburbs not far from Essendon Airport Liz I'm in Bundoora. Probably a bit too far. |
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"Staycalm" wrote in message
... "Geoff & Heather" wrote in message ... Staycalm, From my recollections of gardening in Melb its probably a bit late for runners, and perhaps a bit early for broad beans. The broad beans will grow well through winter, but even if you don't plant them until Jun/Jul - they will still crop about the same time - Oct/Nov As per others comments - winter greens could go in now - you should be able to get crop of broccoli or cabbage before you plant the broad beans. Caulis could also go in now but usually take a bit longer to grow. Thanks Geoff. I went online and did some research on broad beans so I was pretty sure I'd be waiting a while before planting. It is still so warm here. I have had some brocolli in for a month already. It was possibly too early. im(limited)e, you can plant it too late but not too early. i hope you don't want me to explain that sentence :-) There is no head forming yet. How long does that usually take? again ime, for most of its life it's just growing & not doing much, & the heads come after about 3 months but it can actually be much longer. once it starts heading, it's on for young & old! cut the main head, & that forces the side shoots. after you cut the side shoots, there's side-side shoots (etc) progressively smaller as you go. this goes on for a while. because they explode into heads all over the place, it's a good idea to have some of different ages, so you're not overwhelmed with it. i was perturbed by a broccoli (i posted here ages ago) which lived on & on without heading while the others bolted - but after that i read that it's actually a biennial in that it has an 18 month life under some circumstances. kylie |
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"0tterbot" wrote in message ... I went online and did some research on broad beans so I was pretty sure I'd be waiting a while before planting. It is still so warm here. I have had some brocolli in for a month already. It was possibly too early. im(limited)e, you can plant it too late but not too early. i hope you don't want me to explain that sentence :-) I understand you perfectly ;-) There is no head forming yet. How long does that usually take? again ime, for most of its life it's just growing & not doing much, & the heads come after about 3 months but it can actually be much longer. once it starts heading, it's on for young & old! cut the main head, & that forces the side shoots. after you cut the side shoots, there's side-side shoots (etc) progressively smaller as you go. this goes on for a while. because they explode into heads all over the place, it's a good idea to have some of different ages, so you're not overwhelmed with it. i was perturbed by a broccoli (i posted here ages ago) which lived on & on without heading while the others bolted - but after that i read that it's actually a biennial in that it has an 18 month life under some circumstances. kylie That's cool. I will plant some spinach in the meantime. Cheers Liz |
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Staycalm wrote:
"0tterbot" wrote in message ... I went online and did some research on broad beans so I was pretty sure I'd be waiting a while before planting. It is still so warm here. I have had some brocolli in for a month already. It was possibly too early. im(limited)e, you can plant it too late but not too early. i hope you don't want me to explain that sentence :-) I understand you perfectly ;-) There is no head forming yet. How long does that usually take? again ime, for most of its life it's just growing & not doing much, & the heads come after about 3 months but it can actually be much longer. once it starts heading, it's on for young & old! cut the main head, & that forces the side shoots. after you cut the side shoots, there's side-side shoots (etc) progressively smaller as you go. this goes on for a while. because they explode into heads all over the place, it's a good idea to have some of different ages, so you're not overwhelmed with it. i was perturbed by a broccoli (i posted here ages ago) which lived on & on without heading while the others bolted - but after that i read that it's actually a biennial in that it has an 18 month life under some circumstances. kylie That's cool. I will plant some spinach in the meantime. Cheers Liz Something for nothing and probably a guide for local planting times. http://www.greenharvest.com.au/guide/guide.asp |
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Jonno wrote: OK Where in Melbourne are you? I have some spare seed left over from last year. (and experimented with braod beans in summer this year. Blasted ants and black soot all over them. They grew OK but still like the colder weather. Not large and needed extra water.(didnt get enough) Grin!) They are definitely a winter crop in Sydney. -- 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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