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Growing vegies Melbourne
Hi,
I'm looking for something else to grow in my garden during autumn... any ideas? I was thinking stuff like herbs or small fruit plants. Usually I grow roses. But an amazing thing happened in my garden during Summer - somehow a wild tomato plant grew up in my backyard flower bed. Right smack in the middle. I didn't take care of it - but it somehow survived the hot summer and is producing an abudance of fruit. I count about 23 tomatoes. Its coming to Winter and as expected its slowly dying off. But it should survive for another month or so. Wow, thank God for small blessings. Anyway its given me a bit of joy and I'm looking to grow a few other things. Any suggestions? |
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Growing vegies Melbourne
Hi There,
There is a useful planting guide at http://www.edenseeds.com.au/content/planting.asp We're only a few kilometres from Melbourne, and have similar conditions (although I can even think of a bit of vaiation in Melbourne). We are basically putting in Broad Beans, Peas, Snow Peas, Carrots and Onions. It is usually the time for cabbage, cauli and broccoli, but I don't like them, as they always seem to get aphids. Of them, probably snow peas are the easist - just make a tripod of three garden stakes tied together, and they go happily up with the help of a few bits of string. Or get a bit of light wire trellis and put it up with a few garden stakes. There is nothing in this world better than eating fresh snow peas straight off the vine. Cheers LindaB On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:54:00 +1000, "YMC" wrote: Any suggestions? |
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YMC wrote:
Hi, I'm looking for something else to grow in my garden during autumn... any ideas? I was thinking stuff like herbs or small fruit plants. Usually I grow roses. But an amazing thing happened in my garden during Summer - somehow a wild tomato plant grew up in my backyard flower bed. Right smack in the middle. I didn't take care of it - but it somehow survived the hot summer and is producing an abudance of fruit. I count about 23 tomatoes. Its coming to Winter and as expected its slowly dying off. But it should survive for another month or so. Wow, thank God for small blessings. Anyway its given me a bit of joy and I'm looking to grow a few other things. Any suggestions? These all prefer full sun and require at least part sun. Silverbeet, spinach and lettuce are pretty easy and don't take up much space. Also climbing peas can run up a fence (facing north) or a trellis and not take much room. If you want to get more adventurous and use more area then brassicas; cabbage, cauliflower, brocolli, sprouts, etc. Most of the vegetables that have edible fruit are summer season in Melbourne. What do you mean by "small fruit plants"? David |
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YMC wrote:
Hi, I'm looking for something else to grow in my garden during autumn... any ideas? I was thinking stuff like herbs or small fruit plants. Usually I grow roses. But an amazing thing happened in my garden during Summer - somehow a wild tomato plant grew up in my backyard flower bed. Right smack in the middle. I didn't take care of it - but it somehow survived the hot summer and is producing an abudance of fruit. I count about 23 tomatoes. Its coming to Winter and as expected its slowly dying off. But it should survive for another month or so. Wow, thank God for small blessings. Anyway its given me a bit of joy and I'm looking to grow a few other things. Any suggestions? I'm just over the border in SA so our growing seasons are similar. Hardy herbs such as sage, thyme, oregano & marjoram will survive the winter and keep going for years if they are cut back after flowering - they look good in around roses too. -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com |
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On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:36:43 +1000, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Most of the vegetables that have edible fruit are summer season in Melbourne. What do you mean by "small fruit plants"? Chillies?. sigh, tey are the only "fruit" we can successfully grow. |
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Growing vegies Melbourne
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
... Most of the vegetables that have edible fruit are summer season in Melbourne. What do you mean by "small fruit plants"? David Something similar to tomatoes... Chilli plants do they grow well in our winter? |
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Growing vegies Melbourne
YMC wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Most of the vegetables that have edible fruit are summer season in Melbourne. What do you mean by "small fruit plants"? David Something similar to tomatoes... Chilli plants do they grow well in our winter? Tomatos like it fairly warm, eggplant and chillis like it hot. None will do well in Melbourne's winter, they are likely to die. David |
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Growing vegies Melbourne
"YMC" wrote in message
... "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Most of the vegetables that have edible fruit are summer season in Melbourne. What do you mean by "small fruit plants"? David Something similar to tomatoes... Chilli plants do they grow well in our winter? they won't, but tomatilloes &/or ground cherries might. (although they'd prefer it was summer). kylie |
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Growing vegies Melbourne
0tterbot wrote:
"YMC" wrote in message ... "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Most of the vegetables that have edible fruit are summer season in Melbourne. What do you mean by "small fruit plants"? David Something similar to tomatoes... Chilli plants do they grow well in our winter? they won't, but tomatilloes &/or ground cherries might. (although they'd prefer it was summer). kylie If you can find a wall which gets northerly sun, you may let them over winter ready for the next season, like I found this year. That plant is still producing after last year. Also covering them is helpfull if frost is expected..... Some of my tomatoes struggled on, as well, but only some lanky cherry ones survived. |
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Growing vegies Melbourne
LindaB wrote:
Hi There, There is a useful planting guide at http://www.edenseeds.com.au/content/planting.asp We're only a few kilometres from Melbourne, and have similar conditions (although I can even think of a bit of vaiation in Melbourne). We are basically putting in Broad Beans, Peas, Snow Peas, Carrots and Onions. It is usually the time for cabbage, cauli and broccoli, but I don't like them, as they always seem to get aphids. Try the usual, that is the all natural Dipel. Here are the instructions for successfully growing these. "There are many types of caterpillars which are usually the larval (caterpillar of a grub) stage of moths such as cabbage moth (Plutella xylostella)and small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae). Cabbage white butterfly is white with distinct black spots on the wings and is around 40mm across. The cabbage moth is greyish and small and is around 10mm across. The moths and butterflies lay their eggs on the underside of leaves. The larvae of caterpillars hatch from the eggs and then feed on the leaves or fruit, so it’s the caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly or cabbage moth which does the damage. The blue-green smooth textured caterpillar is that of the cabbage white butterfly, while the caterpillar which is green-brown is that of the cabbage moth. They both start eating the outer leaves before moving to the inner heart of the cabbage. It is a good idea to try and either pick off the caterpillars or spray them when they are still on the outside of the leaf, before they tunnel into the heart. Plants favoured by cabbage moth and cabbage white butterfly include cabbage, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Chinese cabbage, celery, beetroot, rocket and watercress." The "aphids" I reckon would be the caterpillar eggs hatching... No problems growing any if a regular "warmer days" spraying of Dipel is done, or whenever you see any white cabbage moths flying around. Theyre the menace. BTW you will usually not see them till its too late, so spraying, while it may seem to be distatefull is the only way Buy seedlings at the local market or nursery now, as seeds may not take in time for winter, unless youre very lucky. Of them, probably snow peas are the easist - just make a tripod of three garden stakes tied together, and they go happily up with the help of a few bits of string. Or get a bit of light wire trellis and put it up with a few garden stakes. There is nothing in this world better than eating fresh snow peas straight off the vine. Cheers LindaB On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:54:00 +1000, "YMC" wrote: Any suggestions? |
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David Hare-Scott wrote:
YMC wrote: Hi, I'm looking for something else to grow in my garden during autumn... any ideas? I was thinking stuff like herbs or small fruit plants. Usually I grow roses. But an amazing thing happened in my garden during Summer - somehow a wild tomato plant grew up in my backyard flower bed. Right smack in the middle. I didn't take care of it - but it somehow survived the hot summer and is producing an abudance of fruit. I count about 23 tomatoes. Its coming to Winter and as expected its slowly dying off. But it should survive for another month or so. Wow, thank God for small blessings. Anyway its given me a bit of joy and I'm looking to grow a few other things. Any suggestions? These all prefer full sun and require at least part sun. Silverbeet, spinach and lettuce are pretty easy and don't take up much space. Also climbing peas can run up a fence (facing north) or a trellis and not take much room. If you want to get more adventurous and use more area then brassicas; cabbage, cauliflower, brocolli, sprouts, etc. Here is a good book on brassicas...You can just download it, edit cut and paste. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19006/19006-8.txt |
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Aphids and catapillars
On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:18:08 GMT, Jonno
wrote: snip We tend to use manual methods on the catapillars (pull off and jump on them), failing that one Pyrethrum seems to do it very effectively. The manual method only works on one or two plants though - hopeless on multiples. The "aphids" I reckon would be the caterpillar eggs hatching... No problems growing any if a regular "warmer days" spraying of Dipel is done, or whenever you see any white cabbage moths flying around. Theyre the menace. BTW you will usually not see them till its too late, so spraying, while it may seem to be distatefull is the only way Umm, I assure you, these are aphids, not catapillars. The ones on the brassicas / corn are blue/green to black, on the corn they are even farmed by ants. Happy to post photographs of them on the corn - it is awful. If I had the time, they would get a ruddy good application of soapy water. LindaB |
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Aphids and catapillars
LindaB wrote:
On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:18:08 GMT, Jonno wrote: snip We tend to use manual methods on the catapillars (pull off and jump on them), failing that one Pyrethrum seems to do it very effectively. The manual method only works on one or two plants though - hopeless on multiples. The "aphids" I reckon would be the caterpillar eggs hatching... No problems growing any if a regular "warmer days" spraying of Dipel is done, or whenever you see any white cabbage moths flying around. Theyre the menace. BTW you will usually not see them till its too late, so spraying, while it may seem to be distatefull is the only way Umm, I assure you, these are aphids, not catapillars. The ones on the brassicas / corn are blue/green to black, on the corn they are even farmed by ants. Happy to post photographs of them on the corn - it is awful. If I had the time, they would get a ruddy good application of soapy water. LindaB Havent seen them locally funny enough. Dipel seems to work on all perhaps... |
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Aphids and catapillars
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:39:01 GMT, Jonno
wrote: Havent seen them locally funny enough. Dipel seems to work on all perhaps... Look a bit like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/82708250@N00/2752242602/ My mother was turned off brussels sprouts for life by her mother serving them boiled, with aphids. Yuck! LindaB |
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Aphids and catapillars
with caterpillars/grubs ti is the hand pick safari bright and early
each morning best results are after they first hatch when they are huddled together we remove that leaf or leaf section and relegate that to the bib or the middle of the lawn if the mornng is going to be hot. the only other protection is to cover plants with mossy net. the aohids are harvested by the ants, they can be dislodged by spraying with water from the garden hose and a fine spray not a jet, then yo need to stop the ants or move them on, we have some ant remedies on our remedies page. snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "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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