How are the vegies, everyone?
I planted some more seedlings ahead of the supposed heavy rain, which has now
become showers, and by tomorrow will probably be occasional light showers... sigh. Today I planted a few more punnets' worth of seeds, and did a bit of direct sowing. Here's the list: Mixed brassicas and a few lettuces (both seedlings and seeds) Climbing snow peas Spinach Black Spanish radishes Beetroot Chives Also, Global Garden Planting Guide said to plant seeds of: Capsicum Chilli Tomato So I did, but I wouldn't have bothered without my new heating pad. I've tried planting seeds in punnets in Jul/Aug and they come up, but grow very, very slowly, even in a warm sunny position. My later seedlings invariably overtake them. We'll see what happens to this lot. I'm keen on early capsicums and tomatoes as late ones cop fruit fly (apart from last year, when it was so dry we didn't get fruit fly... or many tomatoes, because of lack of moisture!). In the vegie patch, the rhubarb crowns have struck, broad beans are in flower, and one trellis of peas is doing really well, though not yet flowering. The brassicas have been very slow to grow (sunshine and warmth balanced out by high winds and water restrictions). And there is heaps of parsley. Pulled a few carrots out from a patch I planted last spring. OK, they're painfully slow to grow and didn't look too flash, but the TASTE... even if carrots are $1.60/kg, it's worth growing more. The new lot I planted aren't up yet. How are the other vegie patches going? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet |
How are the vegies, everyone?
I'n in Melbourne in the Dandenong Ranges and I started at the end of
Autumn with a vegie patch. I had to build a little framework covered with chook wire to keep the possums / wallabie / rabbits etc out. Before that they ate all the seedlings and completely ravaged two young apple trees. Now my broad beans are half a metre high, as are the snow peas, but they are a little bit slower, some broke their stems and had to start again. The bok-choi that I grew from seed shot through this week so it ended up pre-maturely in the stir fry. Still good but only small leaves. Some things I can't recognise yet, all was planted from seeds, but I believe to have 2 broccoli's, three brussel sprouts and some spinach. I have to find yet the onions, celery and caulieflower, therefore I probably have also some weeds that are very healthy looking. It is drizzling here now, can't complain about water, we are on the border of the Sherbrooke Forest in a micro-climate with a lot of ferns and generally cope well on our tank water. I have to dig a second patch and build another "cage" to allow me to alternate the plots and plant seedlings early spring. But this winter we will first put in bare rooted gooseberries and two grafted aplle trees from Petty's Organic Orchard with old varieties on them. It has been a while since I was growing vegies but it starts to come back and now I've started again I'm keen to keep this up. Our compost bin is full and squirming with wormies so the new plot will get a good feed. Ernie "Chookie" wrote in message ... I planted some more seedlings ahead of the supposed heavy rain, which has now become showers, and by tomorrow will probably be occasional light showers... sigh. Today I planted a few more punnets' worth of seeds, and did a bit of direct sowing. Here's the list: Mixed brassicas and a few lettuces (both seedlings and seeds) Climbing snow peas Spinach Black Spanish radishes Beetroot Chives Also, Global Garden Planting Guide said to plant seeds of: Capsicum Chilli Tomato So I did, but I wouldn't have bothered without my new heating pad. I've tried planting seeds in punnets in Jul/Aug and they come up, but grow very, very slowly, even in a warm sunny position. My later seedlings invariably overtake them. We'll see what happens to this lot. I'm keen on early capsicums and tomatoes as late ones cop fruit fly (apart from last year, when it was so dry we didn't get fruit fly... or many tomatoes, because of lack of moisture!). In the vegie patch, the rhubarb crowns have struck, broad beans are in flower, and one trellis of peas is doing really well, though not yet flowering. The brassicas have been very slow to grow (sunshine and warmth balanced out by high winds and water restrictions). And there is heaps of parsley. Pulled a few carrots out from a patch I planted last spring. OK, they're painfully slow to grow and didn't look too flash, but the TASTE... even if carrots are $1.60/kg, it's worth growing more. The new lot I planted aren't up yet. How are the other vegie patches going? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet |
How are the vegies, everyone?
"Chookie" wrote in message ... I planted some more seedlings ahead of the supposed heavy rain, which has now become showers, and by tomorrow will probably be occasional light showers... sigh. Today I planted a few more punnets' worth of seeds, and did a bit of direct sowing. Here's the list: Mixed brassicas and a few lettuces (both seedlings and seeds) Climbing snow peas Spinach Black Spanish radishes Beetroot Chives Also, Global Garden Planting Guide said to plant seeds of: Capsicum Chilli Tomato So I did, but I wouldn't have bothered without my new heating pad. I've tried planting seeds in punnets in Jul/Aug and they come up, but grow very, very slowly, even in a warm sunny position. My later seedlings invariably overtake them. We'll see what happens to this lot. I'm keen on early capsicums and tomatoes as late ones cop fruit fly (apart from last year, when it was so dry we didn't get fruit fly... or many tomatoes, because of lack of moisture!). In the vegie patch, the rhubarb crowns have struck, broad beans are in flower, and one trellis of peas is doing really well, though not yet flowering. The brassicas have been very slow to grow (sunshine and warmth balanced out by high winds and water restrictions). And there is heaps of parsley. Pulled a few carrots out from a patch I planted last spring. OK, they're painfully slow to grow and didn't look too flash, but the TASTE... even if carrots are $1.60/kg, it's worth growing more. The new lot I planted aren't up yet. How are the other vegie patches going? Well mine's a bit slow at the moment. I've got peas and onions peeping through the soil and that is about it. I should get out and sow some spinach and lettuce seeds. The sun is out today and it's not raining (we've had heaps of rain lately) so I've got no excuse. Winter makes me lazy. I should also be outside weeding and tidying up my raspberry patch. Trouble is come summer, when the berries ripen, I run out of water to give them. I give most of my greywater to the vegies. Amy (in Tassie) |
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:50:33 +1000, Chookie
wrote: How are the other vegie patches going? I have nothing but broad beans and parsnips in mine. I had planned to sow a whole pile of solanums on a heat mat this month, but I'm going to be away for all of August and somehow I doubt they're going to get enough water. So everything is waiting until September here, worse luck. Geodyne |
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In article ,
len gardener wrote: mostly only grow the brassicas for winter as we live in rural and water is sort of restricted all,the time unless it falls from the heavens. someone in another forum mentioned that the sydney area was booked for good rain this weekend and beyond, but when i checked the sattelite & isobar pages on the bom site it looked a bit doubtful so showers it turned out to be still that is better than what se/qld is getting zilch. We got a little bit, but not really enough. All the subsoil has dried out so there isn't anything for the plants to grow on. had some real big frosts this year and a cold front moved in one night so all spuds and tomatoes etc.,. burnt to death. i get up early to hose the frosts off but stop short at getting up in the middle of the night for a cold front. Winter arrived on Friday -- we also had a frost, and since then we've had gale-force winds and the odd shower. Fine again today though. Migth nick out to prune the roses next. just yesterday i picked our best caullie to date Looks fantastic -- we'll see if any of mine grow (all my autumn plantings were cooked in the sun/wind or eaten by snails -- have yet to convince DH that we need a few chooks). -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet |
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Hi everyone,
I have just put in a couple of small no-dig gardens - in Brisbane - using lucerne below, cane hay on top and blood and bone and dynamic lifter through the layers, and then planting seedlings into small patches of compost. I have put in eggplant, tomatoes, corn, lettuce and zucchini. I'm probably a bit early with some (all?) of these, but it does seem like a fairly warm winter we are having and I thought I'd get a head-start on spring. I've also probably planted some of these a little too close, but oh well, time will tell and I'm only learning after all! Cheers and happy patches to all, Mick |
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g'day mick,
a long time since i have seen a sheet mulch garden started, way to go and too easy hey? hey if you aren't getting any frosts and got good sun in the garden area go for it you could be the first with summer season pickings, it'll probably come back to how warm the planting medium is as to how well the plants mature they may be slow but they are there for when spring comes. don't worry about too close together we all do that even after years the plants don't seem to mind. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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Thanks for the tips Len! The garden has been a breeze to set up and is
composting down nicely! I have just had another HUGE day in the garden, after getting a heap of (cheap) seedlings from the Caboolture Markets. I have put in 5 different varieties of lettuce, some spinach, silverbeet, snow peas, beans, more parsley, some marigolds and petunias for colour, and some squash. Phew!!! Glad they're all in now ... and with no sign of frosts and nice warm days (and nights) of late, I'm hoping for the best! The other seedlings I put in about a week and a half ago are coming along nicely - slow, but there are signs of steady growth there! I must also add that I reckon (with my limited experience) the old blood and bone must be one of the best fertilisers around - I spread some on my parsely a couple of weeks ago and now they are the richest green colour I have ever seen (in any plant!) and taste an absolute treat! I've had success with it in other gardens also! Cheers again, Mick "len gardener" wrote in message ... g'day mick, a long time since i have seen a sheet mulch garden started, way to go and too easy hey? hey if you aren't getting any frosts and got good sun in the garden area go for it you could be the first with summer season pickings, it'll probably come back to how warm the planting medium is as to how well the plants mature they may be slow but they are there for when spring comes. don't worry about too close together we all do that even after years the plants don't seem to mind. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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HELP! The possums have already discovered my patch and chewed / pulled a few
seedlings apart!!! I have heard that some old loose/unstable fencing (about a meter high) around the garden should deter them from the greenery within?! Anyone had any succes with this or got any better ideas, as the fencing really takes away from the beauty of the garden! Cheers, Mick "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote in message ... Thanks for the tips Len! The garden has been a breeze to set up and is composting down nicely! I have just had another HUGE day in the garden, after getting a heap of (cheap) seedlings from the Caboolture Markets. I have put in 5 different varieties of lettuce, some spinach, silverbeet, snow peas, beans, more parsley, some marigolds and petunias for colour, and some squash. Phew!!! Glad they're all in now ... and with no sign of frosts and nice warm days (and nights) of late, I'm hoping for the best! The other seedlings I put in about a week and a half ago are coming along nicely - slow, but there are signs of steady growth there! I must also add that I reckon (with my limited experience) the old blood and bone must be one of the best fertilisers around - I spread some on my parsely a couple of weeks ago and now they are the richest green colour I have ever seen (in any plant!) and taste an absolute treat! I've had success with it in other gardens also! Cheers again, Mick "len gardener" wrote in message ... g'day mick, a long time since i have seen a sheet mulch garden started, way to go and too easy hey? hey if you aren't getting any frosts and got good sun in the garden area go for it you could be the first with summer season pickings, it'll probably come back to how warm the planting medium is as to how well the plants mature they may be slow but they are there for when spring comes. don't worry about too close together we all do that even after years the plants don't seem to mind. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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Would you loke a lend of Jess, my 4 1/2 year old Blue Cattle Dog. Looks good
in any garden except mine where she is trained to not be. Jim "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote in message ... HELP! The possums have already discovered my patch and chewed / pulled a few seedlings apart!!! I have heard that some old loose/unstable fencing (about a meter high) around the garden should deter them from the greenery within?! Anyone had any succes with this or got any better ideas, as the fencing really takes away from the beauty of the garden! Cheers, Mick "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote in message ... Thanks for the tips Len! The garden has been a breeze to set up and is composting down nicely! I have just had another HUGE day in the garden, after getting a heap of (cheap) seedlings from the Caboolture Markets. I have put in 5 different varieties of lettuce, some spinach, silverbeet, snow peas, beans, more parsley, some marigolds and petunias for colour, and some squash. Phew!!! Glad they're all in now ... and with no sign of frosts and nice warm days (and nights) of late, I'm hoping for the best! The other seedlings I put in about a week and a half ago are coming along nicely - slow, but there are signs of steady growth there! I must also add that I reckon (with my limited experience) the old blood and bone must be one of the best fertilisers around - I spread some on my parsely a couple of weeks ago and now they are the richest green colour I have ever seen (in any plant!) and taste an absolute treat! I've had success with it in other gardens also! Cheers again, Mick "len gardener" wrote in message ... g'day mick, a long time since i have seen a sheet mulch garden started, way to go and too easy hey? hey if you aren't getting any frosts and got good sun in the garden area go for it you could be the first with summer season pickings, it'll probably come back to how warm the planting medium is as to how well the plants mature they may be slow but they are there for when spring comes. don't worry about too close together we all do that even after years the plants don't seem to mind. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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G'day Jim,
That sounds like a great idea as a possum deterent! :) I asked a bloke I met the other day what he does about the possums and he replied, "It's called ratsak". Hmmm ... I wasn't very impressed with that response (however tempting it might be). As much as I want a beautiful, lush and productive garden, I just don't value my plants that highly over the lives of a bunch of native animals! Cheers for the advice about your dog Jess though ... I might "borrow" my mates dog ... hehehe. Cheers, Mick "SG1" wrote in message ... Would you loke a lend of Jess, my 4 1/2 year old Blue Cattle Dog. Looks good in any garden except mine where she is trained to not be. Jim "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote in message ... HELP! The possums have already discovered my patch and chewed / pulled a few seedlings apart!!! I have heard that some old loose/unstable fencing (about a meter high) around the garden should deter them from the greenery within?! Anyone had any succes with this or got any better ideas, as the fencing really takes away from the beauty of the garden! Cheers, Mick "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote in message ... Thanks for the tips Len! The garden has been a breeze to set up and is composting down nicely! I have just had another HUGE day in the garden, after getting a heap of (cheap) seedlings from the Caboolture Markets. I have put in 5 different varieties of lettuce, some spinach, silverbeet, snow peas, beans, more parsley, some marigolds and petunias for colour, and some squash. Phew!!! Glad they're all in now ... and with no sign of frosts and nice warm days (and nights) of late, I'm hoping for the best! The other seedlings I put in about a week and a half ago are coming along nicely - slow, but there are signs of steady growth there! I must also add that I reckon (with my limited experience) the old blood and bone must be one of the best fertilisers around - I spread some on my parsely a couple of weeks ago and now they are the richest green colour I have ever seen (in any plant!) and taste an absolute treat! I've had success with it in other gardens also! Cheers again, Mick "len gardener" wrote in message ... g'day mick, a long time since i have seen a sheet mulch garden started, way to go and too easy hey? hey if you aren't getting any frosts and got good sun in the garden area go for it you could be the first with summer season pickings, it'll probably come back to how warm the planting medium is as to how well the plants mature they may be slow but they are there for when spring comes. don't worry about too close together we all do that even after years the plants don't seem to mind. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:48:06 +1000, "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom
wrote: G'day Jim, That sounds like a great idea as a possum deterent! :) I asked a bloke I met the other day what he does about the possums and he replied, "It's called ratsak". Hmmm ... I wasn't very impressed with that response (however tempting it might be). As much as I want a beautiful, lush and productive garden, I just don't value my plants that highly over the lives of a bunch of native animals! A neighbour tried ratsack out of desperation once, many years ago...he put a few pieces out, hoping to make the possums sick but not dead. They ate the bait and then asked for dessert. It didn't even give them pause. Geodyne |
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Wow ... tough little buggers hey?! LOL
"Geodyne" wrote in message ... On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:48:06 +1000, "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote: G'day Jim, That sounds like a great idea as a possum deterent! :) I asked a bloke I met the other day what he does about the possums and he replied, "It's called ratsak". Hmmm ... I wasn't very impressed with that response (however tempting it might be). As much as I want a beautiful, lush and productive garden, I just don't value my plants that highly over the lives of a bunch of native animals! A neighbour tried ratsack out of desperation once, many years ago...he put a few pieces out, hoping to make the possums sick but not dead. They ate the bait and then asked for dessert. It didn't even give them pause. Geodyne |
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:50:01 +1000, "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom
wrote: Wow ... tough little buggers hey?! LOL I've always said that when a nuclear strike happens, all that will be left is the cockraoches and the possums. ;-) Geodyne |
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"MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote in message ... HELP! The possums have already discovered my patch and chewed / pulled a few seedlings apart!!! I have heard that some old loose/unstable fencing (about a meter high) around the garden should deter them from the greenery within?! Anyone had any succes with this or got any better ideas, as the fencing really takes away from the beauty of the garden! I use a possum trap. It cost around $100 new. All you do is put a half an apple inside, set the trap and bingo next morning you have your culprit. Then you take it for a little drive and drop it off somewhere. Of course in a week or two another possum will find your patch of greenery and the cycle continues. Works with cats too. Amy |
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Jess works on cats too!!!!
"Amy Lou" wrote in message ... "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote in message ... HELP! The possums have already discovered my patch and chewed / pulled a few seedlings apart!!! I have heard that some old loose/unstable fencing (about a meter high) around the garden should deter them from the greenery within?! Anyone had any succes with this or got any better ideas, as the fencing really takes away from the beauty of the garden! I use a possum trap. It cost around $100 new. All you do is put a half an apple inside, set the trap and bingo next morning you have your culprit. Then you take it for a little drive and drop it off somewhere. Of course in a week or two another possum will find your patch of greenery and the cycle continues. Works with cats too. Amy |
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