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Category Archives: Autumn Planting
April 2012 – The Wrap Up
April weather can be quite variable in Melbourne, for most of April this year it was really an extension of summer with temps in the mid 20s. By the end of the month though you could definitely feel winter coming and … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Autumn Planting
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Growing garlic – Hardneck & Softneck varieties
The first of my garlic, sown a week ago is up. Green shoots are emerging through the soil underneath the cages I placed over them to protect them; partially from the blackbirds but mostly from my 2 year old who is a destructive … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums - Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Autumn Planting, Summer Harvesting
Tagged Garlic
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Top 5: Things to plant in Autumn
The title of this post should probably read – Things to plant in Melbourne in Autumn, as all are well suited to a Melbourne winter. Having said that though, all these crops are frost tolerant and will grow in a broad … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums - Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Autumn Planting, Beans, Brassicas, Top 5
Tagged Broad Beans, Broccoli, Garlic, Onions etc, peas
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March 2012 – The Wrap Up
March often sees the end of the summer crops for me, and while this was true of cucumbers and to a lesser extent tomatoes, the eggplants are still going strong whilst some of my capsicums are barely getting started. I … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Autumn Planting, Planning
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Get Ready, Get Set, Almost go – Broad Beans
Ever since L at 500m2 posted about shelling broad beans being great entertainment for preschoolers I have been anxiously awaiting my crop. I sowed my broad beans seeds in mid May this year. Anytime in Autumn is fine to sow … Continue reading
Peter Cundall & More Potato Experiments
I occasionally buy Organic Gardener magazine. There is an article by Peter Cundall in this months issue about growing beans, carrots, and pivotally for this post, potatoes. I love Peter Cundall – he is definitely one of my heroes. For anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Planting, Potatoes, Spring Planting, Summer Planting, Winter Planting
Tagged Potatoes
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Potato Experiments
My seed potatoes finally arrived about a week ago. I ordered 3 varieties this year – Kipfler, Dutch Cream and Pink Fir Apple. I grew Kipfler last year and was so pleased with them I decided to grow them and … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Autumn Planting, Potatoes, Spring Planting, Summer Harvesting, Summer Planting
Tagged Potatoes
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Beautiful balls of white – Cauliflower
OOOOh they are coming! It is so nice to have cauliflower to look forward to. So nice that upon seeing mine developing I immediately went out and bought one at the Preston market and used it to make a risotto … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Planting, Brassicas, Spring Harvesting, Summer Planting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Cauliflower
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Enough Water for Watercress?
In the last few years I was in the UK before coming home to Australia I reckon the sales of watercress there probably quadrupled – everyone it seemed to be eating it. I suspect this probably coincided with some study or other revealing a … Continue reading
Radishes
Radishes are one of those things that I think it can be quite hard to get truly passionate about. Tomatoes – well the ‘love apple’ moniker says it all, chillies have fire, eggplants are tactile, broccoli is good for you and … Continue reading