EARLY START TO THE ASPARAGUS SEASON
A bit early to tell but it looks like it is shaping up to be an early asparagus season for the Ballarat area. This photo
August 11, 2020
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Creating Your Own Local Vegetable Planting Guide
Some twenty years ago I put together a planting guide specifically for Ballarat and District vegetable gardeners. What went into the guide was based on
August 6, 2020
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Key Vegetables Planting Soil Temperature Guide
When it comes to planting vegetable seeds and seedlings arguably the most important thing to consider it the temperature of the soil. This page explains
August 3, 2020
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AUGUST MONTHLY VEGETABLE PLANTING GUIDES UPDATE
Update of the monthly seed planting guides for August. There are three guides:- COOL MOUNTAINOUS MILD COASTAL AND WARM INLAND BALLARAT & DISTRICT The overall
July 31, 2020
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Saving Tomato Seeds
As tomato plants do not cross pollinate seeds collected from tomatoes will stay true to type, which makes them an ideal vegetable to save seeds
July 25, 2020
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Seed Saving Methods
There are basically two different methods to collect seeds the Dry Method and the Wet Method. SEED SAVING USING THE DRY METHOD This is the
July 24, 2020
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Bag Drying Seed Heads
While you can winnow the seeds as soon as the heads are harvested there is a risk that the seeds will be too damp to
July 24, 2020
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Fruit Cordial
Superb cordial that is easy to make and better tasting than the most expensive cordial brands you can buy. INGREDIENTS 2 kg sugar. 8 to
July 21, 2020
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Saving Lettuce Seeds
Lettuces are ideal plants to save seeds from as they do not cross pollinate, which means the seeds will produce identical plants to the parent
July 19, 2020
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