Using Bought Vegetable Seedlings
There is nothing wrong with using bought vegetable seedlings, especially if you are a novice gardener. But they have both advantages and disadvantages over their
September 8, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG: 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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SEASONAL BLOG: Early beginning to the Asparagus Harvest
Following up from my Early Start To The Asparagus Season blog post back on 11th August. It has indeed turned out to be an early
August 21, 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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How To Make an Aquarium Heater Seedling Propagation Box
The cheapest heated seedling propagation box with full thermostat control is one that is heated with an aquarium heater. This page explains how to make
June 9, 2020
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Seedling Planting Suitability Chart
Not every vegetable is suitable for planting as a seedling. This seedling planting suitability chart explains which vegetables are best suited to be planted as
April 19, 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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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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DEFEND: Slugs & Snails B
BEER TRAPS Beer traps are a traditional and environmentally friendly way of killing slugs and snails. Essentially they are a beer filled container that is
July 5, 2020
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Fertilsing Vegetable Beds
How much fertiliser should be added to a vegetable bed depends on three things: THE VARIETY OF VEGETABLE BEING GROWN THE TYPE AND STRENGTH OF
July 1, 2020
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Commercial Seedling Propagation Boxes
The standard commercially made seedling propagating boxes that are widely available at Australian nurseries and hardware stores (such as the Yates Mini Greenhouse) have their
June 7, 2020
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DETER: BIRDS
This section looks at how you can deter birds from damaging your vegetables. WIRE MESH Birds such as Starlings and Blackbirds can wreck havoc in
July 2, 2020
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