Vegetable Patch Size
One of the first things you need to do when planning a food garden is to decide the size of your vegetable patch. This page
January 27, 2022
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Saving F1 Vegetable Seeds
There is a common misconception that seeds cannot be saved from F1 hybrid vegetables. While saving seeds from vegetables grown from hybrid seeds is more
April 29, 2022
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LETTUCE – Exanimo
Excellent frill leaf type lettuce with a sweet flavour and a firm texture It is slow to bolt and stores well once harvested, cut leaves
January 20, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG – Last Of The Golden Nugget Winter Squash
On Christmas Eve we ate the last of our Golden Nugget winter squashes. Golden Nugget is not the best tasting of the pumpkin/squash varieties out
December 29, 2021
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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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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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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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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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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – SUMMER 2021-22
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Summer 2021-22. This is mainly of relevance to gardeners living in the Ballarat area, though it
March 11, 2022
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Saving Eggplant Seeds
Eggplant (sometimes known as Aubergine) is a tasty and versatile vegetable that is both worthwhile growing and saving seeds from. However, it takes a little
February 22, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG: The Perils Of Saving Seeds From Vegetables That Readily Cross Pollinate
Last spring I saved seeds from one of my broccoli plants. This was a somewhat risky exercise as broccoli plants must cross pollinate with another
April 6, 2021
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Effective Way To Kill Both Scale And Cherry Slugs
Scale on citrus trees is usually treated by spraying with white oil, while cherry slugs are controlled by dusting with lime in spring. While both
December 3, 2021
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SEASONAL BLOG – Protecting Mulched Fallowed Beds From Blackbirds
Last week I cleared this bed that was planted with corn and prepared it for planting broad beans in April. As the bed will sit
February 20, 2022
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Vegetable Seed Saving Suitability Guide
Saving your own seeds is cost effective and rewarding, however some seeds are harder to save than others. This page looks at the different ways
February 18, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG: This year’s processing of saved seeds underway.
I started the final process of sorting, labelling and storing of my saved seeds last week. Some seeds, like chilli, capsicum, and tomato, are collected,
June 15, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG -Spring Seedling Production Follow Up
A follow up to my SEASONAL BLOG – My Seedling Production This Spring posting. MY SPRING SEEDLING PLANTINGS AS OF THE 17TH OF OCTOBER This
October 17, 2021
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