SEASONAL BLOG: Harvested the last of this season’s potato crop.
I harvested the last of this season’s potato crop today. It was planted out last year on the 21st of October. I planted two rows
June 11, 2022
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Germinating Carrots Using A Protective Cover
Given the right climate conditions carrots will readily germinate and grow in the open, but they will get a higher strike rate if they are
February 16, 2021
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Growing Carrots
Carrots are fairly easy to grow but gardeners can run into difficulties when the seeds are germinating and the young seedlings are in the early
February 16, 2021
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GROWING ASPARAGUS
Asparagus is an excellent vegetable to grow as it tastes delicious, has few pests and diseases, requires minimal work to maintain it and produces a
August 5, 2022
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REJUVENATING AN ASPARAGUS BED
Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that dies back in winter and produces shoots when the weather warms up in the spring. The energy to produce
July 13, 2022
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PREPARING AN ASPARAGUS BED FOR SPRING
Mid-winter is the good time to prepare your asparagus bed for spring. Any earlier and the stalks would not have fully browned off (the process
June 29, 2022
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Growing Onions
Onions are easy to grow and can be stored for up to six months. This webpage explains how I grow my onions. REQUIREMENTS SOIL FULL
June 26, 2022
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Wet Pots
Wet pots are designed to grow plants that thrive in boggy conditions. They are ideal for growing Pak Choi, Mizuna and Tatsoi, they are not
September 1, 2020
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Growing Tomatoes On A Horizontal Trellis
While not as productive as staked tomato plants growing tomatoes on a horizontal trellis involves less work. It is the ideal way to grow tomato
September 25, 2021
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Growing Pumpkins Using The Mound Method
For pumpkin seeds to germinate and pumpkin seedlings to flourish they need to be planted in well drained warm soil. One of the best ways
August 1, 2021
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Using Commercially Grown Vegetable Seedlings
Using Commercially Grown Vegetable Seedlings There is nothing wrong with using commercially grown vegetable seedlings, especially if you are a novice gardener. But they have
September 8, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG – Musings On Growing Lettuces
If you are like me, older and of Anglo-Saxon heritage, you probably would have been brought up with the notion of lettuces as a summer
June 2, 2021
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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 is the temperature of the soil. This page explains
August 3, 2020
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Stressing Tomato Plants To Encourage Early Fruiting
Here in the Rat (Ballarat) the food gardening Holy Grail is to get ripe tomatoes by Christmas. Yet food gardeners often tell me that they
October 13, 2020
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Potting Up Tomato Plants
While most of the seedlings I grow are planted straight into the ground sometimes I pot them up into pots before planting them out as
October 13, 2020
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Planting Distances And Harvesting Times
Planting distances and harvesting times for individual vegetables can vary considerably depending on factors such as the climate, seasonal weather variations, and the varieties of
August 13, 2020
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