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25.01.2022 Hi folks, hope you are well in these challenging times. Gardening is such a brilliant way to de-stress and the autumn weather has been perfect for winter veg growing. I've been sowing seed directly in the ground and in punnets, so if you haven't had a go yet lets get into it before the cold weather hits. Vegies need a soil depth of at least 30 cm or more and an ideal soil will be nice and loose with lots of organic matter (which holds water and supplies nutrients). Soil is a ...Continue reading

24.01.2022 Hello friends. The last 12 months have seen a lot of changes for myself and my family, but I have still been busy gardening Hopefully I will be back to posting more regularly with some of the projects I have been working on, along with tips and ideas for your gardens. I also have a new garden of my own to plan and will share the journey! Thanks for your patience

23.01.2022 Wow, what a year! More than ever before we are appreciating the amazing benefits of being in the garden can have for our mental health as well as our food security and nutrition. Lets not forget the great learning experiences and pleasure it gives our children - especially those of us back to homeschooling! Spring is definitely in the air and there are many joys to be had as we watch the impending surge of new life and taste the crisp sweetness of winter crops, but as alw...ays there are plenty of jobs to keep you warm as you work. Prune, plan, prepare! Below is a pic of.my short list of August jobs but I will also add: -Last chance for planting bare rooted deciduous trees and shrubs as new roots and buds are already shooting. Also finish pruning if not done yet. - After the rain we have had its a good time to observe and deal with drainage issues - Finish planning for garden design, and fruit and vegetable crops (including crop rotation - more on that tomorrow) Winter is a good time to have worked on hard lanscaping features. - Plant groundcovers to quell weed growth, or slash and cover in newspaper and mulch. Weeds that havent seeded or have runners / bulbs can be put in compost or weed fertiliser bucket - Prepare ground for lawn sowing - Seedlings can be given a liquid fertilise - I also recently washed the leaves of my indoor plants, sat them in a diluted seasol bath for 20min and gave them some.outdoor time on a warm day - Turned the compost pile

21.01.2022 This summer has been a battle in the garden and has made every mouthful of home grown food even more precious. Having some friends to come and enjoy harvesting produce just as precious. The reduction in temperatures has seen a sudden burst in the production and ripening of our fruit and veg. Planning and prep for the autumn winter spring crops is well underway. Eat the rainbow!

18.01.2022 "Gardening is the most therapeutic and defiant act you can do, especially in the inner city. Plus you get strawberries."

12.01.2022 It's pistachio picking time! Excited to try the looks sponges that ripened on my vine. Being a plant they will go in the compost when I've finished using them for cleaning. Sweet potato cuttings put in a bucket of water have shot roots in a week. Some more autumn harvest and some vegie beds newly installed, filled and irrigation put on for a client. Next will be mulch and veg seedlings

11.01.2022 This week is International Composting Awareness Week. Did you know that autumn is the perfect season to gather materials for composting? To get started try usin...g garden leaves, kitchen waste and leftover fruit and vegetables. For more tips on sustainable living visit Mirvac’s House with No Bills blog: www.housewithnobills.mirvac.com

09.01.2022 "The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, the second best time is now"

08.01.2022 Part of an edible garden is enjoying the produce and preserving the harvest. Jams, jellies, pickling, fermenting, drying, freezing

07.01.2022 Winter in the patch - pruning, picking and persevering with the weeds. A good time to keep onto them as the soil is moist and they don't have seed heads yet. Pull gently and give to chooks or compost, cover large weed areas with cardboard or newspaper and weight down with anything handy like wood or pavers or mulch, or keep whipper snipping/ mowing them to prevent them seeding but leaving the clippings as mulch and not disturbing the soil. At the very least prune deciduous fruit (or other deciduous trees) to remove dead diseased or damaged wood, and branches that are crossing or congested. Give preference to lateral growth and shorten long branches to reduce chance of breaking with heavy loads of fruit. Keep fruit trees more open in the middle and at a height that makes them easy to pick.

07.01.2022 Mellow days and harvesting of the last of the summer crops and autumn fruits. MAY in the GARDEN (for our temperate region) EDIBLES - Vegetables for winter and spring really should have been in a month or 2 ago but if you have a warm sunny spot and are super keen - Plant seeds in ground: beetroot, broad beans, carrot, coriander, fennel, dill, lettuce, peas, parsley, radish, rocket, silverbeet, spinach, spring onion, swede, turnip, Asian greens, garlic bulbs... - Plant seedlings: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, kale, leek, Onion, peas, silverbeet, Chinese cabbage - Cut down asparagus ferns as they yellow. Mulch the bed with aged manure, compost and some seaweed if you have it, and mulch on top - Keep weeding especially around onions, leeks, garlic and carrots and direct sown vegies - Spray peach and nectarine trees after leaf fall with bordeaux mixture to help control leaf curl - Finish harvesting pumpkins and summer veg before frost. Store in a cool dry place - Prune bramble berry canes cutting out old wood and tying up the young canes. - Remove dead leaves and runners from strawberry plants, add rotted manure and compost, plant out the runners in good soil or pots. - Continue building compost with chopped garden waste, household scraps, dry leaves, manure, shredded paper or hay. Keep moist and aerated but not wet. Keep turning once a fortnight - Cut finished herbs to the ground and feed others like parsley and coriander with liquid fertiliser - Sow green manure crops to get soil ready for spring plants General - time to give the garden a good tidy up and plant for spring - Plants flowers: alyssum, cornflower, forget-me-not, larkspur lobelia, pansy, viola, sweet pea, wallflower, stock, carnation, calendula, lupin., cineraria, penstemon, primula, poppy, hollyhock, foxglove, anemone, and bulbs like daffodils - Lift and divide perennial plants like clivias, chives etc - Continue trimming dead foliage and flowers, old or damaged growth and dead branches - Leave some fallen leaves under trees to break down into soil. Add some to compost or use as a thick layer as a weed suppressing mulch under newly planted ornamental or fruit trees. - Remove the last summer flowering annuals - Take hardwood cuttings of deciduous plants 15-30cm long and insert deeply in soil. Will be ready for planting next autumn - Prune buddleias, hydrangeas and other late flowering plants

06.01.2022 Autumn in the garden. Summer crops are starting to look weary and are having their final flourish of fruits, while the pears and apples are perfect picking. Time to get winter vegies in! Seeds for winter crops like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale (all brassica family), celery, leeks, onions, parsley were planted in punnets a few weeks ago. Cabbage moth are about so dust brassica leaves with derris dust and pick off caterpillars. Seeds to be sown directl...y into the soil at this time of year are carrot, beetroots, parsnip, turnip / swede, garlic bulb, silverbeet spinach and other leafy greens, spring onions, snow peas, peas, broad beans, dill, and coriander. All beds are prepared with compost, while blood n bone is also being added to the brassica, leafy greens and legume / peas beds. Beds for onions, roots crops and peas also get a dusting of lime / dolomite (depending on your soil pH). If you don't already have one its a good time to get a compost pile going. Bulbs and seeds for spring flowers can be planted now as can any evergreen trees and shrubs. Also a good time to lift and divide clumping plants like clivias and to take cuttings of other perennial plants. Plan and order deciduous ornamental and fruit trees to plant in winters. Have a general garden tidy, removing spent flowers, dry leaves, diseased or straggly growth. Weed and feed lawns and give evergreens and herbs a light feed also. Some seed from herbs and vegies have been collected and a green manure crop has been dug in to add organic matter for the coming season. See more

05.01.2022 Go native! Looking to plant a new garden or upgrade an old one? Want something hardy, beautiful, interesting and bird attracting? Plenty of exotics fit the bill but with so many Australian plants available why not give them a go, they sit so well in our landscape. Trees, shrubs, herbs, groundcovers, grasses - there are Aussie plants to suit any style of garden. Their foliage stands up to our harsh summers and while they are not drought proof they are pretty happy with a lon...g slow water (ie for large shrubs 60-90min on drip irrigation once a week in the summer, depending on soil and with mulch of course)! They also enjoy a trim once or twice a year to keep them in good shape. Many of them flower for long periods or at times when other colour is a bit sparse, and the diversity of leaf colour and texture is fantastic. Dont be afraid to mix n match, they blend well with other plants, including succulents and even edible plants. You can buy from nurseries, landcare or specialist groups, but many propagate well from cuttings, seeds, divisions or runners. Below are some.pics from some of my landscape projects. A couple are almost a year old and the others just planted!

05.01.2022 DON'T Panic - PLANT! Autumn is upon us, summer harvest is winding up and there has never been a better time to be outside planting food! Many of us will be spending some more time at home over the next few weeks with school holidays as well. What a great time to build the resilience of your family and community by learning to grow fresh food together. So, what to grow? Over the next month in temperate climates we can plant seed and seedlings of: Broccoli, cauliflowe...r, cabbage, brussell sprouts, bok choy and Asian greens, turnips, swede, kale. Carrots, beetroot, celery, fennel, celeriac, silverbeet, spinach, lettuce rocket and salad leaves. Snow peas, green peas and broad beans. Onions, spring onions, leeks, garlic Parsley, coriander, dill. Mouthwatering!! Stay tuned and we'll take about soil prep, position, sowing, thinning and planting. Whether its in the ground, raised beds or pots - get growing. See more

03.01.2022 Some good advice from one of my favourite inspirational person's