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Sheffield Community Garden Tasmania

Locality: Sheffield, Tasmania

Phone: +61 490 055 080

Address: Henry Street 7306 Sheffield, TAS, Australia

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24.01.2022 Silverbeet, or Chard, as it is sometimes called, is one of those cut and come again vegetables that keep on giving over a long period of time. It is related to Beetroot and is a native of the Mediterranean, hence why it grows so well in the temperate climate of Sydney. It also doesnt easily go to seed over summer making it a dependable source of greens in the hotter months. Growth habit and planting needs... Silverbeet needs well composted, rich friable soil that has good drainage and well composted animal manure dug into it. It does not like acidic soils and so it is wise to test and amend with dolomite or gypsum depending on the pH of the soil. It grows best in a slightly acidic to neutral pH soil, in the range 6.0 to 6.8 Silverbeet may be grown in full sun or partial shade and does best in a sheltered site to protect its leaves from wind damage. Seeds can be planted directly into the garden bed or into seedling trays after being soaked for a few hours. Sow seeds at a depth of 5cm. Later they will be spaced at 20-30 cm apart after thinning to the healthiest seedling when seedlings are 5 cm high. Thinning is needed because each seed pod hold 4-6 seeds that can germinate close together. Germination will take 7-10 days. For best results water the soil well at planting and keep moist until the silverbeet seedlings germinated. Silverbeet needs to grow fast to produce large, tender leaves and so need lots of water and nitrogen. Therefore it is important that the soil that they are planted into is enriched with compost and well composted animal manures. They should follow a legume planting in the crop rotation cycle because legumes enrich the soil with nitrogen. They can also follow a green manure planting Over the growing season side dress with potash between the rows, working it in well and watering afterwards. This will help the development of strong stalks that will give the silverbeet a longer storage life. As silverbeet leaves are 93% water the plants need

23.01.2022 Hi happy gardeners Yay!! New taps and upgrading the beds with new timber and height Thank you Kentish Council for encouraging our local gardening enthusiasts!!!

23.01.2022 Sweet potatoes make sure you get a cold climate variety!

23.01.2022 Thank you Bakes Sawmill Sawdust

18.01.2022 Hi happy gardeners Merry Christmas! Thank you for your interest... In the garden Sheffield Community Garden Group invite 10 am 16/12/20 tomorrow WED. A few people have asked for social meet so perhaps say hi to each other, make suggestions for the garden and bring a hat, gloves, and some seedlings!!

17.01.2022 This is a great study:

17.01.2022 For those starting out...you can bring them to Sheffield Community Garden when ready to plant ...lots of room !!

16.01.2022 Interesting study...

14.01.2022 :)Zhuccinis can be staked like tomatoes!

12.01.2022 Hi happy gardeners its Spring!! Check this out!!!

11.01.2022 What a great speaker/scientist !!!

10.01.2022 Even the children might enjoy this !!

07.01.2022 Hi happy gardeners Its Winter!Hi happy gardeners Its Winter!