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Post by hd1340 on Apr 12, 2020 15:26:50 GMT 10
Not much in the garden a/c being in a rental with no garden beds and bloody wallabies. Growing what I can in tubs and hanging pots a few spuds, broad beans, silverbeet, celery, chives, mint and mangelwurzel. Shops have been stripped of most seeds and seedlings I bet the panic buyers don't realise how long most things take to grow and how challenging gardening is in Tassie. A couple of dozen cauliflower and broccoli potted up yesterday in the hothouse ready to be transplanted in a few weeks. |
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Post by spinifex on Apr 12, 2020 18:08:18 GMT 10
I have some peas that I planted for micro greens that we haven’t eaten and I’ve just left growing. They are now very long (maybe 50cm) and looking healthy. I’m assuming we could still cut the tops to eat, but I’ve also been wondering if I could transplant a few into a pot to get peas. I’m just not sure what the difference is between seeds planted for micro greens and seeds planted for growing on to adult stage. Would it just be the variety? Would there be any other reason I couldn’t keep them growing? They are labelled “Field Peas, Microgreen Seeds” and then “Pisum Sativum”. field peas make good soup but not great for general eating. Low in sugars and quite mealy. Basically the more wrinkled the seed coat on the peas the better they are to eat as a fresh vegetable (higher sugars) ... and the more unreliable they are to germinate. |
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Post by spinifex on Apr 12, 2020 18:12:23 GMT 10
I planted another row of turnip, parsnip & swede into moist soil-then put planks over the top. Also planted more brocolli seeds - first batch haven't come up at all either  Went to Bunnings this morning as I knew they were getting in a shipment of seedlings - pffft - bugger all left - found a punnet of mini cabbage - apart from tomatoes and a few other summer crops - nothing - all sold out. Same with the seeds. Got me stumped. broccoli, turnips, swede should all germinate really quick (less than a week) and strong this time of year. |
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Post by tomatoes on Apr 12, 2020 18:57:59 GMT 10
I have some peas that I planted for micro greens that we haven’t eaten and I’ve just left growing. They are now very long (maybe 50cm) and looking healthy. I’m assuming we could still cut the tops to eat, but I’ve also been wondering if I could transplant a few into a pot to get peas. I’m just not sure what the difference is between seeds planted for micro greens and seeds planted for growing on to adult stage. Would it just be the variety? Would there be any other reason I couldn’t keep them growing? They are labelled “Field Peas, Microgreen Seeds” and then “Pisum Sativum”. field peas make good soup but not great for general eating. Low in sugars and quite mealy. Basically the more wrinkled the seed coat on the peas the better they are to eat as a fresh vegetable (higher sugars) ... and the more unreliable they are to germinate. Thank you |
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Post by SA Hunter on Apr 26, 2020 18:03:37 GMT 10
Planted about 100 onion seedlings I had growing, as well as 2 rows of carrot & radish.
Also planted some silverbeet seedlings, and about 4 pkts of coriander, and a pkt of dill.
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Post by spinifex on Apr 27, 2020 9:00:35 GMT 10
Got a good harvest of beans and young daikon this weekend. The latter being 10cm long and about 25mm diameter thinnings.
First Mammoth Melting snow peas being picked now and heaps of flowers coming on - the plants are 5ft high and running out of trellis. The Greenfeast peas are all flowering well and first flush of pods are filling up - I'm hoping they set pods all the way into june. Plenty of fresh coriander, basil and mint being harvested. Picked what must be the last of the asian eggplant fruits. Plants still flowering but I doubt they can set fruit in the cooler weather.
Got some new zucchini and cucumber seedlings coming along in the greenhouse. Not sure if they'll do any good.
Had a really poor year for tomatoes this year. Worst in 15 years.
Spud plants are now a foot high and have blotted out the radishes that were sown along the edge of the plot.
Broad beans going in this weekend and that'll be the end of planting until early september when the next crops of beans and tomatoes get sown.
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Post by doglovingjim on Apr 27, 2020 22:20:11 GMT 10
Somethings eating my darn olives and it's not me so it has to die.
Apart from that something ate my tomatoes so they are gone (they weren't growing very well this year though either), but the capsicums are good and I got some runners for the strawberries which I've been putting into new pots.
Waiting for my radishes to sprout and to check up on my test potato.
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Post by blueshoes on May 1, 2020 12:51:27 GMT 10
Broad beans, basil and celeriac are looking promising. Mint, fennel and rosemary are going ballistic. Something's eating all my big tomatoes but we're eating the cherry tomatoes as soon as they're ripe, one or two at a time silverbeet seedlings, sugar beet are fighting for life, they're covered in snail bait so hopefully they make it big enough to survive the onslaught My orange tree... well it's half way between a seedling and a tree? - has had all the leaves eaten off it! by snails i think, but might be earwigs I've just baited and protected and fed it but there's only one and a half leaves left, it's touch and go if it will make it The arrowroot is now potted out into bigger pots. I will dump it in where the agapanthus were, after winter The next question is whether it's worth trying to propagate chamomile - is the weather mild enough in Gippsland for it to survive over summer? |
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Post by Beno on May 1, 2020 13:43:08 GMT 10
Broad beans, purple beans, onions, chives, basil, corianda, thyme, late corn, beetroot, peas, tomatoes, sunflower, celery, spinach, baby spinach, carrots, cabbage (failed due to grubs but more seedlings coming on) broccoli. Got some certified seed potato from Norco and have planted them, ill see how they go.
Our mortgage lifter toms are going great. we only have 4 plants but look to have approx 20kgs of toms coming on. Peas are producing well and need further support to keep getting bigger and more productive.
I need more organic matter in the soil. It’s got good structure and fertility but more compost would make my garden look like it’s on roids. It was a dig and get seeds in affair. next season it will get some extra love.
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Post by fei on May 2, 2020 0:16:13 GMT 10
My balcony garden is not doing well. Have just had a couple of days with temps in the mid-thirties while I was away from home and no-one else bothered to water, so the few tomatoes I had got going, recently transplanted greens, and herbs all died.
Thankfully another batch of leafy green seedlings did ok (pot was about one foot away from the others, but must have had just enough shade to survive). Lastly, of the fifty or so pumpkin seeds I planted, only one has germinated, but is growing like crazy. Hopefully it will do well and be able to get some food off it.
I do have another batch of mung beans soaking for "planting" tomorrow, so should have fresh bean sprouts in a few days though.
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Post by spinifex on May 2, 2020 15:27:41 GMT 10
Get a battery powered timer for reliable watering when you're away.
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Post by fei on May 2, 2020 22:02:16 GMT 10
Get a battery powered timer for reliable watering when you're away. Good idea thanks! Also showed the kids today what happened after no watering, after which have seen them watering everything twice again during the day. Have planted another 50 or so tomato, pumpkin and pepper seeds today. Hopefully the rain and warm weather we are expecting will get at least some of them off to a good start. |
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Post by spinifex on May 31, 2020 10:36:47 GMT 10
Wind gusting to 70kmh yesterday - for 18 hours. My 7ft tall row of snowpeas are now back to 5ft, even part of the trellis broke. Hope they put up new stems from lower down on the plant!
Harvesting plenty of Daikon, peas, potatoes and herbs. Will be getting into harvesting carrots in earnest this week. Harvesting the remaining apples, both from the trees and off the ground after yesterdays wind, and making a lot of jars of sauce and pie filling.
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Post by Beno on May 31, 2020 12:14:47 GMT 10
I’ve oversown some veges and i’m experimenting on delaying maturity by eating the leaves of some of them. Turns out you can eat most vege leaves which is great.
Potatoes are punching through the dirt and my pumpkins are getting going. I’m not sure if the pumpkins will make it over winter but what the hell i’m trying anyway.
We have had fortuitous rain over the past 6 weeks with very regular but small 3-5mm rain fall events and a 38mm drenching a few days ago.
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Post by tomatoes on May 31, 2020 13:11:27 GMT 10
I’ve oversown some veges and i’m experimenting on delaying maturity by eating the leaves of some of them. Turns out you can eat most vege leaves which is great. Potatoes are punching through the dirt and my pumpkins are getting going. I’m not sure if the pumpkins will make it over winter but what the hell i’m trying anyway. We have had fortuitous rain over the past 6 weeks with very regular but small 3-5mm rain fall events and a 38mm drenching a few days ago. Can you list the plants you’re eating leaves from? Or some of them? I know to eat sweet potato leaves, carrot leaves, garlic, ... can’t think of others off the top of my head. |
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Post by Beno on May 31, 2020 18:57:17 GMT 10
No problem,
Beetroot, cabbage, carrot, pea and broccoli at the moment. Apparently you can eat tomato leaves as well but i have not tried them yet, the smell is pretty strong.
I have sweet potato in the ground but they don’t want to surface yet. I hope they come on in spring.
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Post by tomatoes on May 31, 2020 20:07:54 GMT 10
No problem, Beetroot, cabbage, carrot, pea and broccoli at the moment. Apparently you can eat tomato leaves as well but i have not tried them yet, the smell is pretty strong. I have sweet potato in the ground but they don’t want to surface yet. I hope they come on in spring. Forgot about them. I don’t have much gardening space at the moment so grow micro greens of broccoli, cabbage, pea and beetroot, so I should have thought of them! My sweet potato are doing ok - just seem slow, but I’m assuming it’s too cold for them. I grew them in a jar of water until they had lots of roots and were quite long before putting them into a giant pot. I have another jar of them ready to be planted out now. |
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Post by SA Hunter on Jun 1, 2020 0:14:55 GMT 10
My sweet potato are doing ok - just seem slow, but I’m assuming it’s too cold for them. I grew them in a jar of water until they had lots of roots and were quite long before putting them into a giant pot. I have another jar of them ready to be planted out now. Never heard of this method - do you put them in whole, or in pieces, fully submerged, or just the eyes in water?? |
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Post by tomatoes on Jun 1, 2020 7:38:19 GMT 10
My sweet potato are doing ok - just seem slow, but I’m assuming it’s too cold for them. I grew them in a jar of water until they had lots of roots and were quite long before putting them into a giant pot. I have another jar of them ready to be planted out now. Never heard of this method - do you put them in whole, or in pieces, fully submerged, or just the eyes in water?? I have a box of sweet potatoes that started to sprout. I’ve broken the sprouts off them twice already, but I just leave the box there and they keep growing more. Then I jam those into a jar so they hold each other from sinking. When I get around to it, I plant them. I’ve been meaning to plant the latest jar for about a month! But they seem to be happy in the jar still.   |
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Post by tomatoes on Jun 1, 2020 7:40:40 GMT 10
I thought I read that it was best to start sweet potatoes off as slips rather than planting the whole thing, so this just seemed like an easy way to do it.
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