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Starting a Fresh Produce Garden from the Bottom Up...
Thanks everyone, your feedback has been great... Yeh we are ones who like to take baby steps... One garden bed at a time... I just want to make sure that we start with a good plans and getting as muc…
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Starting a Fresh Produce Garden from the Bottom Up...
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Merry Meet All, After a discussion with my other half the other week we have decided that it's time to start growing our own fresh produce (Fruit, Salad, Vegetable & Herb) instead of talking abo…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scarlett Patrick Oct 18.
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you could do a big rotational chook tractor system in a space that big - see Bill Mollison's Permaculture Manual and Permaculture I & II for more info on this and swales/ water systems like Mark said
cover crop to start you off over summer - add ni…
Thanks everyone, your feedback has been great... Yeh we are ones who like to take baby steps... One garden bed at a time... I just want to make sure that we start with a good plans and getting as much out of the garden as possible with little cost.…
Hi Liz , certainly a nice big yard with lots of potential. The best tip is start small then grow with your experiance..
Once you are happy and satisfied that the direction you are takeing is the right one then expand...
A few tips to consider with w…
Oh what a huge back yard, you could do so much there. that kind of yard is ideal for planting one patch and then start another and then another....etc etc etc. and have a contiues supply of vege and friut, all year round. While one bed is composting…
We have a 5000 lt water tank and it was empty for nearly 2 months before the rain last week. Over 2 years, we slowly built 7 raised beds in our little backyard, and have had such a lot of fun planning the crops to go into each bed, and try to use co…
Hi Liz, it's so exciting but sometimes daunting trying to plan a new garden. Looks like you've got a great block to work with though. Nice and flat. We have clay soil too and I've been trying to work with it by adding in lime and cow manure and buil…
Hi Liz,
I've never shared yard with friends, but I have built gardens from scratch on a similar grass-over-clay scenario. We're in Underwood, so would be happy to contribute any knowledge that may be helpful, or show you what we're doing.
I've got…
Merry Meet All,
After a discussion with my other half the other week we have decided that it's time to start growing our own fresh produce (Fruit, Salad, Vegetable & Herb) instead of talking about it all the time. We have our close friends who are…
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- At 9:01am on October 27, 2009,
Kwerry Rwobinson said…
- Over the weekend the forecast for Brisbane early this week was for showers and rain. Thus I prepared the soil and planted the seeds with a sprinkle of water to prep them.
Here is my list:-
Capsicum
Cherry Tomatoes
Celery (old seeds - but maybe a sprout or two)
Carrot
Beetroot
Lettuce (iceburg)
Pumpkin
Onion
Spring Onions
What have you planted?
Interested in cucumbers, all melons etc.
Crop swap available with locals. Phone number given to those interested to keep each other in the loop.
Kwerry
- At 4:40pm on October 16, 2009,
Vanessa Thompson (pomare) said…
- Hi liz, hope alls well and things are going to plan. Welcome and have fun, lots of helpful web sites on the links tab above.
whats TBA.??
best wishies, ness. xx
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