30 September 2020 | Gardening tips, Planting guides
Preparing a spring/summer or autumn/winter vegie garden This article is in three parts: preparation and care (soil preparation, watering, and site selection for individual vegetables) spring/summer garden autumn/winter garden Part 1 – Preparation and care ...
14 September 2020 | Brassicas, Gardening tips, Planting guides
Growing kohlrabi – king of the cabbages What is kohlrabi? It is hard to imagine why kohlrabi is not cultivated more often as it is easy to grow, crops twice a year and is delicious raw or cooked. There are two types of kohlrabi in Australia – white (or...
14 September 2020 | Gardening tips, Root Vegetables
Growing ginger, galangal and turmeric in Melbourne This article is based on my own experience. Over 40 years ago my first shot at growing ginger was when I was owner of the first Tasmanian herb nursery. Planting ginger was an experiment with little expectation of...
14 September 2020 | Gardening tips, Garlic, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables, September
Garlic growing hints for September From now until 2 weeks before harvest in November – December… Water your garlic twice-weekly, deeply, directly onto the soil. Don’t allow soil to splash onto the plants and avoid overhead watering. Weed your patch. Mulch...
13 September 2020 | Gardening tips, Root Vegetables |
Growing celeriac What is celeriac? Celeriac is the bulbous root of a member of the celery family. It is often described as ugly as it is rough and knobbly on the surface but when peeled this gives away to crisp flesh similar in colour to parsnip. Short celery fronds...
30 July 2020 | Citrus, Fruit trees, Gardening tips
Deficiency diseases in citrus What is the Ideal pH for citrus? Citrus likes a close to neutral pH i.e. between 6 (lightly acid) and 7. High alkaline soil prevents the absorption of iron, magnesium and zinc which are necessary for the production of chlorophyll, the...
