trying to work out my spring / summer plantings grouped most of them got a few more i need help with.

*carrot *corn *sunflower

• Silverbeet

the goups so far
1 *radishes *broccli *cauiflower

2 *Tomato *capsucim *chilli *eggplant *potato

3

• Pumkin
• cucumber

*Zucchini

4

• lettuce

5 *beans

And then herbs

Also this isnt all the veggies i am going to plant i still have to log in to the seeds companies website to find the more as it is down i can do it till it is back up.

i only have 2 out of 7 beds left for these plants, theses holidays i am going to try and get the free beds set up and ready for spring.

hey VG,
you could grow the cucumbers and/or pumpkins and/or beans up the corn. corn being planted earlier than the others, it will provide good support. the corn will do especially well if grown with beans or even peas, as the legumes will provide the hungry corn plants with usable nitrogen. i plan to grow a small patch of corn with beans. saves space too.

aquarium said:

hey VG,
you could grow the cucumbers and/or pumpkins and/or beans up the corn. corn being planted earlier than the others, it will provide good support. the corn will do especially well if grown with beans or even peas, as the legumes will provide the hungry corn plants with usable nitrogen. i plan to grow a small patch of corn with beans. saves space too.

Hey Aq,
what about sunflowers plant them with the corn as well?

so i have left to work out. *Carrot *Silverbeet *pak choi

i reckon these go in same bed as lettuce. can’t imagine a family going through a whole garden bed of lettuce, with all that lettuce maturing quickly and going to seed in warm weather. so i think the main (permanent for season) planting in bed 4 should be the silverbeet, with lettuce & bokchoy & carrots sown and harvested regularly. the silverbeet just harvest the outside leaves as needed.

i wont be planting where the rhurbarb is ever again ill just put some herbs in there. so means i have 6 beds and only 5 in use this summer so what could i plant as a chook fodder in that bed?

veg gardener said:

i wont be planting where the rhurbarb is ever again ill just put some herbs in there. so means i have 6 beds and only 5 in use this summer so what could i plant as a chook fodder in that bed?

Hmm, a thought just occurred to me …. asparagus … ???

Both rhubarb and asparagus like lots of fertiliser, and they’re perennials, dying down in winter. Then you could interplant with herbs like parsley – parsley, for example, will grow from seeds one year, go to seed the next year, but the seed can’t be stored as it’s not viable for long. The best way to get new parsley plants is to let them go to seed and drop their seeds directly into fertile soil.

So perhaps you could plan for a bed of perennial vegies, starting with the rhubarb you already have, a couple of asparagus corms, plant herbs around. In your climate you could have (say) thyme, oregano, sage & parsley. The thyme and oregano grow like mad and would form a weed-suppressing mat in and around the perennials, then cut them back in winter. The herbs are great “vitamin pills” for chooks too!

But here’s the key question: do you eat asparagus at your house?

Yeehah said:

veg gardener said:

i wont be planting where the rhurbarb is ever again ill just put some herbs in there. so means i have 6 beds and only 5 in use this summer so what could i plant as a chook fodder in that bed?

Hmm, a thought just occurred to me …. asparagus … ???

Both rhubarb and asparagus like lots of fertiliser, and they’re perennials, dying down in winter. Then you could interplant with herbs like parsley – parsley, for example, will grow from seeds one year, go to seed the next year, but the seed can’t be stored as it’s not viable for long. The best way to get new parsley plants is to let them go to seed and drop their seeds directly into fertile soil.

So perhaps you could plan for a bed of perennial vegies, starting with the rhubarb you already have, a couple of asparagus corms, plant herbs around. In your climate you could have (say) thyme, oregano, sage & parsley. The thyme and oregano grow like mad and would form a weed-suppressing mat in and around the perennials, then cut them back in winter. The herbs are great “vitamin pills” for chooks too!

But here’s the key question: do you eat asparagus at your house?

mum does.

veg gardener said:

Yeehah said:

But here’s the key question: do you eat asparagus at your house?

mum does.

Might be time to do a bit of research??

Yeehah said:

veg gardener said:

Yeehah said:

But here’s the key question: do you eat asparagus at your house?

mum does.

Might be time to do a bit of research??

already have. i am thinking about getting a Heated Propagation mat, so i will be able to start my summer seeds really early.

thinking about getting a Heated Propagation mat
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More power usage VG. I thought you had gone green and were into recycling etc.
Or was that just a passing phase?

Longy said:

thinking about getting a Heated Propagation mat
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More power usage VG. I thought you had gone green and were into recycling etc.
Or was that just a passing phase?

nope, i am trying to be more substainable. and more in to recycling not really going green.

Longy said:

thinking about getting a Heated Propagation mat
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More power usage VG. I thought you had gone green and were into recycling etc.
Or was that just a passing phase?

nope, i am trying to be more substainable. and more in to recycling not really going green.

i am trying to be more substainable.
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OK. So is buying more energy using equipment more sustainable?
It’s a bit like the paper shredder.
What is to be achieved?

Longy said:

i am trying to be more substainable.
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OK. So is buying more energy using equipment more sustainable?
It’s a bit like the paper shredder.
What is to be achieved?

early seedlings.

veg gardener said:

Longy said:

i am trying to be more substainable.
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OK. So is buying more energy using equipment more sustainable?
It’s a bit like the paper shredder.
What is to be achieved?

early seedlings.

OK. Seeds don’t require light to germinate. So you couls always move the seed trays into a warmer area, like on top of the hot water system, and achieve the same thing.

Longy said:

veg gardener said:

Longy said:

i am trying to be more substainable.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
OK. So is buying more energy using equipment more sustainable?
It’s a bit like the paper shredder.
What is to be achieved?

early seedlings.

OK. Seeds don’t require light to germinate. So you couls always move the seed trays into a warmer area, like on top of the hot water system, and achieve the same thing.

good idea ill put the on the water heater and start them soon.

Longy said:

veg gardener said:

Longy said:

i am trying to be more substainable.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
OK. So is buying more energy using equipment more sustainable?
It’s a bit like the paper shredder.
What is to be achieved?

early seedlings.

OK. Seeds don’t require light to germinate. So you couls always move the seed trays into a warmer area, like on top of the hot water system, and achieve the same thing.

good idea ill put the on the water heater and start them soon.

good idea ill put the on the water heater and start them soon.

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OK. Good stuff. Now, what will you do with them once they germinate? They’ll need sunlight and protection from cold. Remember i showed you what a coldframe is? That’s where they are useful. Even if you have a heated propagation mat, you still need somewhere to grow the seedlings afterward right!

Longy said:

good idea ill put the on the water heater and start them soon.

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OK. Good stuff. Now, what will you do with them once they germinate? They’ll need sunlight and protection from cold. Remember i showed you what a coldframe is? That’s where they are useful. Even if you have a heated propagation mat, you still need somewhere to grow the seedlings afterward right!

i have the cubbyhouse which has plastic around the outside or i can find some ShadeCloth we have some of that would that be any good, just have to get dads permission to use it if it will be any good.

i can find some ShadeCloth we have some of that would that be any good,
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Mate, best thing is to get organised. You’re jumping from one idea to another like a 3 legged grasshopper..
A coldframe is something you can build.
You need seedlings to put in it. SO don’t panic.
Get the seeds sown and germinating and knock up a coldframe while you wait for them.
Shadecloth is no good. You want a box with a clear plastic lid for a coldframe. Have another look at the site i showed you and think about it. You’ll find something.

Longy said:

i can find some ShadeCloth we have some of that would that be any good,
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Mate, best thing is to get organised. You’re jumping from one idea to another like a 3 legged grasshopper..
A coldframe is something you can build.
You need seedlings to put in it. SO don’t panic.
Get the seeds sown and germinating and knock up a coldframe while you wait for them.
Shadecloth is no good. You want a box with a clear plastic lid for a coldframe. Have another look at the site i showed you and think about it. You’ll find something.

ok. wouldn’t the shadecloth keep out some frost?

veg gardener said:

Longy said:

i can find some ShadeCloth we have some of that would that be any good,
++++++++++++
Mate, best thing is to get organised. You’re jumping from one idea to another like a 3 legged grasshopper..
A coldframe is something you can build.
You need seedlings to put in it. SO don’t panic.
Get the seeds sown and germinating and knock up a coldframe while you wait for them.
Shadecloth is no good. You want a box with a clear plastic lid for a coldframe. Have another look at the site i showed you and think about it. You’ll find something.

ok. wouldn’t the shadecloth keep out some frost?

Yes, but it won’t hold temperatures and it’ll reduce light. You want full sun not shaded sun.