i always turn my mind to my winter garden about now. i’ve got my onion seeds growing – what else?
celery, carrots, parsnips
onion, garlic, leeks
brussel sprouts, cauli, cabbage, broccoli, pak choy
broad beans, spinach and peas.
maybe spuds, strawbs and sweet peas?
have i forgotten anything?
Maybe later Pepe, like March?
Although I could fantasise about getting the garden beds ready now…
Dinetta said:
Maybe later Pepe, like March?Although I could fantasise about getting the garden beds ready now…
kale and lettuce.
its different up there – but down here it should be planted by feb to grow before the real cold sets in.
‘real cold= days on end with no sun and freezing wind and driving rain’ – pepe fantasises
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
Maybe later Pepe, like March?Although I could fantasise about getting the garden beds ready now…
kale and lettuce.
its different up there – but down here it should be planted by feb to grow before the real cold sets in.
‘real cold= days on end with no sun and freezing wind and driving rain’ – pepe fantasises
real cold = 5 days of frost if we’re lucky … not always consecutive…
No sun would be hard, but for the rest you’d be able to have cosy fires in the fireplace for days on end…
No sun would be hard, but for the rest you’d be able to have cosy fires in the fireplace for days on end…
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bliss
but in reality i would be sick of it after 3 days.
pepe said:
No sun would be hard, but for the rest you’d be able to have cosy fires in the fireplace for days on end…
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bliss
but in reality i would be sick of it after 3 days.
Yes, we like our fresh air and sunshine…don’t know how the Poms put up with it…when a daughter of mine was living in Germany, the summer was so cold they had the central heating on … she was so glad to get back to Australia…
real winter?
I get approx 30 days consecutive below zero. Our record is 75 frosts in a row.. but that is rarer.I have seen it at 20ºF at 11 AM.. Yes I just talked in Faernheit.. old school. but again.. that is rarer.
Usually our winter days are up to 18/20ºC
Yes January is the month we sow our onions and brussel sprouts.. etc.. my onions sowed themselves.. from onions planted back last year.. One can even start thinking peas now.
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
Maybe later Pepe, like March?Although I could fantasise about getting the garden beds ready now…
kale and lettuce.
its different up there – but down here it should be planted by feb to grow before the real cold sets in.
‘real cold= days on end with no sun and freezing wind and driving rain’ – pepe fantasises
after many failures with kale seed previously (because of soil…anyhow) last couple of lots grew no problem. but then all that kale wasn’t very useful in the kitchen, and it takes a whole lot of cooking to soften it up. just in case someone else plants many kales.
aquarium said:
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
Maybe later Pepe, like March?Although I could fantasise about getting the garden beds ready now…
kale and lettuce.
its different up there – but down here it should be planted by feb to grow before the real cold sets in.
‘real cold= days on end with no sun and freezing wind and driving rain’ – pepe fantasises
after many failures with kale seed previously (because of soil…anyhow) last couple of lots grew no problem. but then all that kale wasn’t very useful in the kitchen, and it takes a whole lot of cooking to soften it up. just in case someone else plants many kales.
Kale may be rpretty in the garden as an ornamental for some.. but to me I’d rather some good silverbeet or some good cabbage.
Much the same for most chard.. though rainbow chard isn’t bad..
I do like the perennial spinach though.. which looks to me more like a chard than a silverbeet.
English spinach.. now where’s my seed.. hmm
you have me thinking.. it really is that time of year isn’t it..
getting older.. losing track of time..
Kale.
my onions sowed themselves.. from onions planted back last year.. One can even start thinking peas now.
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do you replant onions that have sprouted?
peas now? i have always planted peas after the shortest day (june 21st) because frost killed off the flowers (therefore pods didn’t form. i will plant peas earlier in march but now?
after many failures with kale seed previously (because of soil…anyhow) last couple of lots grew no problem. but then all that kale wasn’t very useful in the kitchen, and it takes a whole lot of cooking to soften it up. just in case someone else plants many kales.
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one kale has grown itself now. and probably one kale is enough because the cook is not fond of it and there is – silver beet, rainbow chard and the english and other spinaches.
don’t forget the chooks tho – saves on chook food costs.
veg gardener said:
Kale.
thanks – when are you planting your peas?
pepe said:
after many failures with kale seed previously (because of soil…anyhow) last couple of lots grew no problem. but then all that kale wasn’t very useful in the kitchen, and it takes a whole lot of cooking to soften it up. just in case someone else plants many kales.
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one kale has grown itself now. and probably one kale is enough because the cook is not fond of it and there is – silver beet, rainbow chard and the english and other spinaches.
don’t forget the chooks tho – saves on chook food costs.
Yep I got me some Chou Moellier seed. Turns into a giant and chooks supposed to love it
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Kale.
thanks – when are you planting your peas?
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Kale.
thanks – when are you planting your peas?
not sure yet i reckon i am going to do a few plantings of them.
ok – let me know when you know – yours were good last year.
Muschee said:
pepe said:
after many failures with kale seed previously (because of soil…anyhow) last couple of lots grew no problem. but then all that kale wasn’t very useful in the kitchen, and it takes a whole lot of cooking to soften it up. just in case someone else plants many kales.
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one kale has grown itself now. and probably one kale is enough because the cook is not fond of it and there is – silver beet, rainbow chard and the english and other spinaches.
don’t forget the chooks tho – saves on chook food costs.
Yep I got me some Chou Moellier seed. Turns into a giant and chooks supposed to love it
first time i have been sworn at like that !! LOL
i looked up chou moellier – a stemmy kale – good for fattening and livestock eat the stem.
i would like updates on how your crop grows Muschee – and if your chooks can eat the stems.
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Kale.
thanks – when are you planting your peas?
not sure yet i reckon i am going to do a few plantings of them.ok – let me know when you know – yours were good last year.
14th of april i am going to do it then again and maybe a few later ones. potatoes dont like frost do they?
pepe said:
Muschee said:
pepe said:
after many failures with kale seed previously (because of soil…anyhow) last couple of lots grew no problem. but then all that kale wasn’t very useful in the kitchen, and it takes a whole lot of cooking to soften it up. just in case someone else plants many kales.
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one kale has grown itself now. and probably one kale is enough because the cook is not fond of it and there is – silver beet, rainbow chard and the english and other spinaches.
don’t forget the chooks tho – saves on chook food costs.
Yep I got me some Chou Moellier seed. Turns into a giant and chooks supposed to love it
first time i have been sworn at like that !! LOL
i looked up chou moellier – a stemmy kale – good for fattening and livestock eat the stem.
i would like updates on how your crop grows Muschee – and if your chooks can eat the stems.
Yep when it gets going I’ll keep you up to date
veg gardener said:
14th of april i am going to do it then again and maybe a few later ones. potatoes dont like frost do they?
no – frost kills spuds altho pete cundal planted them in tassie in july – so it only kills the shoots not the tubers underground – and you can cover them to protect from frost.
what planting guide are you using for peas?
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
14th of april i am going to do it then again and maybe a few later ones. potatoes dont like frost do they?
no – frost kills spuds altho pete cundal planted them in tassie in july – so it only kills the shoots not the tubers underground – and you can cover them to protect from frost.
what planting guide are you using for peas?
i just gave them a try myself at that time of year, we may have more bees around this year
speaking of spinach…oh well someone did…the italian seed packets i’ve been getting has a large leaf spinach that’s very nice, and prolific.
I’ve been considering the matter, and I wouldn’t expect to have the winter seeds in much before the end of April…depending on what they are…the sweet peas are planted on the ides of March up here…
aquarium said:
speaking of spinach…oh well someone did…the italian seed packets i’ve been getting has a large leaf spinach that’s very nice, and prolific.
Don’t leave us in suspenders, Aquarium!
“Tell us more!” (as in the Grease song)…
e.g. what is the name of the spinach..Italian spinach???
Dinetta said:
I’ve been considering the matter, and I wouldn’t expect to have the winter seeds in much before the end of April…depending on what they are…the sweet peas are planted on the ides of March up here…
st pats day here – march 17. i have heaps of my own acclimatised sweetpea seed so i will spread them around the fences.