question girls
how long did it take till you seeds sprouted?
i have 4 different types of tomatoes, eggplants and zuchini seeds in for nearly 2 weeks and not a single sprout out of the 80 seeds i planted!!!
how much longer do you think i should wait until i call it a day with these seeds
btw i have them growing in seed raising mix, in a strawberry container to protect them, and in a egg type carton- and then in a sheltered half greenhouse
i also have been spray watering them every 24-36 hours and by the time i water them, they are dry by not dusty
HELP!!!
We got sprouts for some things within a week, others took 2. Most packages say germination within 10-14 days from memory.
Spuds take a lot of nutrients from the soil that needs to be replaced through green mulches. Hard to explain from phone though. Basically everything you grow takes nutrients from the soil that you need to replace. By rotating your "crop" you can replace most of it season by season but spuds take a lot more out and harder to replace.
Last edited by briggsy's girl; October 2nd, 2012 at 07:28 AM.
i've been doing a lot of reading about crop rotation - you shouldn't plant the same "family" in the same place two seasons in a row - it makes it more likely that you will get problems with the plant, and the soil doesn't recover. the ABC gardening australia website has a basic explanation of crop rotation and what happens. if you rotate crops (that sounds like you're planting massive amounts but you can break down your garden bed into small sections), what one takes out, the next puts back in, and makes for a healthier soil (and less added fertiliser needed etc)
Thought I might venture in and ask some questions...
We dont have anywhere to really start a vegie patch in our back yard but as my parents are landords they have given us permission to grow in the front yard. But the soil is dry and rock hard because its just covered in bark
So we were thinking of getting some old tyres from a tyre place and using 4-5 to grow individual vegies in each tyre. Do you think that would work with some nice fresh soil from bunnings?
Obviously I will need vegies that grow above ground rather then under so was thinking cherry tom, peas, broc etc...
just a quick question. what happens after herbs have flowered? i didnt even know that herbs flower. does that mean they are no longer any good to use? is there something i should do with the flowers, cut them off or somethjing? its happened to my basil, my thyme, and rosemary.
Can I just say . . . BG you're my hero!!!!! The go to girl for all things vegies ;-)
I'm very excited to be starting our vegie garden. A couple of raised garden beds were supposed to be my birthday present but never got around to buying them so last weekend I got one from Masters to try out. Also got seeds for lettuce, cucumber, beetroot, carrots, basil and something else that I can't remember - hven't planted yet. I also have a weeping mulberry, lemon, lime and two double graft apple trees already that I haven't managed to kill yet. Will be adding to the fruit trees with oranges, mandarins, blueberries and will get some more strawberry plants - they were very popular with the girls last year.
BG - how much room do you need for corn? I have tons of room - we have 1.25 acres - but I wanted to keep everything in raised beds if I can because the kikuyu grass gets into EVERYTHING. Also, do you think watermelons and rockmelons could hold their own in the grass?
I would really love some chooks but DH is adamant that we're not having them, so I'll have to keep working on him. Not sure what his problem is - says its because it makes it too difficult to go away, but given that we have a cat and a dog its not like we just flit around anyway.
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