Have soil...now what

[maz]

The new vegy beds are in.....new compost soil filled in and finished about half an hour ago....

WHAT THE HELL DO I PLANT??????

one little bed has all our herbs in it..eg chives, parsely, rosemary, thyme around our little lemon tree.

Ive planted a passoinfruit.

now ive got these beds and I need to plant.

HELP!!!!

[Lulu]

what do you eat/buy most of?

[Kazbah]

Have a look at the kitchenfarmer website, they have a planting guide. I have broccolini, cauliflower & carrots planted at the moment, along with beans, parsnips, beetroot and celery.

Just go to your local garden shop (a proper one, not bunnings!) and ask for advice Or check out Peter Cundall's website

[~me~]

We just finished ours too

Have a look at gardenate site..they help you with what to sow now for harvesting for June-July.
We planted what we eat most...broccoli, cauliflour, rocket, chives, carrots.

[Lulu]

has anyone used the 'carrot tape' before?

[AnyDream]

Yeah, think ahead to what's in season in 2-3 months time...at this time of year we plant winter veg like cabbages, brocolli, cauli, carrots, beetroot, silverbeet/spinach etc. Now is also when you can plant garlic and potatoes (fantastic crop esp if you plant gourmet varieties) but the potatoes need room, so that'll depend on how big your patch is.

Peter Cundal's suggestions are here.

ETA yes I have used carrot tapes but my soil wasn't very good that year & I neglected the patch so can't really comment on their success. I have some beetroot tape in the shed and am going to plant it this year. I'm usually lazy though and just buy seedlings. Costs a bit more but saves time.

[maz]

thanks guys

Lu hon your so right..and Kaz sounds like what I need to plat

List of vegie plants/seeds to buy

brocolli
cauliflower
carrots
beans
butternut
corn
pea's

oh im gonna be having me some fun

ETA - carrot tape..Ive seen that Lu..will get some I think
Marydean - dont have alot of room sadly...just small narrow beds so potatoes are out but garlic now there's a goer

[AnyDream]

I'm planting garlic for the first time this year too...Apparently if you harvest them early you get those big single-bulb ones that don't need peeling because they're soft!

BTW - do you get frost where you are? If you do, it's too late to plant butternut. The pumpkin vines will start dying as soon as the frost hits them. Corn is usually planted in spring or early summer for a summer crop too.

[maz]

yes do get frost...bugger lol. will have to wait then until spring with the corn.

off to the nursery soon.

[Lulu]

Head to the newsagents and pick up one of those monthly garden magazines, they can be so valuable when it comes to plants/zones/times to plant etc.

If you have a local op shop pick through the mags to find some old cheap ones as well. Heaps of awesome tips.

Also grab a punnet or two of little flowers to plop amongst the vegie seedlings. It always looks a little bare when the vegies are small and it add some colour xoxoxo

[Sopdet]

Also look at companion planting, to help with pests etc.