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First time vegetable gardener
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Posted by shazd VIC Aust (My Page) on Sun, Feb 27, 05 at 19:15
| Hi all,
I am not a very experienced gardener, but I'd like to have a go at growing some vegetables. Could anyone recommend good resource books and some easy to grow vegetables for a beginner?
Thanks,
Sharon |
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RE: First time vegetable gardener
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- Posted by pepino Werribee Vic (My Page) on
Sun, Feb 27, 05 at 19:36
Not sure of a good book but a great resource I have is the planting guide from Eden Seeds. See the attached link and go to "planting guide". I find it hard to print off but it may be our old printer.
Visit this forum regularly. There are a lot of knowledgeable people who normally let you know when to plant what, and are always willing to give advice. Pay particular notice of those in Vic and Tas for timing and cooler climate plantings.
There are good books out there and others on this forum will advise. Most of the ones I've seen are written for the northern hemisphere and not always useful for us; not just timing, but also diseases, temperature variances etc. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Eden Seeds
RE: First time vegetable gardener
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| The Yates Garden Guide is a good book for the whole garden, and has planting times for all the climate regions. Things you could start with now or any time of the year are spring onions, lettuce, parsley. Mantis |
RE: First time vegetable gardener
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A great book I got as a gift is Botanica's Pocket Organic Gardening For the Australian Gardener published by Random House.
Try carrots, beetroot, broadbeans, onions, leeks, lettuce and the brassicas (cabbage, bok choi, broccoli and so on). You should be able to sow most of these.
And as Pepino has said, don't hesitate to ask on this forum. Everyone's more than happy to share experiences and give good recommendations. |
RE: First time vegetable gardener
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| The eden site is pretty good. It's what I used before I found "The Tomato Brethren"here on the forum. There's heaps of info.And good pictures as well. |
RE: First time vegetable gardener
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Silver beet, spinach, lettuce, shallots, carrots are all good easy beginner vegies. Carrots perhaps less so but if the ground is not too stony or overfertilized give them a go too. Good luck.
Eve |
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