The trick to a healthy, productive vegie patch is to keep momentum up – little and often is the way, even when its cold out! Get out there at least once a week to What to plant and sow in August SOW DIRECT SOW TRAY SOW DIRECT OR TRAY SOW TRANSPLANT Asparagus prep Prep your […]
July In The Vegie Patch + Chooks In The Greenhouse
By 36 Comments | LastUpdated July 1, 2025
Even when its cold and frosty there’s plenty of food to be had from the garden. Here’s a quick round up of what we’re harvesting to inspire you to a four seasons vegie patch. Leafy greens abound – chard, spinach, parsley, kale, chickweed, cress, miners lettuce, endive, chicory and rocket. Bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower and […]
June In The Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
By 32 Comments | LastUpdated June 1, 2025
I’m not the only one who loves winter. Garlic, onions, all the brassica’s, chard, endive, parsley and all manner of leafy greens love winter too. Salads and beetroot survive it, but very slowly, so if you live in cooler places best grow them under cover from now on in. What to sow and plant in […]
May In The Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
By | LastUpdated May 2, 2025
As the vegie garden missions slow down, get stuck in and make compost. There’s heaps of finished crops/ flowers/ perennials/ homemade hay about, providing a bounty of ingredient – right there in your garden! If you want to make and use your own compost this is the way, a new heap every month or second […]
