It's the first day of autumn and soon the weather will be turning cooler.
We might miss the hot sun, but the milder conditions provide the chance to get stuck into the garden.
What will you be planting this autumn?
Jason
Will hopefully get to planting some vegies like carrots, peas or beans, broccoli and beetroot.
Whenever I have planted carrots they end up all crooked and twisted into crazy shapes. Got any tips?
I am planning to try growing some Kale. Apparently it only takes 6-8 weeks. I like baking it into chips for a healthy snack.
We've got tomatoes, onions, corn, snow peas, capscium and some herbs in our vegie garden at the minute. Would love to hear what other edibles I could plant over the next few weeks!
Good topic jason, been thinking about what to plant.
My zucchini & beans have been devastated in the past few weeks after a very productive spring. Even the tomatoes have had enough & they're supposed to like the sun.
So time for a clearout. Broccoli & cauliflower to be planted over the long weekend (hopefully). Another contributor said kale. Good idea, I'll plant that too.
May set up a herb garden. Seems most herbs like this time of year. Rosemary, sage, oregano, thyme, mint.
Or I'll go play mgs v. Not sure.
Wow, kale chips. How do you do that? They sound awesome. My wife isn't the biggest kale fan but this will get her attention.
@tetris36
Easy! Just wash and dry the Kale, then lay it flat on baking paper (single layer). Brush with a little oil, sprinkle some salt and pop into an oven at 150 degrees. No need to turn the kale during cooking. They should take about 10-15 minutes.
Nice & simple. Thanks very much, I'll try that for sure.
I'm almost excited about planting kale. The power of good receipe!
I want to plant some tulip bulbs for spring colour. Just need some pots so they can come with me when I move. I'm thinking about making some concrete pots over easter as a fun project.
While i wont be planting much in Autumn, i will be enjoying 2 of my favourite Autumn fruits which are currently ripening up on my trees at home!
We have a pomegranate tree and a feijoa tree, both of which provide bucket loads of fruit each year. Especially the feijoas, our tree produces hundreds which we end up making lots of cakes and muffins with, yum!
I'll keep you all posted with some pictures when they're ready to pick.
Straighter carrots - so the trick is to make sure that the soil is very very well turned over, there are no big lumps or rocks. The better dug over the soil is, the more likely you'll get straight carrots.
My problem is getting long carrots, mostly because I'm using raised garden beds and it has taken a while to fill them up properly with soil.
What types of carrots do you like to plant?
Very soon (possibly next weekend) I will be planting garlic, peas, carrots, coriander and probably bok choi straight into the garden. Into my greenhouse and punnets will be broccoli, onions, parsley and other autumn vegies I can't think of right now.
I should be writing an essay, otherwise I'd definitely go and get all my seeds and write a long list of things that I could plant.
Thanks for sharing your tips @bluebec. I hope to see your progress with planting soon. Good luck with the essay, hope you broke the back of it yesterday.
I'm going to have another try growing corriander. I haven't had much luck in the past.
Saw these hilarious carrots on Instagram...
I FINALLY got out into the garden after finishing another essay yesterday. Topped up two garden beds with compost and then planted garlic, carrots, peas (snow peas and purple podded peas), spinach, parsley, broccolini and coriander.
Later this week I will plant lots of things in my green house like broccoli, onions, more onions (I have several different varieties), celery, celeriac and other things that take my fancy.
Do you use the greenhouse just to get them started @bluebec? Do you get much better results in the greenhouse?
Would love to see some photos. Sounds like you have a wonderful garden.
I use the greenhouse for getting them started. Greenhouses are generally that little bit warmer than the general airtemperature, so seedlings have a chance to get established without the risk of frost (or snails and other pests). I also plant my spring vegetables (tomatoes, chillies, eggplants, etc) in the greenhouse, so I can get them into the soil much quicker than if I tried to grow them in punnets in a sheltered corner.
Photos - they'll come, I have been too busy to take any recently.
I imagine all the trees and plants in Melbourne are a bit confused at the moment given how warm it has been. You haven't needed a greenhouse! But I imagine we will be complaining about the cold weather in no time.
The garden has loved the rain that we've had in the last few days. I hope today's wind doesn't cause havoc though.
pomegranate awesome, remember as a kid in Canada buying them in the store we would cut them in have and eat them with a pin lol
Can you believe it's March already? The year is flying by.
What will you be planting in autumn?
I want to plant some sugar snap peas and snow peas because they are so expensive to buy.
This is handy for those unsure what to plant - http://www.gardenate.com/
Here's some tips for planting bulbs in autumn, courtesy of Bunnings:
We got our autumn/winter vegies planted over the weekend.
In the Vegepod we planted spinach, cauliflower and broccoli.
In the garden we also planted some cos lettuce, snow peas, sugar snaps and spring onions.
Here's the finished result after putting down pea straw and watering.
Please share if you've also been planting recently.
Harvested the first of the spinach leaves yesterday. Delicious! Here's what the Vegepod is now looking like, including the harvested leaves in a plastic tub...
Lettuce leaves are also ready to be picked...
But very early days for the snow peas and sugar snaps. I probably have neglected them a little - must keep ensuring they are growing upwards...
How are your winter vegies going?
How are your winter vegetables going?
We harvested some broccoli for last night's dinner. It was terrific.
I can't believe it will be autumn next week!
Has anyone started preparing the garden for autumn planting?
