Gardening Forum

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Originally Posted by incisor

am a hobby gardener and went looking for a decent au forum and there isn't much out there...

small vege patch nothing flash

always been interested, never had much time but am trying to make time as i enjoy it.

cheers

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G'day Incisor,

You also have to work out how much time you have - whether you want low maintenance & self watering or if you want to pull every single weed out by hand or stand there with a garden hose. Organic or not. Modern hybrid or heirloom - heritage seeds. Complimentary growing. A garden which you dig or a no dig garden. In the ground growing or raised beds potting mix base.

There is this group that used to be very active Brisbane Organic Growers Inc. | Organically grown that have people who are hands on organic growers also do seed saving. They used to be called the Brisbane Organic Growers Group (BOGG). :p The seed shop http://bogi.org.au/bogi-seeds

Kind Regards
Lionel

We tried garden when we first moved to Ravenshoe.
Didn't work out, what we did get to grow the Roo's etc ate before we got it.
Now I'm away to much to get anything happening.

We have gone back to the bush look. Rocks, dirt & straggly grass.
Looks nice if your really drunk & it's night time.

Jonesfam

You could run a poll Dave and see if there is interest in a gardening area,one of my interests is growing vegtables,I have quite a well setup raised vegie garden as anyone who has visited will know.
Andrew

We also have veges in raised beds, and a few fruit trees. A garden area to swap ideas with others would be good.
Don.

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Originally Posted by Don 130

We also have veges in raised beds, and a few fruit trees. A garden area to swap ideas with others would be good.
Don.

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Just had a taste of our first Asparagus shoots for the season,LOVERLY:):):):):):)
Andrew

I've got to make some time this week to have a go at the Veg patch as the weeds and grass is up to my knees. I intend to go in hard with the Stihl and then dig it in. I quite like digging over a veg patch , I find it quite relaxing.
cheers,
D

I am just having a break from working in my vege patch. Most of the Summer veges are in now. Pumpkins a little later. I might have to polinate these by hand this year as the ****hive beetle has destroyed my hive over Winter. I am not getting any more bees as I cannot control these pests and it is not fair on the bees. I have tried all different control methods but none are really successful.

Dave, I've got a lot of corrugated iron sheets here that I'm supposed to be dumping. They're around 3m in length, variable, & 600-800w, if it's any help to you, or anyone for that matter. The pressure from an higher authority to dispose of them has steadily increased in the last few months as storm season approaches (again):D
The pics are a section of our setup. We suffer from kangas, hares, possums & infrequently, deer. The Kookas also destroyed our last broad bean crop.
Steve

We have grown sme strange carrots over the years because of rocky soil.
The possums aren't fazed by the chilies either :angry:

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Originally Posted by jx2mad

I am just having a break from working in my vege patch. Most of the Summer veges are in now. Pumpkins a little later. I might have to polinate these by hand this year as the ****hive beetle has destroyed my hive over Winter. I am not getting any more bees as I cannot control these pests and it is not fair on the bees. I have tried all different control methods but none are really successful.

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Sorry to hear that, I don't know what you have done to control the beetle, but we seem to have them under control here. Don't give up bee keeping, it can be done.

Small hive beetle ? Bee Aware