Apologies for not blogging much lately - we have been busy gardening, spring cleaning and renovating. My family all pitched in and bought me a planter box for my birthday earlier this year so Mr K and I have been busy topping it up with soil and planting new punnets ready for summer. We planted Silver beet, tomatoes, strawberries, bok choy, Chinese cabbage & lettuce, celery, capsicum and lettuce punnets. Hopefully all goes well and we reap a lovely harvest. It is so rewarding being able to go out in your own garden and pick fresh herbs, vegetables and fruit and a great way to save money and produce your own organic plants.
Vegetable growers both commercially and residential are busy preparing their soil and garden beds for spring, the perfect time to plant a vast majority of popular vegetables, herbs and some trees and shrubs. Spring follows the dormant season of winter which is cool enough to allow plants to establish roots in the new location before the spring rains and summer heat.
Acting as a natural nursery environment, spring is traditionally the beginning of natures harvest and growth cycle, often associated with new life and fresh beginnings in many cultures. With the soil warming up, seeds and roots thrive on the temperature climate and begin to grow for the harsh summer months ahead, needing time to spread their roots and establish themselves.
In our region's temperate climate it is possible to seed or plant cabbage, beetroot, capsicum, carrots, chicory, cress, herbs of all types, lettuce, spring onions, parsnips, radish rhubarb, silver beet, tomato and celery.
To save money consider harvesting seeds from the previous year's plants such as pumpkin, tomato, eggplant, beans and peas. Keep them stored in an air-tight glass container and store at a low temperature until ready for germination.
For a handy calendar on what to plant & when click on the links (gardening Australia also has a map to where where you live and what suits your climate:
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