tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post1738014667014223146..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Winter garden planningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-7754328010961363082013-05-23T10:06:13.727+10:002013-05-23T10:06:13.727+10:00Picking rasberries in May is seriously amazing ......Picking rasberries in May is seriously amazing .... loving our hold heritage plants that a dear friend gave me! Does anyone have a germinating what/when calendar? It seems we are 2 mths behind with our broccoli, have plants going, but now our frosts are hitting them.<br /><br />We are in North East Vic, near the snow.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-54509280689299125542013-04-23T09:04:16.132+10:002013-04-23T09:04:16.132+10:00yes, sometimes being disorganised leads to pleasan...yes, sometimes being disorganised leads to pleasant surprises, I still have kale growing from last winter! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-67029769226324833512013-04-23T09:03:26.885+10:002013-04-23T09:03:26.885+10:00I try to leave everything as long as possible, but...I try to leave everything as long as possible, but sometimes it feels good to just pull it all out and start again with a tidy new garden!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-48158828930564049162013-04-23T09:02:44.352+10:002013-04-23T09:02:44.352+10:00oh yum! I like them in coleslaw too :)oh yum! I like them in coleslaw too :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-40520358512089016052013-04-23T09:02:23.266+10:002013-04-23T09:02:23.266+10:00no it never goes to plan, but I like to start with...no it never goes to plan, but I like to start with one, and watch it all fall apart... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-13714067577361068842013-04-23T09:01:50.372+10:002013-04-23T09:01:50.372+10:00that's so backwards, tomatoes in winter! But ...that's so backwards, tomatoes in winter! But then I grow carrots in winter too. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-60618736235940654302013-04-23T09:01:12.931+10:002013-04-23T09:01:12.931+10:00its amazing how much difference the rain makes, ev...its amazing how much difference the rain makes, even if you're watering, its just not the same. I hope your winter season is better...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-20929562026664018462013-04-23T09:00:36.614+10:002013-04-23T09:00:36.614+10:00yes, two gardens would definitely help!yes, two gardens would definitely help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-90724468395261555712013-04-18T22:55:18.373+10:002013-04-18T22:55:18.373+10:00I suck at remembering or checking for what should ...I suck at remembering or checking for what should be planted when. lol but sometimes that leads to good discoveries like, for example, that we can get tomato all through winter in the bath tub beds out the back...<br /><br />anyway. I'll take whatever my garden kindly offers :) Enjoy yours and have fun changing over the seasons as you doKristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413684955650645277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-32681640082411439472013-04-18T13:57:27.225+10:002013-04-18T13:57:27.225+10:00Im in the same boat. Everything is kinda of still...Im in the same boat. Everything is kinda of still going but then do i take it out and put the winter stuff in? Seems a shame but will the fruit ripen now? In Melb i still have corn in the husks and not sure if it will ripen off. Ive started seeding so perhaps ill give it a few more weeks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-83789823248393632782013-04-18T03:35:13.417+10:002013-04-18T03:35:13.417+10:00When you get too many turnips, try grating them an...When you get too many turnips, try grating them and lacto fermenting them, they are better than sauerkraut as they have almost a horseradish smell and are great on sausages! We are just getting close to spring planting here.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-24588232538887803272013-04-18T02:01:57.747+10:002013-04-18T02:01:57.747+10:00lovely post Liz I have never put to much to planni...lovely post Liz I have never put to much to planning a head before as it never goes the way I plan it but will give it another LINDA'Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322944728491268995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-79543115130599224482013-04-17T13:02:01.494+10:002013-04-17T13:02:01.494+10:00We had an awful summer, so I have been anxiously w...We had an awful summer, so I have been anxiously waiting for winter here. It is in our winter that we grow tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuces. I sowed some seeds a while back, but then we were hit with days of tropical downpours so I thought they had all drowned. this week we had some sunshine and they are all poking their heads above the soil. I am really looking forward to a very productive garden this year.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-57259774869178012912013-04-17T11:57:32.016+10:002013-04-17T11:57:32.016+10:00We sadly had little left of the summer crops as we...We sadly had little left of the summer crops as we never got the good lots of rain here and it is still very dry. I picked all of the remaining green tomatoes and they are slowly ripening on my kitchen window sill and ready to be eaten with the basil that is doing well (not sure why!).<br />I've put in a lot already for winter, but know there will be a bit of a gap soon between crops, but not a lot I can do about that! Fingers crossed my Pak choi comes ready before I run out of the veg I have still in. <br />I love that you have seedlings sprouting in the garden - might leave some of mine to self seed this year :)Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798861028989004417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-38751496611442244452013-04-17T07:57:37.960+10:002013-04-17T07:57:37.960+10:00Yesterday I picked tomato's and chinese brocco...Yesterday I picked tomato's and chinese broccoli on the same day, which I thought would never happen. Very odd. The sudden change from summer to winter in our region does pose some interesting logistical challenges. It almost feels like you need two gardens for a period of time, one where the summer veg finish off and another where where the winder plants get starte :) Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237535505835764126noreply@blogger.com