Growing Veg
Jan 5th 2008, 6:43 pm
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Growing Veg
HOw easy/hard is it to do ion your back yard somewhere like central coast of NSW? Usual stuff like spuds and strawberries etc.
Jan 5th 2008, 6:57 pm
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Re: Growing Veg
stuff grows a lot quicker and you can grow some veggies all year round
however insects are a pain and if you have fruit trees you also have to guard against parrots bats and possums ( so netting or covering the tree is the only solution )
you may have seen bannana trees with great big plastic bags over the fruit
Jan 5th 2008, 7:10 pm
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Re: Growing Veg
because of the warm climate its easier in some respects harder in others
stuff grows a lot quicker and you can grow some veggies all year round
however insects are a pain and if you have fruit trees you also have to guard against parrots bats and possums ( so netting or covering the tree is the only solution )
you may have seen bannana trees with great big plastic bags over the fruit
stuff grows a lot quicker and you can grow some veggies all year round
however insects are a pain and if you have fruit trees you also have to guard against parrots bats and possums ( so netting or covering the tree is the only solution )
you may have seen bannana trees with great big plastic bags over the fruit
Find a planting guide - you'll be able to plant all year round.
Jan 5th 2008, 7:42 pm
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Re: Growing Veg
Robertson is the best soil to grow spuds
If you do a search on selfsufficientish there is a good aussie bunch as well as uk that grow their own on there.
If you do a search on selfsufficientish there is a good aussie bunch as well as uk that grow their own on there.
Jan 5th 2008, 8:50 pm
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Jan 6th 2008, 7:25 am
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Jan 6th 2008, 8:13 am
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Re: Growing Veg
because of the warm climate its easier in some respects harder in others
stuff grows a lot quicker and you can grow some veggies all year round
however insects are a pain and if you have fruit trees you also have to guard against parrots bats and possums ( so netting or covering the tree is the only solution )
you may have seen bannana trees with great big plastic bags over the fruit
stuff grows a lot quicker and you can grow some veggies all year round
however insects are a pain and if you have fruit trees you also have to guard against parrots bats and possums ( so netting or covering the tree is the only solution )
you may have seen bannana trees with great big plastic bags over the fruit
Jan 6th 2008, 8:38 am
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Re: Growing Veg
I was told that you can't get tomatos to set here - and it's true! I've a tomato TREE out there and damn all tomatos. Cost me $2.50 too.....
Jan 6th 2008, 9:07 am
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Jan 6th 2008, 9:38 am
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Re: Growing Veg
Thanks guys. All I need to get started is a visa.
Jan 6th 2008, 11:47 am
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Jan 6th 2008, 9:57 pm
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Re: Growing Veg
Only one roma tom so far though.
5 strawberries (will not be advertising 'pick your own'!)
Lettuce galore
Chillis galore
Capsicums just starting
Maybe it is the better climate over west?
