I used to be of the opinion that winter was awesome....i do still love the cold but its so boring garden wise!!!. Everything takes such a loooong time to grow. Plus the sun seems like its so far away. We have been having some lovely sunny weather tho:) more sun than we got in summer!
So now is the time for planning your spring gardens! I am anticipating my new seed catalogue from the diggers club. Should be here any week now! I received my potatoes from them in the mail
I have:
Nicola
Kipfler
Desiree
Royal Blue
King Edward
Pink Eye
I dont get to plant them until august and will have some spare if anybody wants them?
At the moment growing in the garden we have
Snow peas
Leeks
Onions
Garlic
Beetroot
and Radishes. I have never eaten radishes and have no idea if i like them but they grow quickly and are a good step in crop rotation.
Snails and slugs are out in force and i am regularly seen out at night with my torch picking them off....one by one. However a couple of products i find useful (and organic) are from a brand called 'Slugga'. you can buy it at bunnings. I use the beer traps (which are awesome) but even better for a container garden is the copper tape. You put it around the pot/garden bed and when they try to cross it it gives them an electic shock :) proving to be amazing. I had to go out for 2 nights with the torch still to get the ones hiding in the mulch but now not so much as a nibble!
So as you should all be planning your spring gardens atm hit me with your questions :) i love questions :)
