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Gardening adventures (aussie.zone)
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G'day green thumbs, this is going to be a experiment in just letting nature mostly just run it's course, I've dug 3 shallow trenches and have just mixed the dirt in with a bit of Bunnings veg dirt mix just to put a bit of nutrients in the ground, topped with some straw. I won't be using any kind of pesticides and probably only a few applications of seasol throughout the season. Any thoughts/queries/concerns or predictions are welcome

All plants from seed, broadbeen, broccoli, kale, pea, coriander, chives, carrot, lettuce, silverbeet, cabbage, cauliflower, beetroot, pumpkin, strawberries

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[–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey thanks for the info, Yer I'm expecting no shortage of pests, Il deal with them as they come, Il be interested to see what shows up, the garden exposed to some pretty harsh wind conditions,

I'm pretty keen on the whole regenerative farming practices thing so crop rotation will be part of it if this grows alright, iv got about 30 of each plant in there, nothing been properly spaced out or anything just kinda tossed in there, in groups so I can see what's taking and whats growing well

Yer I don't yet have the means to properly protect the plants yet but it's something I'm aware of and probably will have to do, but I gotta see how it grows first before I go garding plants that don't grow well in the soil that's there

Il definitely check out any way to encourage beneficial life to hang around,

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    There’s usually info on what conditions each plant likes if that helps

    ie. a lot of guides tell you about how much sun they like, whether something needs a lot of food and water, whether it hates being soggy, how well it copes with cold, what does well in sandy soil or what have you.

    And there are ways to tell what kind of soil you have.

    Sometimes bushes or trees can be planted as a windbreak, or temporary mesh structures. https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/how-to/wind-breaks/105495248

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    Yer I have all that information on hand for each type, my main goal is to see how well they go in what I have to see if it's a viable option to expand, if I get anything over 50% success I reckon it's a winner and I can expand, and put a bit more work/money into it.

    Yer if this place has taught me anything its that anything short of a permanent structure just doesn't hold up, anything lighter then star pickets and pallets just end up ripped to pieces and down the paddock somewhere, again I gotta see the plants grow before I got putting up wind breaks, just gotta wait and see

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