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In The Vegie Patch (Page 9 of 21)
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Broad beansNow is the time to build your broad bean trellis and the seeds sown. Do not sow during wet weather as the seeds are prone to rot. Do not water the seeds for 10 days after seeding.Broad beans offer one of spring’s best seasonal flavours. And as well as tasting good they enrich the soil with nitrogen, and ha...
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Quince The downy golden globes of quince grow best in cooler areas, and taste best when slow-cooked to a ruby richness. Libby Cameron explains how to grow them; Maggie Beer knows how to cook them. Was there ever a more exotically named fruit than the quince? The quandong perhaps, b...
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Growing Strawberries What are strawberries? Groundcover plant producing runners that fruit subsequent years, fruiting from October – May, 5kg from 10 plants, grows 40cm high, plant 20cm apart. How to grow: Strawberries need sun, good drainage and plenty of organic matter. The...
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Step-by-Step Project: How to grow the best strawberries We grow rows and rows of strawberries in water tank garden beds, this stops the fruit being eaten by lizards. Bird netting during fruiting is sometimes necessary to prevent birds from eating fruit. Strawberries fruit well and us...
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Peanut Update, Multi Cut Lettuce and baby vegetablesPeanutsThe peanuts we planted back in early February are roaring along. They are developing heaps of little pods beneath the soil. It's really quite amazing to watch the root like structures (actually elongated pedicels) sprout out of the spent flowers and force their way u...
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