Category: Resources
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SEED SAVERS ONLINE FORUM: CONNECTING SEEDY PEOPLE ACROSS AUSTRALIA
Are you curious to learn more about seed saving? Do you have some tips and tricks and knowledge to share? A group of volunteers is building an online community for seed savers from across Australia to share knowledge and experiences, ask questions and give answers all about seeds and seed saving. It’s free to join…
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Can you grow tomatoes in a wet summer in Canberra?
If you read any advice on growing tomatoes in a wet season, all reports say “Don’t grow in a wet season!”. But you can still grow tomatoes in Canberra in wet condition and get a yield if you apply a few tips and tricks. Including; maintaining good drainage, watering to avoid splashing foliage and increasing…
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Growing Spring & Summer Seedlings
Spring and Summer are great times to grow food plants in Canberra. As the weather gets hotter, they need a bit more care and attention but it’s easy to do and your reward is yummy, super fresh herbs and veggies, sustainably grown by you! These are some of the plants which grow well in Canberra.…
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Growing Herbs & Veggies from Seed
It begins with the seed The health of plants starts with the health of seeds. Buy organic (or non-treated) open pollinated seeds. Seeds can be chemically treated to inhibit disease or deter pests, or trigger germination. This isn’t healthy for people, insect pollinators or the soil and isn’t necessary. Buy organic or untreated seed. Seed…
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Autumnal Seed Saving
March and April is a popular time for seed saving – in Canberra we grow so many summer and autumn crops that, as the days shorten and the weather cools, get ready to end their annual life cycle once again. Nature’s beginning – and end – is seeds and herbaceous crops will be flowering and…
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Growing Autumn & Winter Seedlings
Basic Growing Guide for Seedlings Autumn and early winter are a great time to grow food in Canberra. From March through to June in most years, the weather is cooler and less baking dry than summers can be. These are some of the plants grow well in Canberra in Autumn and Winter. For more information…
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Seed Bombs: mud pies that grow flowers!
Seeds are magical! Every seed is a capsule of new life. And seed bombs are a great way to spread seeds in hard to reach or disused spaces as well as being a wonderful way to excite kids about seeds and growing. Seed bombs don’t belong in or near our native bush land but are…
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Growing summer seedlings and saving the seeds – a quick guide
Have you just got home with some springy spring seedlings, looking all full of life and promise of great crops to come and calling for you to get out into the garden and plant… but you’re not sure where to start? Read on for some tips and info. If you haven’t grown seedlings before, it…
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Growing veggies from seed
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Thinking about planting? Think about soil temperature…
Spring is coming (despite the forecast of snow for this weekend!) and it’s time to plan for planting. When getting ready for spring planting, bear in mind that soil temperature is crucial for germination of seeds. Warm weather seeds are much more interested in whether the soil is warm than if the air is balmy.…