Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 261Jun 13, 2014 8:31 pm How many in your family? 4? 2? 6? 10? if you can get 2 of each and your family is small you may have leftovers to trade with others. there are a number of trading groups starting up in certain areas. Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 262Jun 14, 2014 9:16 pm Lot927 Question, how many fruit trees do you think we need to sustain our family. I will be looking to plant Mandarin, Orange and Apple Trees. We have purchased an acre so I can finally put in plants that will produce fruit for us. Not to mention the veggie patch. Strawberries and blueberries are on the list. I have grown both before but with the strawberries we never got to enjoy them as the slugs and birds got to them first. Any hints and tips for the strawberries.... Use netting over the strawberries for the birds and snail/slug pellets for the slugs. Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 263Jul 21, 2014 4:34 pm animal Hi folks, two questions 1. raised vegie garden beds, what sleepers to use? We've heard treated pine will contaminate food. Agree with the previous poster who mentioned there are two types available, one that's not treated with toxic stuff. I would use the liner anyway. We have purchased some railway sleepers to use for the next raised bed we are establishing. They (sellers that bought a bulk lot from an auction) claim they are untreated. They are also recommended in an organic gardening book I have. I think we will still line it to be on the safe side, and also for water retention. Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 264Jul 28, 2014 11:43 am Lot927 Question, how many fruit trees do you think we need to sustain our family. I will be looking to plant Mandarin, Orange and Apple Trees. We have purchased an acre so I can finally put in plants that will produce fruit for us. Make sure your fruit tree selection provides fruit at different times of the year, otherwise you will end up with a glut in one season and no fruit the rest of the year. Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 265Nov 06, 2014 11:39 pm Has anyone grown seedlings successfully using the Jiffy pellets? Wondering if they are worth the price. Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 267Jun 15, 2015 10:53 pm bare_essentials Has anyone grown seedlings successfully using the Jiffy pellets? Wondering if they are worth the price. I use egg cartons or you can google how to make paper ones. We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 17282 10 12579 Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 35869 |