Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 163Nov 06, 2010 12:41 pm Our veggie bed thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=38476 Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 165Nov 06, 2010 12:56 pm Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 166Nov 06, 2010 2:03 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 167Nov 14, 2010 10:47 am Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 175Jan 23, 2011 8:32 am Fu Manchu If the carrots were short and deformed I'd lay money you grew them from seedlings rather than seed. We did indeed, we have a new crop in there now from seed so we'll see how that goes. Will start doing more things from seeds as the first crop was just to get things going. There have been 2 mandarins on the tree about 1.5" big maybe and not grown any more in over a month or changed from deep green colour. Not sure when they are due. The 3 citrus are in good sized pots with proper potting mix. The missus has put in that osmocotte(sp?) citrus stuff just before summer but she's got a combination of other items that go on various crops so not sure what else they've been fed (worm "juice", blood & bone, manure of some kind and fish spray). Think she might have been watching that Gardening Australia show when they suggested different things for different crops? Fu Manchu I'd add zeolite and spongolite, perlite also. LOL great, another bunch of items for her to add to the array! Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 176Jan 23, 2011 10:02 am Dave if you have read any of my stuff on citrus, there is a bit around, All you need is a thick layer of straw as a mulch (100mm thick at least) and molasses diluted in water Then some additions of composts throughout the year at first if you want. Of course some well rotted poos as well. However what you'll be doing is getting the soil into a pattern of constant improvement and that will lead to a far more productive tree Of course that method works on anything growing in soil Special fertiliser for this and that isn't really a way forward. The chemical fertilisers we feel we have to use really should only be used occasional to correct very occasional nutrient problems which may only happen once every two years or so once the soil becomes better. Feed the soil, never feed the plant as we have always done You'll get success that has been forever out of reach. Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 178Jan 23, 2011 10:36 am Using straw and molasses is cheap compared to fertiliser prices and the return on investment on them. Re: Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners 179Jan 23, 2011 10:38 am Fu Manchu Using straw and molasses is cheap compared to fertiliser prices and the return on investment on them. Sorry I meant the commercial stuff being expensive which is why I'm keen to read up on your previous info 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 16268 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 10629 go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110564 |