April and March were both busy months for myself and family, unfortunately seed savers suffered as a consequence. I assume most people were the same, due to the lack of queries or complaints.
I do however hope you still managed a bit of gardening time, as March and April are the best gardening times for our region. Gone is the sting of summer and we can prepare our soils for the autumn, winter period. Our rain forecast over the next month looks good so put some good work into the soil and it will benefit.
We have on hand after our Feb meeting a large amount of seeds available, mostly thanks to Derek. At the next meeting we hope to sort and package some of this, so please make it if you can, the more hands the better. If you need anything from the list below please call out.
Yalca Fruit Trees 2009 catalogue is available to download now – all you have to do is click here (or, control and click) http://www.yalcafruittrees.com.au to get to our website - once there, you can click again, and download the catalogue, and order form.
You may have noticed an article in the Shepparton news Your Home magazine April. This starts a marketing push I’m about to start in local press. I will also be doing a couple of talks in the coming months to different groups; I will post details, for those interested. If you know of any group’s publications or newsletters I'm happy to contribute. And don't forget if your school is interested in a kitchen garden our group can help with a visit, seeds or a lesson.
The Queens Gardens markets will start up again and I'm looking for volunteers to share this with me on alternate months. (The market is the third weekend of each month) it’s a great social outlet & observations of people busying about make the early morning worthwhile. Please contact me if you are interested- I need someone for May.
Finally I just want to share with you some of the gems i have come across on the web over the last couple of months
I do however hope you still managed a bit of gardening time, as March and April are the best gardening times for our region. Gone is the sting of summer and we can prepare our soils for the autumn, winter period. Our rain forecast over the next month looks good so put some good work into the soil and it will benefit.
We have on hand after our Feb meeting a large amount of seeds available, mostly thanks to Derek. At the next meeting we hope to sort and package some of this, so please make it if you can, the more hands the better. If you need anything from the list below please call out.
Yalca Fruit Trees 2009 catalogue is available to download now – all you have to do is click here (or, control and click) http://www.yalcafruittrees.com.au to get to our website - once there, you can click again, and download the catalogue, and order form.
You may have noticed an article in the Shepparton news Your Home magazine April. This starts a marketing push I’m about to start in local press. I will also be doing a couple of talks in the coming months to different groups; I will post details, for those interested. If you know of any group’s publications or newsletters I'm happy to contribute. And don't forget if your school is interested in a kitchen garden our group can help with a visit, seeds or a lesson.
The Queens Gardens markets will start up again and I'm looking for volunteers to share this with me on alternate months. (The market is the third weekend of each month) it’s a great social outlet & observations of people busying about make the early morning worthwhile. Please contact me if you are interested- I need someone for May.
Finally I just want to share with you some of the gems i have come across on the web over the last couple of months
If you haven't come across this catalogue before, please have a look its one of best and lovingly prepared i have seen. http://www.fedcoseeds.com/forms/sds31_cat.pdf
This is a beautiful wet pot, for those that haven't come across these, Wet pots are terracotta clay fired pots, buried beneath the soil level, filled and sealed to allow water to slowly seep out, and water the root zones of plants.
The new seed savers home page so take a look around http://www.seedsavers.net/
A herb spiral and keyhole garden combined with pond and flowform water feature, what a great permaculture approach. (right)
Even though they are hard to come by, with the popularity of raised vege patches in recycled tanks, this is another way or re-using them as a wall and raised garden bed.(left)
This is a nature strip in Adelaide suburb, which has in conjunction with various groups and council have transformed their font lawns into a 1km walk through native habitat. This should be the norm, not an exception.
Seeds on offer - Carrot, parsnip, tatsoi, red Russian kale, grey kale (from VT), Italian parsley, Broad Beans, Snow Peas, Broccoli, odourless onion, White beetroot, chard,
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