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Vegetable gardening in April
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In the Southern Hemisphere, April is a time for colourful Autumn leaves, chilly days, Easter bunnies and of course, April Fools’ Day. You should plant the following during April: Broad beans Cabbage Leeks Lettuce Onions Peas Spinach Turnips If you have a herb garden, you should plant coriander, dill, chives, marjoram, oregano and thyme. You ...
Vegetable gardening in March
Autumn comes to the Southern Hemisphere in March, and this is the time for planting cool season crops such as: Beetroot Brussels sprouts Carrots Cauliflower Leeks Onions Sugar snaps Sweet peas Lettuce Spinach Broccoli Cabbage When harvesting pumpkins, allow them to cure in the sun – this allows the skin to harden. Remember to keep ...
Vegetable gardening in February
February is late summer in the Southern hemisphere. This is a time for preparation for the harvest, not a time for frenzied planting. Do your maintenance, weeding and general cleaning up in February as you allow your plants to grow. You can, however, plant spring cabbage and parsley during February. When harvesting onions, let them ...
Vegetable gardening in January
Mulch: get your hands dirty! Your vegetables will thank you profusely if you give them a mulch of organic material as the summer temperatures soar. Tomatoes and leafy greens will respond exceptionally well, but beets, carrots, leeks and onions will do well to. You can use liquid manure (animal droppings from cows and horses etc ...
Grow fruits and vegetables to beat recession
UK newspaper The Telegraph has reported that more than a quarter of people in the UK are growing their own fruit and vegetable in efforts to survive the recession. Rising food prices, retrenchments and overall economic downturn has prompted this move to “The Good Life”. Most of the 1,000 people surveyed said they would save ...
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