Toowoomba Community Organic Gardens

Toowoomba Community Organic Gardens



I did it, finally, and I mean, "Finally", (I've been gonna do this for months) I've gotten around to visiting the Toowoomba Community Organic Gardens and was impressed enough to join as a member.

The major benefit for me is that I gain an extra 30 to 40 sq/mts of garden to play with. Yeah for me :)


I've been frustrated with the lack of space in my backyard due mainly to overlapping crop growing times restricting what I can plant, ie, garlic and onions growing through to December when I need the space to plant potatoes in September.

Now, I'll be able to plant my slower and less needy crops, like potatoes, at the Toowoomba Community Organic Gardens and use my backyard for more permanent and high maintenance plants and veggies like Asparagus and Rosella as well as salad plants that need more regular watering.

I also mentioned back on the 22 of January about a Toowoomba area Backyard Veggie growing club and now that I've been to the Toowoomba Community Organic Gardens I'm thinking that for anyone interested we might be able to combine the two.
What do you think?

It could be like an informal get together.
I'd like to invite people from Aussies Living Simply and make a morning of it every now and then. They have a nice covered area for picnics as well as one of them big outdoor oven thingies (don't know their proper names).

Well that's it for now, cheers and happy veggie gardening.
Stewart

Days like this

Hi all,
I spent all day in the garden today and it looks like I've caught me a cold and I work all day Tuesday so I just don't feel like reporting on the Toowoomba Gardenfest atm.

I hope by Wednesday I'll be back on track and I'll have something by then.

Until then maybe Van the man can keep us entertained.

Cheers and happy veggie gardening
Stewart


Days like this - Van Morrison

Say it isn't so!

Can this be true?

Fruits and vegetables yielding fewer nutrients than in the past

Show time

I'm off to Gardenfest to see what I can learn.

I'll have photos and I'll post a report on what I find interesting.

It looks like I will have to go on each day to make the most of the guest speakers.

Cheers and happy veggie gardening
Stewart

Five from Eight

Sorry in advance, but round these parts there is only one kind of footy and that's Rugby League.
Just for the fun of t I thought I'd post my picks for the week and see how I go.
Your welcome to join in through comments or bag the crap out of me for supporting NRL, as long as it's all in good fun.

ROUND 8
May 1-3
Bulldogs v Wests Tigers ........... Tough this one, so close. Tigers
Dragons v Warriors ................ Dragons
Eels v Cowboys .................... Cowboys
Knights v Broncos ................. Broncos
Raiders v Panthers ................ Raiders at home I hope
Sea Eagles v Storm ................ Storm with their new half-back
Sharks v Roosters ................. Roosters
Titans v Rabbitohs ................ Titans, back to full strength.


I'm back to five from eight but I managed to hold my position at 1550.
With some luck I can climb a little higher this week. Only time will tell.
Good luck with your tips and I hope your team wins as long as it's not against mine :)

I'm currently ranked 1550 out of 3232 tippers on the ABC Grandstand AFL & NRL Footy Tipping http://tipping.abc.net.au

Wk. one 135 out of 2211
Wk. two 220 out of 2531
Wk. three 893 out of 2945
Wk. four 1970 out of 3113
Wk. five 2016 out of 3179
Wk. six 1594 out of 3216
Wk. seven 1550 out of 3232

Drunken women

I was working out what to do with all the Drunken women (lettuce) I had around the place, due to my over zealous seed planting, and also lamenting about the lack of garden space I have left.
It was then I had a brainwave and decided to put the excess drunken women into pots, I then went on to have a brain explosion and thought I could make a little experiment using potting mix and different organic soil enrichment substances (fertiliser) I have around the place.

I now have nine 140mm pots with drunken women (lettuce) planted in them.

The first two pots are straight, so called, premium potting mix.

The second two pots are the potting mix with a half a hand full of rooster booster fertiliser added to each one.

The third two are the potting mix with two hand fulls of cow manure added to each.

The fourth two pots are half and half compost and potting mix.

And the last one is a hand full of each.

I'll keep you posted on their progress and see which ones perform the best.

Cheers and happy veggie gardening.
Stewart