Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

Over the next five or six weeks, the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is about all that matters where I live.

In order to get ahead of the curve, I've made this video to tell you all about whats happening for me and where I work.

You will also find a shift from the productive garden to flower gardens over the next five to six weeks so I hope you will enjoy.

All the info on Glenvale Villas. https://glenvalevillas.com.au/ 

All the info on The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. https://www.tcof.com.au/

All about The Chronicle Garden Competition. https://www.tcof.com.au/the-chronicle...

What to plant now.

Every now and then I get it into my head that I should write a 'what to plant and when,' post.

Then I start thinking about all the research and the different climate zones and microclimates and then all the different types of plants, annuals, herbs, perennials, biennial.

Next thing you know I find myself lying on the floor in the fetal position, semi-comatose, wishing someone else could do it.

But someone else has done it and all the hard work and done it extremely well, phew. 

I can get up off the floor now. I'm so glad I Don't have that thought to often. Though our floors are clean they are hard and at this time of the year cold as well. 

 

Below if from the Gardenate web site. Link here for the Gardenate web site

About Gardenate

Why Gardenate?

Gardenate is intended to make it easier to keep your kitchen garden growing and producing. Each month the home page lists what you can plant now in your climate zone, and what to prepare for next month.
One way to productive gardening is to plant regularly - plant something every day if possible in suitable climates.

Disclaimer

We provide gardenate.com as a service for home gardeners. Local conditions and micro-climates will affect how any plant performs in your specific location. Please seek advice from your local nursery or garden centre to obtain the most accurate climate zone and planting information for your garden.

Who is behind Gardenate?

Gardenate is a personal project designed and built by myself, Chris Hutchinson. My business, Hutchinson Software, designs and implements mobile apps, web applications and database software, so get in touch if you need a custom application.
Gardenate data entry has been mostly done by my gardening mother, Liz Hutchinson. I'm in the Australian cool temperate zone, she's in temperate New Zealand, so that perhaps explains any bias in the zone and species list.
I like edible gardening, but tend to forget to keep up with regular planting of successions, and end up battling our highly variable climate and drought. Gardenate is an attempt to make it easier to remember what to plant now, and to get in seed ready for next month.
If you have any feedback or suggestions we would love to hear from you, so please contact us.

Why is it called Gardenate?

It seemed like a good idea at the time! I was thinking of a combination of 'garden' and 'eat'...

Planting Cauliflower, Sicily Purple.

Cauliflower, Sicily Purple.

A colourful Italian heirloom with brilliant purple heads and a mild, sweet flavour. The head cooks to green but tastes great fresh from the garden. Less appealing to brassica pests. Harvest at 17 weeks.

Diggers Club https://www.diggers.com.au/shop/edibles/cauliflower-sicily-purple/s079/

Spring is in the air

An update on yesterdays jobs in the garden, hope you enjoy.

Spring is in the air even though it's only early August.

There's always plenty of jobs to do and here is but a few of them.

Getting asparagus ready for spring. Fertilising citrus.

Mulching.

Where I get my cow poo - Garden City Landscapes Supplies. https://landscapesuppliestoowoomba.co...

All about Searles 5 in 1 - https://www.searlesgardening.com.au/p...

Quickie Monday - Liquid Fertilising.

I went away for the weekend so not much was done in the veggie garden, nothing at all actually.

Anyway, I manage a quick and short video this afternoon espousing the benefits of liquid fertilising.

Hope you enjoy it, cheers.

 

Jobs done.

An update on this afternoons veggie garden activities.

It was a lovely winter's day and much was achieved.