Actually, can be anything that grows crazy over fall/winter.
We're near Mandurah, so probs the most sun. Good, built up, raised bed soil.
Idealy, we eat a lot of cos, cukes, silverbeet, etc.
What are we missing that grow well in this area, in this season?
Also: fertilizer recommended?
Ta! Trying to stave off the grocer's prices!
:)
Kale always goes great guns, especially if you get frost.
Other brassicas like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, bokchoy, choy sum, all go great.
Eggplants and other nightshades will die off if you get frost.
Kale and Lettuce yield very well over the cooler months.
Fertilisers, I like Blood & Bone. I sometimes alternate with Chicken manure pellets (a bit smelly though).
fertilizer recommended
Pee. Diluted of course.
If you're constantly adding organic matter from your compost, then no need for any additional fertilizers.
Getting organised to put in my Winter Green crop.
Each year I usually put 2/3 of the vegie garden into Green manure and dig them in just before they flower to increase soil fertility. It's cheap and including compost helps cut out the need for additional fertilisers.
Not sure what you mean here? Are you saying you turn the spring/summer plants into the soil once they stop producing?
Green manure refers to crops fast grown specifically to be dug back into the garden just before they flower.
As they rot down they provide nutrients such as Nitrogen and organic material to enrich the soil.
You can buy a good mix of Green Manure seeds in packets from Bunnings - the expensive way - or from eBay a lot cheaper.
I've never heard someone call it Fall before…
OP may be American?
Thank you, everyone. Do you plant from seed or always seedlings from garden shops? Do certain veg do better one way or the other, in your experience?
Another query: how do you deal w/snails & slugs that isn't poisonous? The only thing I can think of is netting over criss-cross poly pipe, something like this.
I personally prefer buying seedlings as it saves me at least a month in time. Bonus if the shops have them on clearance.
I've always used snail pellets scattered around the bed. If you're not keen on those, egg shells are a good substitute.
So egg shells actually work? Do you have to have a tonne of them to be effective? I might die of cholesterol trying to surround 8 beds- lol.
You need to break the shells into tiny shards and scatter them. Those things are plenty prickly for their soft flesh.
Edit: You could also try asking a local grocer if they have broken egg shells you can take?
Don't you mean Autumn????
Snow peas, Sugar Snap peas, Eggplant, Broccoli, Squash, Zucchini. Pretty much all veggies