happymumof5 Just found your thread. I`m interested in being self sufficient too. I have a whole pile of grass clippings waiting for other layers toslowly turning into a no dig garden for a summer harvest.I`m in the EBOP So Hi all you gardening people.! KIngs seeds are great .
stevee6,
Aug 2, 5:47pm
LOL whiskey - ty for that! I rechecked and it was right next to the prices that I've looked at regularly (beats her thick head against a wall).
simplesean,
Aug 3, 3:23am
My wife just brought home the 2nd homegrown magazine.yay!
jules.,
Aug 3, 5:24am
bumping. hope your gardens are looking great!
juliewn,
Aug 3, 10:34am
Ok Simplesean. we're unlikely to see you for a few days. those books are very engrossing!. so beautifully presented too. Have a great week everyone.
stevee6,
Aug 3, 5:03pm
LOL Sean - so I guess your nose will also be in every seed catalogue ever written this winter while you plan your whole-section vege garden! BTW - after reading Homegrown/NZ Gardener & Get Growing, my seed bill so far is over $80! I'd better do some more listings so I can afford 'em!
simplesean,
Aug 3, 5:09pm
I got my free Kings seeds catalogue the other day too.
stevee6,
Aug 3, 5:09pm
Had a georgous day here yesterday, so of course I had volunteer work which took up a good part of the day. Today, it's horrible, so I'm free *sigh*. My new raised gardens are looking wonderful though. We didn't have quite enough soil to fill them all but another trailer load will do the job. Meantime I've moved my raspberries, pink flowered strawberries and alpine strawberries, and also my white and redcurrant bushes into the long bed on the fence, and put my lemon balm, safely secured into a sunken plastic pot, between the two currants. One of the four square beds now has its centrepiece of a dwarf feijoa with a white rose nestled beside it, and the other filled bed has a blackcurrant as its centrepiece. We built the beds square to give us as much growing room as possible, and with each having a tree or shrub in the centre, we can grow our veges in a metre wide strip on four sides of each, which should give us plenty of space and be easy to reach.
jules.,
Aug 4, 4:58am
MORE RAIN!
muddyfingers1,
Aug 4, 8:25pm
I emailed for the Kings catelogue too. but it hasn't arived yet. How long did it take for yours to arrive Simplesean! I'm dying to order lots of seeds!
stevee6,
Aug 4, 9:01pm
Just looked at someone with a greenhouse for their stuff - wish I had one *whine*. Maybe Lynda will get one donated as a prize for the best sweet peas!
tumbleweeds2011,
Aug 5, 4:26pm
A great site with heaps info on self sufficiency is pathtofreedom.com or their older site urbanhomestead.org. This family have a 1/4 acre section in America (the fatherspent alot of years in NZ) and grow over 6,000 pounds of vegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs a year from this garden, their aim this year is for 10,000 ponunds. They live from it themselves and sell to local restaurants. They are entirely organic and live off the grid from biodiesel. They have an enormous site and their efforts are well beyond what any of us would be able to manage but for sheer inspiration they are amazing. I spend hours in here. I have both the Homegrown books and they are my new bibles - I have big plans - roll on spring!
drewboy,
Aug 5, 11:00pm
interesting website tumbleweed does anyone know.I have some seeds I want to plant ready for spring and was thinking about using egg carton.do you know if that would work!.
tumbleweeds2011,
Aug 5, 11:25pm
Yep drewboy, they are fine I use them myself. Then just put hole thing straight into garden
whiskey13,
Aug 6, 7:37am
Toilet rolls is what i use (empty of course lol) to raise my seedlings.That way you can plant the whole thing into the ground when your ready, cos the cardboard disintegrates into the soil.Just started peas, carrots, and tomatoes on saturday
simplesean,
Aug 7, 12:54am
I started a ginger beer bug today. got the recipe from the 2nd homegrown mag. i love Ginger beer!
goodbooks,
Aug 7, 7:23am
Can someone help please - is it too early to start growing seedlings inside - ie - cabbage, cauliflower, silverbeet, etc. Thanks for help.
stevee6,
Aug 7, 4:39pm
Goodbooks - unless you're still having hard frosts you can give them a try outside. Just put some weedmat or similar over the seed beds until they shoot to keep them warer.
drewboy,
Aug 7, 9:01pm
big bump. .
stompy,
Aug 7, 11:19pm
Drewboy how did you make your cloches! they look great.
thea4,
Aug 8, 1:47am
I joined some time ago and have enjoyed the info in the pages but then I asked a question last week and haven't receved fri 8-8-08 letter,lets hope it comes soon.In the meantime i will ask for info on here
marge_s,
Aug 8, 2:48am
Get Growing email late today/night Don't they know how much I look forward to it! Lol.
jules.,
Aug 8, 3:27am
Hows everyone doing with all the rain!
I planted another 22 Strawberry plants today along with another 24 garlic bulbs (late, but I had them left so thought Id give them ago).
I got 2 bags of seed spuds ready to plant out soon, I will cover them in frost cloth just to be on the safe side. mmmmmmmmm will be good and ready for Christmas dinner!
drewboy,
Aug 8, 3:33am
Ghez Lynda. I think she is still on glide time since her overseas trip.I still havent' got mine either.LOL.
drewboy,
Aug 8, 3:34am
stompy. I bought some plastic from purplegoanna and found the frame and just attached it to it.its brilliant.its my poormans or (poorwomans I should say) glasshouse.
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