Vegetable patch planning for Spring/Summer

Muddy Boots

Start of Spring is a great time to get going with planning for your Spring/Summer Veggie garden.

• Check what climate zone you are in. Keith recommends The Seed Collection’s Map
• Cool Climate Area (most of Vic) - Beans (including Lazy House Wife, Scarlet Runner),
• Keith will be trialling new dwarf varieties of tomatoes - stay tuned for Keith’s observations
• Consider climbing frames for vegetables like cucumbers and pumpkins allowing more space underneath for other planting
• Remove finished Winter vegetables and add compost (Clyde's Compost and Clyde’s lignite), MycoGold and Munash Rock Dust and cover with quality mulch like Who Flung Dung. Rest for approx 3 weeks before planting. Water new seedlings in with Seasol
• Tomatoes seedlings can’t be planted until about the end of October
• Some recommendations for planting now - Carrots, Radishes (try French Breakfast Radish),
• Sow seeds into paper pots now and keep warm in hothouse or indoors including - eggplant, pumpkin, tomatoes, spring onions, chillis
• Follow the directions on the packet for seed/seedling spacing
• Marigold, basil, Spring onions, garlic will all help to deter pests
• Pea Straw and lucerne are excellent mulches adding nutrients to the soil but will attract birds so best used in beds that will be netted
• Vegetables need 4mm of water every day. Keith recommends Dan’s Modular Sprinklers
• pH level should be neutral at 7.0

Happy veggie gardening!

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