There are many ways to support your tomato plants during the growing season. Below is one way I have adopted to make life easier with those vining indeterminate tomatoes including the cherries. I like this method as all I have to do is keep the plants growing within the cage and can let it do …
How I grow carrots in Tasmania Carrots are a perfect crop for the Tasmanian as you can nearly grow an all year round supply. You really want to sow carrots in loose, compost-rich soil free of pebbles, stones or other large objects. I regularly plant straight into fresh organic compost from the Hobart tip …
When to Plant tomatoes? The below graph shows the average daily temp since October 1 against some average minimums I have found as the preference minimum for tomatoes. Note this is weather from my house. Tomato varieties are not all the same. There are some more cooler tolerant varieties that can set fruit when the …
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New Seed Packets Sunflower Solar Flash F1 Salsify Mammoth Sandwich Island Fenugreek Wormwood Lebanese Zucchini Swede Tasmanian Butter Cosmos Versailles Flush Calendula Touch of Red mix Basil Dark Opal
New Seed Packets uploaded today (25 Aug): Lebanese Zucchini https://www.davesseed.com/product/lebanese-zucchini/ Radish Hailstone https://www.davesseed.com/product/radish-hailstone/ Bush Bean Royal Burgundy https://www.davesseed.com/product/bush-bean-royal-burgundy/ Celeriac White Alabaster https://www.davesseed.com/product/celeriac-white-alabaster/ Lettuce Iceberg https://www.davesseed.com/product/lettuce-iceberg/ Spring Onion Tokyo Long White https://www.davesseed.com/…/spring-bunching-onion…/ Watermelon Golden Midget https://www.davesseed.com/product/watermelon-golden-midget/ Onion Red Rippa https://www.davesseed.com/product/onion-red-rippa/ Mustard Green Yukina Savoy https://www.davesseed.com/pro…/mustard-green-yukina-savoy/ Sorrel Red Vein https://www.davesseed.com/product/sorrel-red-veined/
Growing Asian Greens in Tasmania Growing Asian Greens is quite new to many Australian gardeners, well quite new to me over the past decade anyway. I first started with Mizuna and Mibuna and was surprised at the high yields collected over that winter. Since then I have been experimenting with many different varieties with failures and …
New seed packets uploaded last couple of days Sunflower Radiance https://www.davesseed.com/product/sunflower-radiance/ Tomato Black Russian https://www.davesseed.com/product/black-russian-tomato/ Silverbeet Ruby https://www.davesseed.com/product/silverbeet-ruby/ Cauliflower Purple Sicily https://www.davesseed.com/product/cauliflower-purple-sicily/ Komatsuna Red F1 https://www.davesseed.com/product/komatsuna-red-f1/ Viola White Perfectionhttps://www.davesseed.com/product/viola-white-perfection/ Salvia Tricolour mixhttps://www.davesseed.com/product/salvia-tricolour-mix/ Cosmos Sensation Dazzler https://www.davesseed.com/product/cosmos-sensation-dazzler/ Tomatillo Peubla Verde https://www.davesseed.com/product/tomatillo-puebla-verde/ Carrot Atomic Red https://www.davesseed.com/product/carrot-atomic-red/ Carrot Paris Market https://www.davesseed.com/product/carrot-paris-market/ Hon Tsai Tai https://www.davesseed.com/…/hon-tsai-tai-purple…/ Pak Choy Chokito F1 https://www.davesseed.com/product/pak-choy-chokito-f1/ Cabbage Savoy Vertus https://www.davesseed.com/product/cabbage-savoy-vertus/
New Seed Packets uploaded today 4/8/2021 Mustard Ruby Streaks Beetroot Chiogga Cucumber Muncher Burpless (Lebanese) Cucumber Crystal Salad Basil Thai Mexican Sunflower Pak Choy White Stem Leek American Flag Batavian Broadleaf endive Chicory witloof Chicory Red Dandelion Melon Mountain Sweet
Creating a no dig garden bed in Tasmania. Over the years I have created many garden beds, mostly via a rotary hoe. Over the past 4 years I moved away from the use of a rotary hoe to creating a no dig garden bed. There are a few advantages I have found to this newer …
Tips on germinating Tomatoes, Chilli, Capsicum and Eggplant From now until September, many of us gardeners are going through the yearly ritual of prepping our summer heat lovers and attempting to germinate the seeds of Tomatoes, Chilli, Capsicum and Eggplant. These delicious heat lovers are marginal for our climate and it can be challenging to …
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