What did you sow today? (forum)

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This thread is all about what you sowed or planted out today. I'll start so you get the hang of it...

Sowed snow pea, glimbing beans and red papaya seeds.
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Time: 8th June 2010 7:39pm

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amanda says...
Novel topic Bucko!... I planted beetroot (and cheated with seed tape....bliss on my back) and sugarloaf cabbage.
Today I also ate (from my garden) tatsoi and gai lan, a mandarin, strawberry guavas and a passionfruit.

Time: 8th June 2010 8:17pm

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Diana says...
On the weekend- spinach, red cabbage and more potatoes. Ate the first strawberry of the season (well, kids did), snowpeas, peas, herbs and raspberries.

What lovely gardening weather we are having.

Diana.

Time: 8th June 2010 9:03pm

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Charles cant spell says...
This week I demolished my mums overgrown yard at the farm in Pemby, prumed about 60 fruit trees, cleared out some invasive creepers and rotary hoed the long beds until I blew up the rotary...machines are week.

However the week before, I planted month old seedlings of, Mangawursel, Chicory, Parsely, beetroot, Corrinader, Mamoth Dill, Kales (Russian Red, Walking Stick, Siberian Green, Lacinato, Russian Black). Comfrey rootlets, parsnips seed, St Mary's Thistle, Sheperds Purse, Chickweed, Carrots. Also some sweet potato cutting for the hot house in case I lose my vines due to frost.
Subdivide bunching shallots, and plants more sprouting purple garlic.
I stratified some european strawberries, raspberries, Hena, and a few other herbs for the 3 month chill before spring.


Time: 9th June 2010 10:54pm

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John Mc says...
Ahhh, you don't have a Howard do you Charles cant spell. I have a small Terrior Howard Rotary hoe, I bet it's older than me and still going strong. They have such unbelievable power those old things. If it wasn't so cold and windy I'd go up the back paddock and take a pic of my ol girl. I saved it from going to the scrap mechants. Some people just don't know what they're throwing out sometimes.

Time: 9th June 2010 11:38pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Last couple of days I've planted Soursop, Barbados cherry, Rollinia emarginata, lucuma and feijoa (Duffy, Large Oval and Mammoth) - all young trees I've tracked down locally or had seeds send to me. Vegie garden seeds I've put in are Drumstick tree, some heirloom tomatoes and eggplants as well as leaf amaranth.
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Time: 10th June 2010 9:23am

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Jantina says...
Very inspirational all of you. I've planted out some of my lucuma seedlings to Phil, and to my delight they are still pushing out new growth in spite of the cold.

Time: 10th June 2010 9:44am

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BJ says...
Last weekend I moved a few pigeon peas that had volunteered themselves in strange places. Thier parent trees are all loaded right now.

I've also put some seeds of a rather large and delicious canistel into pots in the hope the seedlings may bear similar.

Phil, what is the difference between the normal Rollinia (deliciosa or mucosa) and the emarginata? other than looking like pandanus nut?

I would love to get a hold of a pindaiba, which looks similar but reddish. If anyone knows of a way to get one, please let me know :)

Time: 10th June 2010 3:28pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
R. emarginata is from southern Brazil and Paraguay, reputed to be quite cold hardy. Should do ok in the southern states or even inland areas. I haven't tasted the fruit as yet, will be interesting to see how it goes.

Time: 10th June 2010 5:22pm

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amanda says...
I am planting Tropical Lima beans 2day. The seed makes me think of Jack n the Beanstalk?!
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Time: 11th June 2010 9:32am

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snottiegobble says...
I planted out my baby leeks, mini caulis & perpetual spinach today. I also planted a kaffir lime & seedling nelly kelly passion.I worry that this seedling may not produce as many fruit as the grafted, but at least I wont be troubled by those tiresome undergraft reverts that sprang up everywhere like last time. Anyone have similar probs with grafted passionfruit?

Time: 11th June 2010 11:40pm

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Jantina says...
Hi snottiegobble, just go to the passionfruit threads to see how many other people have torn their hair out over those blasted graft takeover bids. My seedling black passionfruits are covered in fruit in summer.
Today I planted a chokeberry, a pomegranite, a Chinese quince and a big fruited lilly pilly. Yes I know they don't have a lot of flavour but this one was very sweet and will be good in fruit salads.

Time: 12th June 2010 11:00am

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amanda says...
Here comes the rain at last :-) so I went mad! Anyway - I have realised that the green pak choy much better here - as it doesn't race to flowering like bok choy.
Lot's of leafy greens and tonnes more peas....mmm


Time: 14th June 2010 8:00pm

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snottiegobble says...
Well Jantina I will now treat my seedling passion with a lot more passion, thanks to you! Dont the lillypillies grow to 10 metres? They do in Vic.
I planted out globe brown onions today from a punnet. jeez why do they give you so many? I probably have 2 thirds to give to the neighbours!

Time: 15th June 2010 1:11am

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amanda says...
hey snottiegobble - mine (and my mates down the road) seedling passionfruits out perform our grafteds by far n away ;-)

Time: 15th June 2010 9:45am

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Jantina says...
Yes snottiegobble they do grow into big trees, but I'm lucky enough to have acres to play with, yesterday we planted 3 Black walnuts and 3 Jelly palms. Long live biodiversity!

Time: 15th June 2010 11:12am

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snottiegobble says...
Thanks ladies! Black walnuts are a great investment if you are reasonably young. When I was a mad trout flyfisher I remember walking through a huge grove of semi-mature black walnuts near a place called "the breakaway" on the Goulbourn river in Vic. This would be 35 years ago so imagine what they are worth now! The timber alone is regarded as priceless!
I couldnt sow anything today, its never stopped raining.

Time: 15th June 2010 2:44pm

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Jantina says...
Alas I am no longer "reasonably young" (assuming that means under 50)but I plant for future generations as well.

Time: 15th June 2010 10:25pm

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snottiegobble says...
Jantina & everyone else who thinks about our descendants you must join
www.daysofchange.org

Time: 16th June 2010 12:11am

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Jantina says...
Thanks for that snottiegobble, I'm sure the Community Action for Sustainability group I belong to will be interested as well.

Time: 16th June 2010 8:26pm

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amanda says...
With only 111mm rain so far this year..I have stopped sowing... I think have the gardening blues now... :-(((

Time: 1st July 2010 9:16pm

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Rev says...
Nothing sown

but theres a flurry of germination
pomello
African nutmegs looking good
Cempedak
Starfruits
Yellow catuai coffee is up
badilla sugar cane is shooting


Time: 8th July 2010 6:05am

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Brendan says...
Put in heaps of Waynes' red shallots.
Planted some Apollo tomato seeds.
Planted some capsicum seeds too.
With some clown in Bowen poisoning 5 million tomato seedlings, 2 million capsicum seedlings and millions of cucumber and rockmelon seedlings, prices of all these will rise soon.

Time: 9th July 2010 7:37am

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vlct says...
Can u transplant beatroot successfully. It's 2 months old but still quite small.?

Time: 1st August 2014 3:10pm

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BenW says...
Sure can. No problem unless the root has started to thicken significantly I would say.

In fact, since each 'seed' is actually 4 seeds in a corky matrix, it's almost unavoidable that some be transplanted (or thinned as a salad green).

Time: 1st August 2014 4:12pm

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vlct says...
Thanks ben. What sort of diameters too much. Some of the big ones would be 3cm in diameter.

Time: 1st August 2014 4:38pm

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BenW says...
3cm sounds like a delicious baby beet ready to eat to me ;) Given that it is almost (wishful thinking?) spring and they will want to go to seed in a month or 2, especially if they have been disturbed, I would probably eat them as baby beets. Just thin as you go and leave some properly spaced ones to grow on a bit bigger.

Next time, the best time to transplant is when they have a couple of true leaves.

Time: 2nd August 2014 1:57pm

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vlct says...
Thanks Ben, so they go too seed in spring is that what u ment.

Time: 2nd August 2014 5:14pm

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BenW says...
Sorry vlct, I was being a bit cryptic ;)

Yeah, they go to seed in spring. They take a while to put up their flower stem fully, but once they start the root will get a bit woody.

On the plus side, if you plant more in spring, they will be ready in no time.

Time: 3rd August 2014 12:27am

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vlct says...
Thats fine, thanks for your help. I was going to put
A whole bed in soon. Would it be best to wait until after spring . Thanks

Time: 3rd August 2014 7:48am

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BenW says...
I've been told they taste best when they grow fast, so mid spring onwards, when it's a little warmer. I have a cool/mountain climate, so you might be able to plant earlier.

To be honest, I've had success planting them at other times, even when the books say not to. They take longer, aren't quite as tasty and might bolt to seed, but they are still better than shop ones by a mile :)

If you are planting a whole bed, start succession planting now - a couple of rows every few weeks. Then you will know the best time for your area for next year.

Since you are growing them yourself, DO NOT WASTE THE LEAVES :) Fry off some garlic, cumin and onion in a little oil, add a tin of chickpeas to warm, then the beetroot leaves until they wilt. Squeeze in a little lemon juice and you are done. You can stir in a little plain yoghurt at the end, but it will split and go dodgy if you heat it once the yoghurt is in (still tasty though). Maybe try it without the yoghurt first. Takes 5 minutes and filling enough for a main or a great side for lamb or any 'middle eastern' type dish.

Time: 3rd August 2014 6:22pm

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vlct says...
Ok thanks, il do some staggered seed sowing and try to transplant some of the smaller beets that havnt developed like u mentioned.. hey sounds like a fresh quick lunch il giv it a go at work tomorrow. I'm a chef in glenelg..
Heres a dish I did during the week w some beets.
Theres a beetroot and basil leaf puree on there, and some glaced baby golden beets, (there awesome), purp carrots and the round French market carrots. Black Spanish radish. Everythings from the garden.
Except the quail.
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Time: 3rd August 2014 11:04pm

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BenW says...
Now I feel silly giving recipes to a chef ;)
That looks awesome! I'm a big fan of quail. Never cooked with it though.

Time: 4th August 2014 12:43am

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vlct says...
No way. That's the only way for me too learn. a quick chick pea and beet stirfry.. awesome :)
Neither have I much but i thought I'd give it a go. Boneing the whole bird was the most challenging part.

Time: 4th August 2014 7:40am

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Brain says...
Vlct, you can farm quails like you do with chickens. Then your journey will be complete. I'd do it for the quail eggs as opposed to meat.

Back to gardening, i noticed the paris market carrots, how long from seed to harvest? I have read conflicting days from 50/60 to 100/120 days.

Time: 4th August 2014 12:58pm

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vlct says...
About 70. That was during winter tho. The sweetest carrots I've yet to try tho.. been doing a dip w them and wasabi mustard greens.. nothing compares!



Time: 4th August 2014 2:46pm

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vlct says...
Hey has anyone had experience growing celiriac from seed. Id like to giv it a go this spring. Pretty expensive stuff..
Puree's beautiful..

Time: 7th August 2014 6:40am

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MaryT1 says...
vict I guess they're expensive because they take a long time to grow and they take up a lot of space. They're the reasons I don't grow celeriac.

Time: 8th August 2014 8:50am

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dkatbena says...
Red japanese okra.

Time: 22nd August 2014 10:48am

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JohnMc1 says...
Giant Carolina Cross watermelons. I'm waiting for some Rapid Red seeds from across the ditch.

Time: 22nd August 2014 9:36pm

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