Vegetable gardens at home.

[blondeonabike]

Hi there. I was wondering about this "planting according to the phase of the moon" thing. A few people (including a farmer) has mentioned it to me in the past and I have also read about it in vegetable gardening books. Basically you must plant during the waxing phase of the moon and definitely no planting during the last quarter etc etc. Anybody following this advice and do you actually found that it makes a difference?

some people swear by it, there is a detailed day to day lunar calendar in the Gardener magazine.... when to plant, prune, mow....etc. Ive never done it, I do what I do when I have a chance, too busy

[Pants Boy]

Quite a few bugs (like cutworms and certain aphids) are night dwellers, and are more active if there's more light at night. Thus, small plants during full moon = better chance of getting damage.

[Guest EdEdEd]

Ha Ha!! To say sorry u can change your avatar. I suffer from photo sensitive epilepsy (not)

Better?

I'm sorry...

Edited April 24, 2014 by EdEdEd

[blondeonabike]

Better?

I'm sorry...

Forgiven!! I was thinking more along the lines of a head shot of Justin Bieber, but this will do!

[Ed-Zulu]

Mixed lettuce, mangetout and "bright lights" spinach. I grow them on this stand otherwise the chooks will shred the lot.

The white plastic is a 2l milk bottle used as a funnel to water into the resevoir at the bottom of the pot. Only need to water once a week.

broccoli cauliflower and cabbage.

Dinosaur gourds\calabash, bought the seed online from England.

Are those gourds edible, or purely decorative?

[blondeonabike]

Are those gourds edible, or purely decorative?

Decorative, I like to try grow something weird everynow and then!

[Ed-Zulu]

Decorative, I like to try grow something weird everynow and then!

I'd like to grow some too, which site did you use for the seed purchase?

[blondeonabike]

I'd like to grow some too, which site did you use for the seed purchase?

Thompson and Morgan, but they wont deliver to sa, lots of legal trade agreements nonsense! Had mine delivered to my sister in wales and then she forwarded to me...... To late to plant now...wait for spring....Ill send u some seed soon, Ill have lots!!

[Ed-Zulu]

Thompson and Morgan, but they wont deliver to sa, lots of legal trade agreements nonsense! Had mine delivered to my sister in wales and then she forwarded to me...... To late to plant now...wait for spring....Ill send u some seed soon, Ill have lots!!

Thanks appreciate it

[Ed-Zulu]

Thompson and Morgan, but they wont deliver to sa, lots of legal trade agreements nonsense! Had mine delivered to my sister in wales and then she forwarded to me...... To late to plant now...wait for spring....Ill send u some seed soon, Ill have lots!!

Thanks appreciate it

[DJR]

Earlier today I went to my local nursery, Starke Aires in Mowbray, to buy a few bits and bobs. My 13 year old went along and got a great surprize for his troubles. The owner, I think, was giving away vegetable, herb and flower seeds to children that came into the place. He explained that so few city kids have even the faintest ides that things can grow from seed, that he decided to do something about it. He explained how to plant the seeds, water them and all he asked was that they send him a picture in a few weeks time. He got a packet of mixed herbs as well as some cherry tomato seeds. I thought it was a bloody great marketing as well as an educational idea. He knew I'd have to buy 2 extra pots and potting soil, but I did it with a big smile. More businesses should be like that. Bike shops are you reading this?

[Beesrib]

Earlier today I went to my local nursery, Starke Aires in Mowbray, to buy a few bits and bobs. My 13 year old went along and got a great surprize for his troubles. The owner, I think, was giving away vegetable, herb and flower seeds to children that came into the place. He explained that so few city kids have even the faintest ides that things can grow from seed, that he decided to do something about it. He explained how to plant the seeds, water them and all he asked was that they send him a picture in a few weeks time. He got a packet of mixed herbs as well as some cherry tomato seeds. I thought it was a bloody great marketing as well as an educational idea. He knew I'd have to buy 2 extra pots and potting soil, but I did it with a big smile. More businesses should be like that. Bike shops are you reading this?

 

good stuff!!!

[mon-goose]

instead of seeds bike shops can give away a nice specialised with campaq parts. So few of us know the feel of good components. I promise I'll buy a water bottle cage and water bottle to go with it and I'll smile while buying it.

[Eddy Gordo]

I am having lots of problems with snails insects and worms eating at my crop particularly the brinjal and peppers. So Yesterday I bought some pekin bantams to assist in regulating these buggers

[blondeonabike]

I am having lots of problems with snails insects and worms eating at my crop particularly the brinjal and peppers. So Yesterday I bought some pekin bantams to assist in regulating these buggers

I wish you were in Natal, I would have given you some, Ive got too many! Watch your lettuce spinach and brassicas, they might get eaten, my chooks shred mine!

[Mojoman]

I am having lots of problems with snails insects and worms eating at my crop particularly the brinjal and peppers. So Yesterday I bought some pekin bantams to assist in regulating these buggers

You can also try chopping up and boiling some chillis in a bit of liquid. Let the liquid cool, add a tiny bit of dishwash liquid and spray the plants and around their stem.