For Victoria, yes you can grow capsicum fairly easily. Main issue pests (aphids, spider mites I think I also got) and maybe sun scold. Apart from that, easy like chilies. For taste, not a huge amount of difference, but that is probably because I only did the California Wonder, and did not experiment with more exotic varieties - which I will possibly now try. I only got sun scold from afternoon sun, but I think they would have benefited from just a little more partial shade from lunchtime (full morning sun is fine). Suggest some succession planting, perhaps a week or two apart. I have not tried pinching off the flowers, but perhaps that may work as well.
Nice folding table. Another idea if you don't have a place to mount the folding shelf/bench, is to get a couple of the small blow-mould tables (also Bunnings). Not big ones, just 1m or 1.2m, and easy enough to deploy where needed, or chase the sun/shade for seedlings. Or picnic/camping tables, although usually more expensive, but more compact to store.
You’ll want to pick the purple beans early as the older they get, the tougher they get. Also they go green when cooked- they ‘re definitely our favourite bean to grow.
Just wanted to add that definitely capsicums taste better than store bought ones. The biggest thing is how they smell when they are brought into the kitchen and sliced. A few of them over wintering for the third year have died but I still have 4 or 5 that are beginning to come to life and seriously I ignore them most of the time but they're coming back to life. Looking forward to seeing your journey with them.
Awesome to see a new Aussie garden tips channel!! Ive been growing my own veggies for around 5 years now, but always love to see and learn what others do! Have recently bought an acre north of Adelaide so am starting my garden journey all over again in a new climate zone. I specialise in Australian native plants (its my 9-5) and its great that you want to add natives to your garden, a tip for you ... just because its native doesnt mean it cant be weedy in that state/area etc, SA is full of WA plants that have become declared weeds here, look online at your local landscape board site (dont know what they are called in VIC) and you can find more information about what is suitable for your area or what are declared plants. All the best, have subscribed and will stay tuned.😊 Edit: I forgot to add that hard coated seeds in the Leguminosae/Fabaceae family eg Hardenbergia, Eutaxia, Acacia, Senna, Kennedia etc will require soaking in warm - hot overnight (not boiling cause that can kill the seed), this softens the seed coat and allows for germination. Some like the Swainsona (Sturt desert pea etc) require smoke water but most don't.
Saying "Hi" from across the Ditch in New Zealand 😄 I've just found your channel. I'm zone 10B and just beginning to sow seeds for summer. I love the collapsible shelf idea! 👍
Make smoke water in your bbq for native seeds. Germinated lots of red kangaroo paw this way. Place gumtree sticks and leaves and light a small fire. One the fire is going place the lid on the webber and an aluminium foil pan full if water. The fire will smolder and you will end up with smoke water.
FYI. I bought some native violet a few weeks ago for a change from viola. Very prolific flowering across seasons. 👍 love your content. Easy to follow & LOCAL 😊😊
You can create the smoke germination by burning something, put it out with a bowl or cup so the smoke is captured then move the bowl over a plate with with the seeds on it, or hold a sieve with the seeds over the smoke 😊
I’m a relatively new gardener myself, 12 months, but man am I hooked. Im a resident of the Northside of Brisbane so a pretty good climate. I’m following permaculture principles and cottage garden style. Will be interested to see your progress
I love that i found your channel! I also live in gippsland and im always looking for relevant gardening tips! Hoping for a great season in my garden in the warmer months! And ive just started a similar bunch of seeds now its warming up!
i managed to germinate 3 native wisterias a few years ago (and didn't kill them) they're still thriving and look so good. L plate gardener in southern Tas and so pleased to have found your channel!
A good place to get native plants is the latrobe uni Indigenous plant nursery it covers a fair few municipalities but is mostly native for northern suburbs of Melbourne.
Nasturtiums are edible! Flowers and the leaves are quite peppery and make neat little wraps. Apparently you can make 'poor man's capers' our of the seed buds before they mature too.
In. Brissy and have cucumbers 🥒 and tomatoes 🍅 growing outside, butter beans are gripping daily and chillies 🌶️ havnt stopped growing at all since planted
Hey Ryan, thanks for sharing! I've been preparing for seed sowing season as well, really appreciate you showing the seed packets. So nice to see a fellow Gippslander making quality content 😁
The native wisteria is also known as Hardenbergia, you can buy this is bunnings if the seeds are too difficult. Best to find everlasting in a community nursery. The starts desert pea is a tricky one. Johnny jump up are very easy and prolific.
I always thought Hardenbergia looked a lot like Native Wisteria. Now I feel silly for not looking into it further and finding out they're the same thing haha
@CulinaryGarden1 Honestly, I only know because I've grown it at previous properties. I'd like to grow it at my retirement home. So far, I think I may have grown a Sturt desert pea or another native pea. I'm in Harvey WA so it is a very different climate
Very Cool, Thankyou. Nice List of seeds. I have Hardenbergia (Native Wisteria) seeds 'naturally' germinating everywhere in my yard and also 'mature' flowering plants that 'self-sowed' and 'return' to full size and bloom each year for past 25 years, after sort of 'dieing off' in Perth's hot summer sun. The Hardenbergia Seed Pods loudly 'Explode' on the tree sounding like a 'Whip crack', leaving a twisted pod with exposed seeds on the ground (for collection by me and spread all around my yard lol). Truly Stunning/Fascinating Plant. All the best with your seeds. Cheers
I actually got started with some dragonfrit seeds last year I salvaged from a store bought fruit. It’s likely they’ll be different in some way (cuz fruit stuff) but the experiment and experience of growing a unique fruit is a fun one even if they end up being inedible
Purple king beans are my favourites. I find they need a large frame to grow on ( I grow mine on a temporary fence panel). They crop prolifically and grow true to seed so that you can save some seeds at the end of the season for the following year.
I'd recommend looking on TSC or Boondie for more native both edible and not. Really nice and cheap on both of those two. Fair dinkum seeds is run by a bloke somewhere north qld and he has a pretty big array of natives for anyone interested - but a bit more expensive. Bunnings and most nurseries don't really carry a lot of native seeds or plants, so I've had to look online for all of mine. There a lot of lovely native flowers, both perennial and annual and they're generally extremely hardy - since they're from here! Its a long wait for germination tho. I usually burn some sticks and soak the ashes and charcoal and then soak the seeds for smoke treament - it's worked for me so far. I'm trying purple fruiting billardiera this year. The bench is a great idea, I use an old dining table chair lol.
I'd love to hear more nerdy details about your seed starting please! I'm itching to start my spring/summer seeds soon. Flowers and natives too. Have you heard about the Gardens for Wildlife program? I recommend it - experts come and give you advice about natives to plant and a voucher to spend at your local native nursery :D
Thats a great tip! I know some local councils will pay you to plant your nature strip full of natives. It's something I'm planning on looking into further :)
I've been growing veggies for ~2 years in Qld with much less experience, but started on capsicums. At first they were easy, but the leaves seem to attract way more pests and disease than other plants, especially given that it rained for weeks straight last summer. Even yesterday in late winter I checked a little capsicum plant I'd managed to keep growing over winter, and the underside of its leaves had ants and yellow rice shaped objects on it which I think means aphids or something similar. I previously didn't have flowers in the garden though there are some around the yard, and I did see plenty of ladybugs in the garden a few months ago, but they never seemed capable of eliminating them. I even tried gardening pesticide but had no luck.
Hi Ryan, Thank you for putting these together. As I have proven I'm a serious black thumb, I would love to see you make the video on soil temperature, humidity, how to get started, etc., as mentioned. So glad I found your channel. Thanks :)
Keep persisting. It takes years. Start with only a few things rather than being too ambitious. Ideally, buy seedlings that are more local to your area (I am in Victoria, so the Purtill seedlings are grown only an hour from where I am). Tomatoes are fairly easy to grow, main challenge, staking and pruning. Strawberries easy. Cabbage easy (beware cabbage butterfly though, invest in fine netting). Cucumbers easy (and you can trellis them). Pumpkins like butternut are easy, most of ours are self-sown from the compost. Start with the easy or easier ones, and expand. Perhaps compile a notebook growing guide if that is your thing. Most plants like different things, grow things that do well in your area.
woohoo! Tomatoes, going to Bunnings tomorrow for the seeds. Also, could you please make a video about Australian weeds. Last year I planted a lot of beautiful flowers from cuttings, but then I was told it was weeds
Great video. I've never heard of, Hardenbergia (aka Happy Wanderer) being called Native Wisteria. It is a beautiful plant and I remind myself to get a couple every year when they are in flower and then forget again. Happy Gardening.
Fellow Gippslander here (stopped by to see what you are planting at this time - thanks for the insight!) and would enjoy watching a video on how you get your seeds started.
terrific video and thank you for the update and information. I'm in a different zone in the southern highlands so cool temperate is a usual description and grow my capsicums in a small poly tunnel type of thing. I just happened to run out of time and left them and was surprised to discover that over wintering them is the thing to do. The 2nd crop was so much better and I believe a third crop (which is this year) is supposed to be even better. The first year I only got green capsicums but the 2nd year I got many more red ones and that was my goal. I'm going to be very interested to watch the evolution of your capsicum planting. Thanks so much for your information and getting a chance to see another Aussie vegetable garden. It's very important for me to see the way other gardens manifest and how people plan so I'm a new subscriber and working my way through your videos.
I buy my seeds from the Seed Collection online. They have a huge variety of veggies and flowers and they are so much cheaper than buying Mr Fothergills.
Thank you for the great content, I too am a Melbourne gardener. Just wondering what type of wood you’ve used for your raised garden beds, they look amazing.
Do yourself a favour and grow some Adelaide tomatoes, they have an amazing flavour. I seed saved from a store bought and have grown them for the last few years. I grew so many different varieties of tomatoes last year that we are now just on the last few bags out of the freezer. I have not bought passata in quite a few years now. Simply clean and freeze on trays, pop into bags and use as needed for sauces of all kinds. No having to jar/can. If you don't like skins, defrost before cooking and squeeze skins and stems off.
Thanks for mentioning The Seed Collection. I need all new seeds this year, so you e saved me lots of $$. I haven’t been able to eat store bought tomatoes since my home grown ones finished as they skins have been so tough that I’ve thought about slicing them with the chainsaw, lol. And let’s not talk about taste because there is none. I live in the Adelaide Hills so I’m really excited to try the Adelaide Tomato.
@@juneshannon8074 Oh you will love the Adelaide tomato for sure. Got my seeds in the greenhouse now, some already coming through, cannot wait to get the new batches in.
@@gypsy1111 I did one year, ants eating aphids too. I solved the ant problem by putting a thick collar of Vaseline around trunk. I’ve heard half milk, half water spray kills aphids. Spray at night. Do you have problems with capsicums? Each year I have a small white moth that drills holes into mine and then the capsicum rots. I assume it lays eggs inside. I never get nice ripe red ones and don’t like them green.
@@juneshannon8074 I have never seen these types of aphids, they're boring holes into every single leaf, and leaving a heap of eggs around their spot which rots away the leaf. They look like a tiny fly with long wings. I've sprayed every. Single. Leaf. Back and front and got them all off. Next day, completely covered again Starting to think the regular fuzzy aphids were easier to get rid of. I think I'm going to lose all my brassicas
love the vid mate. fyi have just learned nasturiums are listed as an environmental weed in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. here in syd i've had some growing and they really start to smother other plants
Yes, I’d love to see you video the why, what and how of pot sizes for seeds. And why do you propagate seeds over just buying seedlings? Thanks, very happy your channel just popped up. New subscriber
Seed packets are generally cheaper than seedlings. Stick to seeds that have a high germination rate (tomatoes are one, I think cucumber and some pumpkins as well). For fussier seeds, you do need to be set up for them, and get to know the best way to germinate and establish them.
@@iof1 What it is, all seeds have their own preferences (light, dark, humidity, pre-soaking or not). So for every seed you try to sow or germinate, find out all the details. Whether the pre-soak (harder seeds), the temperature they like, the darkness etc. After sprouting, there is the detail of what those seeds like (many will do well with bottom watering and perhaps misting), and you usually need heat for early sowing. As a beginner, I recommend you start off with (quality) seedlings ("transplants" in the US). Get your growing under control, for your area or local climate, then set up for your own seeds. I am still not really set up for seeds. There is no shame in that. It is all a very long learning curve.
@@iof1 I will also add, gardening is more of a journey, and an art. And very satisfying from the successes, and learning from the failures, year on year. It is very rewarding. Don't expect to grow everything perfectly the first time you try it. There are so many variables (position, local climate, preparation, nurturing, luck). It is such a great hobby, and life skill. Persevere. I wish you luck.
I’ve noticed that camomile keeps those white moths/ butterflies away I hid the plant in my gooseberry pot and the white butterflies no longer land on it
Cabbage butterfly is my nemesis. I not only have the fine netting, but am thinking of razor wire, armed guards and search lights! Actually, the fine netting does work, just don't let the leaves touch the netting, they are sneaky. It took me a couple of seasons to perfect the netting. They are everywhere where I am. Supposedly water cress is a decoy companion plant. Haven't tried it yet.
This video just came across my feed, although im in Nsw. Capsicums, definitely the most used veg in my household. Capsicum & seeet, long peppers can take ages to germinate, the best method that works 💯 for me, is to soak these seeds in warm water for 24hrs, when sowing in pots, i barely cover the seeds with seed raising mix, water with a mixture of water & a drop of liquid fertiliser eg Eco Bouch ( from Vasilis website, who lives in Melb can buy direct ) hands down the best liquid fertiliser, on the market. Native flowers/plant seeds can be purchased through many reputable companies, same as veg seed, companies that sell heirloom , open pollinated varieties for less than supermarket packet brands. If you are referring to hardenbergia as native wisteria, it can be grown from seed, if purchased in small pots they will grow very fast , before lo g can be trained over r arbours, fences, etc, they come in white & purple
Great video! Thank you 😊. My only problem here in Melbourne are the POSSUMS!! Last year I managed to grow a variety of great crops, somehow they found a way to destroy my nets and obliterated nearly everything in one night 😢. Needless to say, they thoroughly enjoyed their feast! Anyone else have possums? How do you stop them from eating everything you’ve grown aside from netting??
Mary cole victorian soil micrpbiologist conducts workshops at her prperty in Traralgon. It is all about using compost tea which nourishes the microbes in the soil which feeds the plants making them strong and more resistant to attack.the seeter the soil the less likely to attack. Molasses in the compost tea.😊
You mean early. It's colder in my house in august than it is outside 😅 I wish australia would figure out what insulation is. Blew my mind when I moved here. I sowed in September and am still kinda sowing stuff now. I'm convinced all types of capsicum hate melbourne. 2 years and not a single sweet pepper. Hot peppers are all good but small.
Don't plant too many cucumber plants! I had about 5 plants growing a few years back (in Kratky hydroponics), and I seriously was scrambling to give them away. I also trellised them to help with space.
Hi Ryan, the Rouge de Marmande isn't pronounced Rogue de Marmalade lol. It is a French variety which means Red of Marmande which was developed and introduced in around 1925.
do you leave the mesh over the plants all day , ive had birds each my strawberries & i'm keeping them covered to stop birds however how will the bees pollinate?
Perhaps build a little structure over the strawberries, that has a few small openings that birds will likely overlook or be afraid to enter, but the bees should be able to find their way through.
I would be most grateful if you could either tell us in each video or preferably write in the “more” section, in what part of Aust. you are gardening. Thank you for your time and effort.
How does everyone deal with aphids ? Im growing in adelaide and i have tiny black flies all over my cabbage cauli broccoli bok choy and brussels. And theyre eating my sunflowers! Last year i only had the typical fluffy grey aphids, now i have the flying ones. Help😪
big flower pansies are nice but the small flower "jumping jacks" can quickly become a nuisance, self seeding all over the place and the plants grow bushy and start smothering other plants. alyssum is similar, speading too wide. we live, we learn. my last shipment of flower seeds from international seller (Plant World Seeds) got destroyed by overzealous plant quarantine people, but previous two orders came fine. it's a way of getting more unusual flowers than local selection, which can be quite limited. for veggies i try to find best online commercial/F1 varieties with good disease resistance package. else you easily get late blight on tomatoes, for instance, when you buy run of the mill or old time varieties. i started planting (annual) zinnias, thanks to an american yourube channel, and i plant many each year now. plenty varieties to choose from locally, and they really liven up the borders. i think i've become addicted to zinnias ;)
Hi. Just came across your site. Fabulous if you are out weburn way warburton hwy. Ecoss enviro hub just off main Rd. They sell natives very cheap and money goes to funding the ed side for schools and bike repair shop for underprivileged kids etc. They sell bio char basically charcoal for the garden and smoke water which is a biproduct of the biochar process. It is made in the yarra valley region by the council. Amazing spot. Headquaters for yarra valley permaculture.
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For Victoria, yes you can grow capsicum fairly easily. Main issue pests (aphids, spider mites I think I also got) and maybe sun scold. Apart from that, easy like chilies. For taste, not a huge amount of difference, but that is probably because I only did the California Wonder, and did not experiment with more exotic varieties - which I will possibly now try. I only got sun scold from afternoon sun, but I think they would have benefited from just a little more partial shade from lunchtime (full morning sun is fine). Suggest some succession planting, perhaps a week or two apart. I have not tried pinching off the flowers, but perhaps that may work as well.
So glad finally we got Melbourne garden tips. Thank you so much. 👍
Nice folding table. Another idea if you don't have a place to mount the folding shelf/bench, is to get a couple of the small blow-mould tables (also Bunnings). Not big ones, just 1m or 1.2m, and easy enough to deploy where needed, or chase the sun/shade for seedlings. Or picnic/camping tables, although usually more expensive, but more compact to store.
You’ll want to pick the purple beans early as the older they get, the tougher they get. Also they go green when cooked- they ‘re definitely our favourite bean to grow.
Just wanted to add that definitely capsicums taste better than store bought ones. The biggest thing is how they smell when they are brought into the kitchen and sliced.
A few of them over wintering for the third year have died but I still have 4 or 5 that are beginning to come to life and seriously I ignore them most of the time but they're coming back to life. Looking forward to seeing your journey with them.
Awesome to see a new Aussie garden tips channel!! Ive been growing my own veggies for around 5 years now, but always love to see and learn what others do! Have recently bought an acre north of Adelaide so am starting my garden journey all over again in a new climate zone. I specialise in Australian native plants (its my 9-5) and its great that you want to add natives to your garden, a tip for you ... just because its native doesnt mean it cant be weedy in that state/area etc, SA is full of WA plants that have become declared weeds here, look online at your local landscape board site (dont know what they are called in VIC) and you can find more information about what is suitable for your area or what are declared plants. All the best, have subscribed and will stay tuned.😊
Edit: I forgot to add that hard coated seeds in the Leguminosae/Fabaceae family eg Hardenbergia, Eutaxia, Acacia, Senna, Kennedia etc will require soaking in warm - hot overnight (not boiling cause that can kill the seed), this softens the seed coat and allows for germination. Some like the Swainsona (Sturt desert pea etc) require smoke water but most don't.
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Thanks so much! I’m in Melbourne and have recently acquired a green thumb despite having a tiny balcony so you are now my messiah 🙏🏻
Saying "Hi" from across the Ditch in New Zealand 😄 I've just found your channel. I'm zone 10B and just beginning to sow seeds for summer. I love the collapsible shelf idea! 👍
Make smoke water in your bbq for native seeds. Germinated lots of red kangaroo paw this way. Place gumtree sticks and leaves and light a small fire. One the fire is going place the lid on the webber and an aluminium foil pan full if water. The fire will smolder and you will end up with smoke water.
thankyou!!
I grew cucumbers up a wire fence type trellis in Melbourne last year and was very successful
I trellised mine as well. Works well.
FYI. I bought some native violet a few weeks ago for a change from viola. Very prolific flowering across seasons. 👍 love your content. Easy to follow & LOCAL 😊😊
They are a must have aren’t they. So sweet.
You can create the smoke germination by burning something, put it out with a bowl or cup so the smoke is captured then move the bowl over a plate with with the seeds on it, or hold a sieve with the seeds over the smoke 😊
also give sweet banana pepper capsicums a try, they grow prolific in melbourne as long as they have full sun
I’m a relatively new gardener myself, 12 months, but man am I hooked. Im a resident of the Northside of Brisbane so a pretty good climate. I’m following permaculture principles and cottage garden style. Will be interested to see your progress
I love that i found your channel! I also live in gippsland and im always looking for relevant gardening tips! Hoping for a great season in my garden in the warmer months! And ive just started a similar bunch of seeds now its warming up!
i managed to germinate 3 native wisterias a few years ago (and didn't kill them) they're still thriving and look so good. L plate gardener in southern Tas and so pleased to have found your channel!
That fold-down bench is genius! Love it.
A good place to get native plants is the latrobe uni Indigenous plant nursery it covers a fair few municipalities but is mostly native for northern suburbs of Melbourne.
Nasturtiums are edible! Flowers and the leaves are quite peppery and make neat little wraps. Apparently you can make 'poor man's capers' our of the seed buds before they mature too.
And can use the seeds as a home grown pepper apparently.
Capsicum like warmth to germinate. I just started mine on a heat mat until germination
On the coast in nsw I’ve managed to have a cherry tomato plant last 3 years. It basically turned into a tree. The stem was a thick as my forearm
it's lovely to learn about Aussie native flowers!
In. Brissy and have cucumbers 🥒 and tomatoes 🍅 growing outside, butter beans are gripping daily and chillies 🌶️ havnt stopped growing at all since planted
I'm getting so many ozzy gardeners now! I miss spring
Hey Ryan, thanks for sharing! I've been preparing for seed sowing season as well, really appreciate you showing the seed packets. So nice to see a fellow Gippslander making quality content 😁
The native wisteria is also known as Hardenbergia, you can buy this is bunnings if the seeds are too difficult.
Best to find everlasting in a community nursery.
The starts desert pea is a tricky one.
Johnny jump up are very easy and prolific.
I always thought Hardenbergia looked a lot like Native Wisteria. Now I feel silly for not looking into it further and finding out they're the same thing haha
@CulinaryGarden1 Honestly, I only know because I've grown it at previous properties.
I'd like to grow it at my retirement home. So far, I think I may have grown a Sturt desert pea or another native pea.
I'm in Harvey WA so it is a very different climate
Amazing tips and love your content mate. Would love to learn more about pot sizes and soil temperature for seedlings. Keep up the good work.
I liked the little Bunnings shelf on the side of your garden bed
Very Cool, Thankyou. Nice List of seeds. I have Hardenbergia (Native Wisteria) seeds 'naturally' germinating everywhere in my yard and also 'mature' flowering plants that 'self-sowed' and 'return' to full size and bloom each year for past 25 years, after sort of 'dieing off' in Perth's hot summer sun. The Hardenbergia Seed Pods loudly 'Explode' on the tree sounding like a 'Whip crack', leaving a twisted pod with exposed seeds on the ground (for collection by me and spread all around my yard lol). Truly Stunning/Fascinating Plant. All the best with your seeds. Cheers
I actually got started with some dragonfrit seeds last year I salvaged from a store bought fruit. It’s likely they’ll be different in some way (cuz fruit stuff) but the experiment and experience of growing a unique fruit is a fun one even if they end up being inedible
Also dragon fruits just seem like such an awesome plant to have!
With your zucchini grow it up a pole or steak and keep cutting the bottom leaves off it saves space.
Purple king beans are my favourites. I find they need a large frame to grow on ( I grow mine on a temporary fence panel). They crop prolifically and grow true to seed so that you can save some seeds at the end of the season for the following year.
Purple King was the star of last year for me
Lovely work! We just finished sowing a bunch of seeds too, very excited!
Well done with your videos as well, great quality 👌🏽
Rogue de marmalade 😂😂😂😂 love it
I'd recommend looking on TSC or Boondie for more native both edible and not. Really nice and cheap on both of those two. Fair dinkum seeds is run by a bloke somewhere north qld and he has a pretty big array of natives for anyone interested - but a bit more expensive. Bunnings and most nurseries don't really carry a lot of native seeds or plants, so I've had to look online for all of mine. There a lot of lovely native flowers, both perennial and annual and they're generally extremely hardy - since they're from here! Its a long wait for germination tho. I usually burn some sticks and soak the ashes and charcoal and then soak the seeds for smoke treament - it's worked for me so far. I'm trying purple fruiting billardiera this year.
The bench is a great idea, I use an old dining table chair lol.
Another vote for Boondie. I've been buying seeds for years from them.
I'd love to hear more nerdy details about your seed starting please! I'm itching to start my spring/summer seeds soon. Flowers and natives too. Have you heard about the Gardens for Wildlife program? I recommend it - experts come and give you advice about natives to plant and a voucher to spend at your local native nursery :D
Thats a great tip! I know some local councils will pay you to plant your nature strip full of natives. It's something I'm planning on looking into further :)
I've been growing veggies for ~2 years in Qld with much less experience, but started on capsicums. At first they were easy, but the leaves seem to attract way more pests and disease than other plants, especially given that it rained for weeks straight last summer. Even yesterday in late winter I checked a little capsicum plant I'd managed to keep growing over winter, and the underside of its leaves had ants and yellow rice shaped objects on it which I think means aphids or something similar. I previously didn't have flowers in the garden though there are some around the yard, and I did see plenty of ladybugs in the garden a few months ago, but they never seemed capable of eliminating them. I even tried gardening pesticide but had no luck.
Wash them off with hose or spray bottle its the best way
Perhaps look into some companion planting? I usually have the aphid issue on my dwarf lemon tree.
Hi Ryan, Thank you for putting these together. As I have proven I'm a serious black thumb, I would love to see you make the video on soil temperature, humidity, how to get started, etc., as mentioned. So glad I found your channel. Thanks :)
Keep persisting. It takes years. Start with only a few things rather than being too ambitious. Ideally, buy seedlings that are more local to your area (I am in Victoria, so the Purtill seedlings are grown only an hour from where I am). Tomatoes are fairly easy to grow, main challenge, staking and pruning. Strawberries easy. Cabbage easy (beware cabbage butterfly though, invest in fine netting). Cucumbers easy (and you can trellis them). Pumpkins like butternut are easy, most of ours are self-sown from the compost. Start with the easy or easier ones, and expand. Perhaps compile a notebook growing guide if that is your thing. Most plants like different things, grow things that do well in your area.
woohoo! Tomatoes, going to Bunnings tomorrow for the seeds. Also, could you please make a video about Australian weeds. Last year I planted a lot of beautiful flowers from cuttings, but then I was told it was weeds
Great video. I've never heard of, Hardenbergia (aka Happy Wanderer) being called Native Wisteria. It is a beautiful plant and I remind myself to get a couple every year when they are in flower and then forget again. Happy Gardening.
Fellow Gippslander here (stopped by to see what you are planting at this time - thanks for the insight!) and would enjoy watching a video on how you get your seeds started.
terrific video and thank you for the update and information.
I'm in a different zone in the southern highlands so cool temperate is a usual description and grow my capsicums in a small poly tunnel type of thing.
I just happened to run out of time and left them and was surprised to discover that over wintering them is the thing to do. The 2nd crop was so much better and I believe a third crop (which is this year) is supposed to be even better. The first year I only got green capsicums but the 2nd year I got many more red ones and that was my goal.
I'm going to be very interested to watch the evolution of your capsicum planting. Thanks so much for your information and getting a chance to see another Aussie vegetable garden. It's very important for me to see the way other gardens manifest and how people plan so I'm a new subscriber and working my way through your videos.
I buy my seeds from the Seed Collection online. They have a huge variety of veggies and flowers and they are so much cheaper than buying Mr Fothergills.
I love the Diggers’ Club seeds. 😊
I'm about to buy from them. Good germination?
I love the seed collection and the varieties.
I've been using happy valley seeds online its great so many heirlooms
@@jaydenfulcher4773 all brought in from overseas :(
Having a go with milk jug winter sowing. A few have that have already germinated…wish me luck
So good! Thank you!
keep up the great work mate
Thank you for the great content, I too am a Melbourne gardener. Just wondering what type of wood you’ve used for your raised garden beds, they look amazing.
Do yourself a favour and grow some Adelaide tomatoes, they have an amazing flavour. I seed saved from a store bought and have grown them for the last few years. I grew so many different varieties of tomatoes last year that we are now just on the last few bags out of the freezer. I have not bought passata in quite a few years now. Simply clean and freeze on trays, pop into bags and use as needed for sauces of all kinds. No having to jar/can. If you don't like skins, defrost before cooking and squeeze skins and stems off.
Thanks for mentioning The Seed Collection. I need all new seeds this year, so you e saved me lots of $$. I haven’t been able to eat store bought tomatoes since my home grown ones finished as they skins have been so tough that I’ve thought about slicing them with the chainsaw, lol. And let’s not talk about taste because there is none. I live in the Adelaide Hills so I’m really excited to try the Adelaide Tomato.
@@juneshannon8074 Oh you will love the Adelaide tomato for sure. Got my seeds in the greenhouse now, some already coming through, cannot wait to get the new batches in.
@@juneshannon8074 in the Hills too, do you have aphid problems ??
@@gypsy1111 I did one year, ants eating aphids too. I solved the ant problem by putting a thick collar of Vaseline around trunk. I’ve heard half milk, half water spray kills aphids. Spray at night. Do you have problems with capsicums? Each year I have a small white moth that drills holes into mine and then the capsicum rots. I assume it lays eggs inside. I never get nice ripe red ones and don’t like them green.
@@juneshannon8074 I have never seen these types of aphids, they're boring holes into every single leaf, and leaving a heap of eggs around their spot which rots away the leaf. They look like a tiny fly with long wings. I've sprayed every. Single. Leaf. Back and front and got them all off. Next day, completely covered again
Starting to think the regular fuzzy aphids were easier to get rid of. I think I'm going to lose all my brassicas
Loved this! Woulf definitely love a video on your seed starting process! 🙌💚
great video mate im in the eastern suburbs and have just had my first seed pop up today
Oh! fellow gippslander! I'm up in the Strzelecki ranges and I've started my summer stuff weeks earlier than usual, its so warm
rogue de marmalade? it's rouge de marmande 😁 you're very fortunate to have such a large backyard
(Phonetically) Roozhe de marmond 😉
Aussie. Aussie. Aussie.🎉
love the vid mate. fyi have just learned nasturiums are listed as an environmental weed in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. here in syd i've had some growing and they really start to smother other plants
Yes, I’d love to see you video the why, what and how of pot sizes for seeds. And why do you propagate seeds over just buying seedlings? Thanks, very happy your channel just popped up. New subscriber
Seed packets are generally cheaper than seedlings. Stick to seeds that have a high germination rate (tomatoes are one, I think cucumber and some pumpkins as well). For fussier seeds, you do need to be set up for them, and get to know the best way to germinate and establish them.
@@davinasquirrel7672 thank you 😊
@@iof1 What it is, all seeds have their own preferences (light, dark, humidity, pre-soaking or not). So for every seed you try to sow or germinate, find out all the details. Whether the pre-soak (harder seeds), the temperature they like, the darkness etc.
After sprouting, there is the detail of what those seeds like (many will do well with bottom watering and perhaps misting), and you usually need heat for early sowing.
As a beginner, I recommend you start off with (quality) seedlings ("transplants" in the US). Get your growing under control, for your area or local climate, then set up for your own seeds. I am still not really set up for seeds. There is no shame in that. It is all a very long learning curve.
@@iof1 I will also add, gardening is more of a journey, and an art. And very satisfying from the successes, and learning from the failures, year on year. It is very rewarding.
Don't expect to grow everything perfectly the first time you try it. There are so many variables (position, local climate, preparation, nurturing, luck).
It is such a great hobby, and life skill. Persevere. I wish you luck.
I’ve noticed that camomile keeps those white moths/ butterflies away I hid the plant in my gooseberry pot and the white butterflies no longer land on it
Cabbage butterfly is my nemesis. I not only have the fine netting, but am thinking of razor wire, armed guards and search lights! Actually, the fine netting does work, just don't let the leaves touch the netting, they are sneaky. It took me a couple of seasons to perfect the netting. They are everywhere where I am.
Supposedly water cress is a decoy companion plant. Haven't tried it yet.
Glad I'm not the only one trying last minute tomatoes in my zone😅
This video just came across my feed, although im in Nsw.
Capsicums, definitely the most used veg in my household. Capsicum & seeet, long peppers can take ages to germinate, the best method that works 💯 for me, is to soak these seeds in warm water for 24hrs, when sowing in pots, i barely cover the seeds with seed raising mix, water with a mixture of water & a drop of liquid fertiliser eg Eco Bouch ( from Vasilis website, who lives in Melb can buy direct ) hands down the best liquid fertiliser, on the market.
Native flowers/plant seeds can be purchased through many reputable companies, same as veg seed, companies that sell heirloom , open pollinated varieties for less than supermarket packet brands.
If you are referring to hardenbergia as native wisteria, it can be grown from seed, if purchased in small pots they will grow very fast , before lo g can be trained over r arbours, fences, etc, they come in white & purple
And pink. Hardenbergia is also available in pale pink, which can form a self-supporting shrub approx 1.5 x 2 metres.
if your having trouble finding native flowers, try The Seed Collection Australia
Great video! Thank you 😊. My only problem here in Melbourne are the POSSUMS!!
Last year I managed to grow a variety of great crops, somehow they found a way to destroy my nets and obliterated nearly everything in one night 😢. Needless to say, they thoroughly enjoyed their feast! Anyone else have possums? How do you stop them from eating everything you’ve grown aside from netting??
Mary cole victorian soil micrpbiologist conducts workshops at her prperty in Traralgon. It is all about using compost tea which nourishes the microbes in the soil which feeds the plants making them strong and more resistant to attack.the seeter the soil the less likely to attack. Molasses in the compost tea.😊
Do you happen to know what variety of pansy the purple ones in your window box are? They’re gorgeous!
You mean early. It's colder in my house in august than it is outside 😅 I wish australia would figure out what insulation is. Blew my mind when I moved here. I sowed in September and am still kinda sowing stuff now. I'm convinced all types of capsicum hate melbourne. 2 years and not a single sweet pepper. Hot peppers are all good but small.
Don't plant too many cucumber plants! I had about 5 plants growing a few years back (in Kratky hydroponics), and I seriously was scrambling to give them away. I also trellised them to help with space.
Those purple beans are beautiful and delicious but cooked the go an unappetising grey. So eat them fresh off the vine.
Tassie Seeds - excellent seed seller and grow all their own heirlooms
Perhaps because Tassie, like WA, basically declares themselves a separate country? No one can import plants or seeds to Tassie/WA.
Hi Ryan, the Rouge de Marmande isn't pronounced Rogue de Marmalade lol. It is a French variety which means Red of Marmande which was developed and introduced in around 1925.
do you leave the mesh over the plants all day , ive had birds each my strawberries & i'm keeping them covered to stop birds however how will the bees pollinate?
Perhaps build a little structure over the strawberries, that has a few small openings that birds will likely overlook or be afraid to enter, but the bees should be able to find their way through.
Love the video! The audio is a bit unbalanced though
Hey there. I am from Newcastle, NSW. Don't hold that against me.
What are your thoughts on using egg cartons as seed trays?
In a few of my videos I recommend it as a budget option :)
I would be most grateful if you could either tell us in each video or preferably write in the “more” section, in what part of Aust. you are gardening. Thank you for your time and effort.
Victoria... Melbourne, I think?! ;)
Capsicums are better home grown, like most everything. But thanks for reminding me - haven’t grown capsicums for years
How does everyone deal with aphids ? Im growing in adelaide and i have tiny black flies all over my cabbage cauli broccoli bok choy and brussels. And theyre eating my sunflowers! Last year i only had the typical fluffy grey aphids, now i have the flying ones. Help😪
Unless you’re using a heat mat I don’t think you will get a great germination rate especially on capsicum
Treat yourself to an 8 x 8, 2.6 x 2.6m Winter Gardenz Glasshouse.
Which city do you live in?
Yes you have a huge space behind you, lawns are such a waste of space.
Heirloom silent "H"
Rouge de Mar mande.... Not marmalade hahaha
big flower pansies are nice but the small flower "jumping jacks" can quickly become a nuisance, self seeding all over the place and the plants grow bushy and start smothering other plants.
alyssum is similar, speading too wide. we live, we learn.
my last shipment of flower seeds from international seller (Plant World Seeds) got destroyed by overzealous plant quarantine people, but previous two orders came fine. it's a way of getting more unusual flowers than local selection, which can be quite limited.
for veggies i try to find best online commercial/F1 varieties with good disease resistance package. else you easily get late blight on tomatoes, for instance, when you buy run of the mill or old time varieties.
i started planting (annual) zinnias, thanks to an american yourube channel, and i plant many each year now. plenty varieties to choose from locally, and they really liven up the borders. i think i've become addicted to zinnias ;)
Capsicum is a fruit not a vegetable
wrong. vegetable is a culinary term, so not gonna lie, these little gotchas over this and say tomatoes are kinda annoying
@@heresjacktorrance definition of a fruit is an enlarged ovary. That’s what a capsicum is everything else is a vegetable.
Pumpkin is a fruit. Bean is a fruit do I continue? Tomato= fruit
Who’s hand guess what. A strawberry is a vegetable
a fruit is a botanical term, vegetables are a culinary term. it doesnt have to be one or the other!!
Hi. Just came across your site. Fabulous if you are out weburn way warburton hwy. Ecoss enviro hub just off main Rd. They sell natives very cheap and money goes to funding the ed side for schools and bike repair shop for underprivileged kids etc.
They sell bio char basically charcoal for the garden and smoke water which is a biproduct of the biochar process. It is made in the yarra valley region by the council.
Amazing spot. Headquaters for yarra valley permaculture.