Beck’s Basics

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!! It’s time to start planting again so here’s a list of what’s suitable to plant in September in each climate zone: These veggies can be sown now in every region in Aus and NZ: - cabbage - carrots - capsicum & chillies - pumpkin & squash - spring onions - leeks These veggies can also be planted now but only in the areas noted: - beans (all except cool areas) - broad beans (cool areas only) - celery (temperate areas only) - corn (all except cool areas) - cucumbers (all except cool areas) - eggplant (all except hot areas) - beetroot (all except hot areas) - lettuce (all except hot areas) - parsnips (cool & temperate areas only) - peas (cool & temperate areas only) - melons (temperate & warm areas only) - strawberries (cool and temperate areas only) - tomatoes (all except hot areas) - zucchini (temperate & warm areas only) - potatoes (areas where the risk of frost has passed) If you’re looking for good quality organic, non-gmo, non-hybrid, heirloom seeds, please dm me for info on our range🥒🍅🌽

Wonderful photo of a mulberry tree that has been trained downwards to make harvesting easier! And look at all that fruit!! Sent in by one of our members - Sandi. Well done 👏👏 That’s one of the things I LOVE about mulberry trees - you get a crop after only a year or two. Send in photos of your garden successes to encourage others👍👍

TEA TIME TIP What veges to plant in August? The following can be sown now in every region in Aus and NZ: - cabbage - carrots - lettuce - radish - rocket - onions - spring onions The following can also be planted now but only in the areas noted: - beans (hot areas only) - beetroot (all areas except cool and hot regions) - broad beans (cool and temperate areas only) - broccoli and cauliflower (temperate areas only) - capsicum (all except cool areas) - celery (temperate areas only) - corn (hot areas only) - eggplant) temperate and warm areas only) - leeks (warm and hot areas only) - parsnips (cool and temperate areas only) - silverbeet (cool and temperate areas only) - peas (cool and temperate areas only - use Sugarsnap variety for max food value) - pumpkin and squash (all except cool areas) - melons (warm areas only) - strawberries ( cool and temperate areas only) - tomatoes ( temperate and warm areas only) Have fun! 🥬 🍅 🥦 #becksbasics

TIME TO PLANT FRUIT TREES The weather is starting to warm up and the Spring rains are starting. So, if you’re planning to get some fruit trees in, make it a job for this weekend For best results: - dig the planting hole twice the width and the same depth as the root ball of the tree - sprinkle a handful of blood and bone into the bottom of the hole and sprinkle some soil over the top of it. - put the tree into the hole and backfill with soil. Make sure the rootball is fully covered - mound up a ring of soil around the perimeter of the hole (like to picture) to hold water - drive in a stake on either side of the outside of the hole (like the picture)(not inside the hole as you’ll damage the roots) and tie the tree up with strips of an old sheet or similar - spread mulch about 10cm deep but keep it away from the tree trunk as it can cause collar rot - water once a day for a week, then once a week for a month, then once a month for a year (unless it’s really dry then water if the soil gets dry) #becksbasics

Apple seeds are starting to sprout inside apples at this time of the year. So, if you cut open an apple (even a store bought one) and the seeds look like this, don’t throw them away. You can carefully remove them from the apple core and plant them and you’ll get a FREE apple tree. The variety might not be exactly true to type (ie the type of apples you get from your new tree may be different to the apple you got the seed from due to grafting of the mother tree) but you should get apples nonetheless. Give it a go! Can’t go wrong with free fruit!! #becksbasics

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