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Gardening tips for Melbourne (lemmy.bmck.au)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'd like a garden that's useful for cooking - herbs, basic veg/tomatoes. But I don't really know where to start.

I had a small patch of herbs, but it was overrun by weeds. I'd like to start this spring with a fresh raised garden bed in my (small) front garden. It receives a decent amount of sun.

Are there any good resources out there for establishing a garden like this in Melbourne? Google obviously is fairly northern-hemisphere oriented, so seasons/availability don't really align.

Things I'm curious about are –

what to plant
when to plant
when to harvest
how to harvest
how to deal with pests
how to deal with weeds
seeds vs. seedlings
how often to water
how much to water
to feed or not to feed

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would highly recommend looking up the Diggers club and becoming a member. They provide so much information about gardening year-round in Victoria specifically: https://www.diggers.com.au/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I will check them out. Thank you!

[–] phant 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like the book, 'Garden like a Nonno'. It's by a Melbourne author and is a simple collation of her Nonno's gardening tips. Covers all the things you've mentioned and is actually a nice coffee table book too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome, thank you!