Nonna and Pa’s famous vegetable garden TOUR 🩷 - WINTER planting guide - Gardening Australia

[@EllaMead-wx7ex]

Aw love Nonna and Pa and their garden! More tours of theirs please 🙏🏼

[@ChristieCooper]

Glad you enjoyed it! I was thinking of doing an August tour there shortly!

[@ruthbentley2090]

Hi Christie, so lovely to meet you Mother in law. Just want to say how lovely and inspiring she is and really wish her well with her health journey.🙏🏾🐸💕

[@ruthbentley2090]

PS re her advice about not planting too close together is good and true!

[@ChristieCooper]

I agree, she’s a winner! Thanks Ruth 🩷

[@kimberlywells1794]

Love this ❤ so glad Nonna agreed to an interview. I could listen to a lot more. Beautiful garden and so much experience to share.

[@lisathiedeman4487]

Just discovered your channel, love this video!

[@ChristieCooper]

Welcome! I really enjoyed filming this one ☺️

[@Gotsomethingtosaynow]

What a productive garden. Can,t get enough of their garden. Keep them coming please.

[@ChristieCooper]

Glad you’re enjoying them Anne!

[@Taylahswan825]

This was so inspiring, I’m grateful we got that interview! How lucky you all are to have Nonna and Pa x

[@ChristieCooper]

I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I did! We sure are :)

[@Petalsandstamens]

I love this. Learning from our elders and more experienced people is so satisfying. Thank you for sharing and I would love to hear more about Donna and pa's garden and kitchen advice.

[@ChristieCooper]

Ohh glad you found this one too! This one's my favourite - just wish the audio was a bit clearer!

[@yoloswagawesome3731]

This was a great video, loved seeing how they set up their raised vegetable patch and where everything was planted. Thanks for sharing and thanks Nonna and Pa for agreeing to be on camera. After reading all the comments I hope this becomes a regular gig you'll enjoy sharing.

[@ChristieCooper]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊 They’ve just planted out their Summer veggies and suggested another tour - definitely time for a new one I think!

[@CarolFox-ut2fg]

I just feel so happy seeing the love and respect between a daughter in law and her non a...it’s pure gold..and so unusual in a world where mother’s in laws are seen as the “villain”. Pure gold. And I love your garden and recipes. Can I come by and have a cuppa? But I live in the subtropical north of NSW. Keep growing the love.

[@ChristieCooper]

Yep, I often think of how lucky I am. I wouldn't be gardening at all if it weren't for these two! Would love to have you over for a cuppa any time Carol, bring some of that lovely northern warmth with you please ;)

[@tavocoptyltd927]

Heaps of great info in this video

[@Gotsomethingtosaynow]

I was really looking forward to this episode and you did not disappoint. This was really interesting. Please ask them to contribute again too. Also, they both look so healthy and are a great advertisement for growing and eating our own produce, I was so sad to hear of her breast cancer journey. I can only imagine how beneficial the natural vitamins and minerals in their home grown produce has had in the healing process. I am so envious of those gorgeous raised beds.

[@ChristieCooper]

Glad you enjoyed it Anne, I’ve passed on your comment to them! We were all very relieved when Mary got the all-clear from the oncologist after finishing treatment. This Videl took me a lot longer to edit than usual but seems to have been worth it 😊

[@Myaussiebackyard]

What beautiful people your in laws are. Their garden is amazing and now I’m inspired to grow more herbs.

[@ChristieCooper]

They are, aren’t they ☺️ fresh herbs are the best - they make all cooking taste amazing!

[@rachaelkennedy250]

That was amazing! Maybe Nonna should do a recipe book 🙏👏

[@ChristieCooper]

One of her 2 other sons Jono has been actively encouraging her to do just that!

[@BMSWEB]

Absolutely loved this episode!

[@ChristieCooper]

Love hearing this!

[@ingayoung6214]

Thanks so much, Nonna and Pa, I cannot wait to see more!

[@ChristieCooper]

Aren’t they the best? 💖

[@ingayoung6214]

Totally Christie, I want to hang in the kitchen with Nonna. I could pull the low weeds to pay ;)@@ChristieCooper

[@gardenandcee]

Great ep! So much to learn from generations before us. Couldn’t agree more re raised beds - life safer.

[@steveanddonna]

We really loved watching Nonna and Pa’s garden. It was nice to learn from their good Melbourne vegetable garden tips. They seem to have a wealth of knowledge that we all love to glean from. Keep up the good work Christie!

[@ChristieCooper]

Glad you enjoyed it Stephen! They sure do 😊

[@ceramiartdental2809]

What a surprise episode! Please keep giving us updates of your in-laws garden. I'd also like to get more info on Nonna's preserving. I tend to grow quite a lot of produce here in Perth, but I fail when it comes to preserving the excess and it tends to land in the compost bin! Gary

[@ChristieCooper]

You should get her cucumber / zucchini pickles - they’re heaven! Will definitely look to do something like this in the future if she wants to 😊

[@Gotsomethingtosaynow]

Yes, yes, yes. That would be so interesting too.

[@Jewels64]

I really enjoyed this this , thanks for sharing 🥬🥦🫛

[@ChristieCooper]

I had fun making it! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@rubyview]

love this

[@ChristieCooper]

It’s one of my favourites ☺️

[@Lunasgarden2021]

I’m in SA and I leave capsicum in the ground, cut them back at the beginning of spring and they grow quickly and produce a lot faster than starting seedlings again

[@ChristieCooper]

I’ve done that with some of mine this year and they’re developing a lot of new growth already! Hope yours bring you lots of capsicums 🤞🏼

[@Lunasgarden2021]

@@ChristieCooper I’ve been doing this for a few years now and I have a 7 year old chilli that just keeps producing, we can do it here in Australia because we don’t have snow

[@Lunasgarden2021]

@@ChristieCooper yes you will find so much more quick prod

[@ChristieCooper]

7 years! That’s amazing!

[@ColCastree]

When my mum cooks beetroot she places slices of onion between the sliced. Nothing like home grown beetroot..

[@ChristieCooper]

Yum!

[@lorrainecostanzo9092]

OK I would really like nonnas broad bean mixture that she stuffs the zucchini flowers with please

[@ChristieCooper]

I’ll have to ask her and get back you ☺️

[@melissaegan48]

I really love this! Wanted to follow a garden chanel in Melbourne. So happy I found you. Where does your nonna get her seedlings from?

[@ChristieCooper]

Hi Melissa, most of these came from QP Seedlings, they’re based in Werribee but send out their seedlings through the mail. Otherwise they use a combination of the local nursery, Bunnings, and growing their own from seed. Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll be sharing my own garden tour in the next day or two 😊

[@mariacarmo145]

Hi I saw you planting an avocado seed one thing you have to put the seed w/ roots down not on the side and the bit looks like stick up hope that makes sense. Also you can put the seed in pot make sure you put the point bit up and the more round bottom then wait have fan watching grow .hope that helps

[@ChristieCooper]

Thanks Maria! 😊 The roots were all around it which made it hard to work out which was the obvious “down” but this helps!

[@KABrown-jp5eh]

Awesome garden!! 😊❤ Where's (phonetically)- Kallumbria?

[@ChristieCooper]

Calabria, in Southern Italy. Thank you!!

[@Calabrese_della_testa_dura]

Italians do it better…..hehe Great video Look forward in seeing how the broad beans turn out

[@ChristieCooper]

They sure do ☺️

[@kimberlywells1794]

Love this ❤ so glad Nonna agreed to an interview. I could listen to a lot more. Beautiful garden and so much experience to share.

[@ChristieCooper]

Me too! Thanks Kimberley ☺️