Our Autumn Garden...

[@karenkmk4035]

Some great ideas there Elizabeth! Your gardens are looking great and I love love love the pink and purple garden..very pretty..👍.

[@denisebrady6858]

What a great video John so nice to see your wife's propagation stations as we all need flowers etc for our bees. Cheers Denise

[@wildchook745]

Great tips,...love it.

[@Ckktopa]

great video, thank you!

[@juliewholohan2415]

I never ate parsnips till I came across adding pear the parsnip mash.....delicious and the grandkids love it👍

[@homesteading]

Sounds great!

[@gillessellier1451]

hi, love your channel, about your corn stocks, cut it into smaller pieces, pile it up and go through it with your lawnmower a few times. generally does the work.

[@justinefranklin7826]

I love that you are showcasing both the productive and ornamental parts of your garden..... food for the body and the soul.

[@Melanieallen968]

Self sufficient me put me onto your channel..Yayyy..🙂

[@GunShot101]

yous youe mower and catcher on the corn chops them up good

[@rireland39]

Love your channel I especially loved your “A month in the garden” series. Great to see what you do and how you go about it. Loving every video, Macedon Ranges in Victoria

[@southofthesticks]

Beautiful and perductive. Thank you for sharing.

[@markhoyt8643]

This was a good video thank you

[@GunShot101]

chop up your spring onuoins and frez them so handy when cooking i just put them in most i cook

[@natashawillis346]

I do that too I have about 2kgs in the freezer and makes meal prep so easy especially when kids/ teenagers are cooking.

[@juliewholohan2415]

What type of broccoli do you grow please....they are magnificent ✨

[@mce_AU]

Great idea with the fly mesh in the trays. Will have to try it myself.

[@Ykchase01]

He to put irrigation system in a raised garden beds with hoop and netting with broccoli in them

[@louisianapatriot5818]

You have a lovely garden area.

[@aussieauntynette6892]

Thanks for posting 😁👍 Found your channel yesterday and subbed. Great to find another Aussie 🇦🇺👍 Well done to you and Elizabeth, you've done a great job. What area of Australia are you in? I'm near NSW/VIC border. Look forward to seeing some more of you both 😁 We got our first good white frost this morning 🥶 brrr, it's a bit chilly, going to take a couple of weeks for me to properly adapt to the chill factor 🥶🥶 Have a great day 🦘🇦🇺🦘🙏

[@homesteading]

Welcome! We are one the North West coast of Tasmania.

[@CakeandEatit3]

Great video, Where did you get your greenhouse from or did you make it yourself?

[@homesteading]

Built it ourselves.

[@CakeandEatit3]

@@homesteading Where did you buy the parts from if I can ask, looked at so many and they look cheap and nasty. Yours looks more sturdy and last the distance. It gets VERY hot in summer here (WA) and plastic just disintegrates.

[@homesteading]

@@CakeandEatit3 I built the frame from recycled Gal pipe and used Duratough greenhouse film (redpath.com.au/plastic-films-textiles/greenhouse-films/duratough-clear-greenhouse-film-210-micron-commercial/) - highly recommend it. You may want to watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/barZnHmdrpeJbdU

[@ouchstopclicking]

Do you have a mulch setting on your lawn mower? That’s what we do with our bigger plants! Thanks for another great video :)

[@homesteading]

My mower doesn't really like something as heavy as corn stalks.

[@thevegtrader]

Thanks for another lovely garden tour :) Where did you get your cherry guava from? I haven't been able to find one (I'm in Tassie too)

[@homesteading]

I grew the Cherry Guava from seed which I bought online - but I notice now that is marked "not TAS/WA" which was not the case at the time.

[@thevegtrader]

@@homesteading Thanks for the reply! This is what I've found with all my online searches thus far too :(

[@thevegtrader]

@@homesteading Woo hoo I accidently came across a cherry and strawberry guava at Legana Plants Plus last weekend 🤩

[@wms952]

Just bought a house in Hobart and I am planning a food garden, any suggestions for what to do first? - A complete gardening novice

[@edsaunders1897]

I started gardening a couple of years ago, and here's some tips I've learner over that brief time: 1. Start small. It's really easy to get overwhelmed - there's so many things to do in a big garden, which can make it stressful when first learning. Start small and experiment and when you've got more confident, it becomes more natural. Even after my first season I had a much better idea about what to do when. 2.expect failures and celebrate successes. Everybody I've talked to, including people with decades of experience, have garden failures now and then. You can't control the climate etc. If something doesn't work out, try and learn from it and don't get to upset. At the same time, some things work way better than expected - enjoy those things! 3. Take notes. I didn't take many during my first season, and wish I did. Took way more notes in my second season, and it helped me learn a lot! I still don't take lots of detailed notes, but do note the date I plant seeds, when they first germinate and when I transplant. Also basic climate notes like rainfall and first frost dates (also check historical data on places like BOM). Given that it's the start of winter, and you're in a cold climate, you probably won't be growing much right away. But the first place to start is with observations anyway. Look at where you get sunshine in your garden, and try to figure out if there's any microclimates (e.g. a space against a brick wall or water tank that stats warmer at night). If you are putting in a new garden (e.g. building raised beds), stake out an area where you think you might put them and observe that space whenever you can to see if there's issues with things like sun light or drainage etc. I was lucky that I did this for 6 months before building a bunch of raised beds - where I first thought I'd put them turned out to be quite shady most the day, and so I built them elsewhere. Also, if you're not already, start composting or get a worm farm! Use winter to start building up nutrients for your soil! Have fun starting your garden! It's quite addictive. I find it a great stress relief aglfter a long day in the office. Especially in summer - getting out to the yard and weeding, watering or planting is a therapeutic way to end the day!

[@homesteading]

Ed has given you great reply. You may find kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXu9Z55urKapadk&t useful if you haven't seen it.

[@wms952]

Thanks for the ideas, I didn't consider the microclimate angle but now that I think about it there could be a few around.

[@KJ-jl5oc]

Welcome to Hobart. Did you know UTAS has a free short course that includes science of gardening. www.utas.edu.au/courses/cse/courses/z0u-undergraduate-certificate-in-sustainable-living