Introducing Me ~ Jason from Australia

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🙂 Hi peeps, I have a 'difficult' shaped block of land & have decided that I need to learn as much as I can about VERTICAL GARDENING. Does anyone know if such a section exists already?
I'm mainly interested in growing food for home cooking, basic veggies, herbs & spices
The attachment is a method I have developed for getting rid of Spiders. Getting rid of Spiders.jpg😉
 

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Welcome...and that has to be the most effective but not efficient method of spider control I've seen. 🤠 🤠

A lot of veggies do well on trellis. We grow green beans (pole), cucumbers, melons, Malabar spinach, pumpkins, and use a trellis for support for tomatoes.

Looking forward to your participation here.
 

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Aphids on the peace lily and tradescantia I could understand, but why get rid of spiders? Predators are the good guys.
Welcome to the forum.
 

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I just got back from visiting my local sawmill gathering scrap cuts that I use on my pole beans.
Here's a photo of how I do vertical growing with cheap scrap wood .
And, welcome to the forum!!
 

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Anyway, anyone know of a thread on Vertical Gardening?
The "search" tool works very well on this forum...several threads on vertical gardening will pop up. Feel free to ask any specific questions you may have also.
 

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Hello and welcome friend. What do you have now or what are you using to start vertical gardening? Are you indoors or outdoors, what is the substrate you are using? What types of plants are you wanting to grow?
 
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Hello and welcome friend. What do you have now or what are you using to start vertical gardening? Are you indoors or outdoors, what is the substrate you are using? What types of plants are you wanting to grow?
At the moment I have a block of land with a house & a portable classroom. The soil is quite sandy and I have yet to get a 'soil test' done.
Australia is going through the process of drying out a bit due to "Climate Change" & our 'cost of living' is bloody horrible! This is why I'm interested in starting to reduce my 'Cost of Living' by growing food I like. [ps whoever decided that 'Green salads' are delicious was an idiot with no working taste buds 😉 ]
I'm keen to learn from others, what they have done that works - or 'not works'.
I'm beginning to suspect that structuring of the beds, the methods of irrigation and the regulation of nutrients is where I need to be focusing my learning.
I've borrowed a book from the Library called "Vertical Gardening" which seems to be a good starting point. Unfortunately, it is written by an American who thinks in terms of the Northern Hemisphere, which is a bit back to front for Australia & our seasons. Still, a good start is a good start.
 

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At the moment I have a block of land with a house & a portable classroom. The soil is quite sandy and I have yet to get a 'soil test' done.
Australia is going through the process of drying out a bit due to "Climate Change" & our 'cost of living' is bloody horrible! This is why I'm interested in starting to reduce my 'Cost of Living' by growing food I like. [ps whoever decided that 'Green salads' are delicious was an idiot with no working taste buds 😉 ]
I'm keen to learn from others, what they have done that works - or 'not works'.
I'm beginning to suspect that structuring of the beds, the methods of irrigation and the regulation of nutrients is where I need to be focusing my learning.
I've borrowed a book from the Library called "Vertical Gardening" which seems to be a good starting point. Unfortunately, it is written by an American who thinks in terms of the Northern Hemisphere, which is a bit back to front for Australia & our seasons. Still, a good start is a good start.
Sandy soil is a plus for any garden anywhere. It's much easier to amend sand into sandy loam than clay into a sandy loam. I amend my soil yearly with organic input that builds the carbon in the soil. It takes a few years of amending but when it's ready "OH MY GOSH" the results are amazing and well worth the work. I would recommend adding composted compost and start build a good soil before ever planting anything.
 
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Sandy soil is a plus for any garden anywhere. It's much easier to amend sand into sandy loam than clay into a sandy loam. I amend my soil yearly with organic input that builds the carbon in the soil. It takes a few years of amending but when it's ready "OH MY GOSH" the results are amazing and well worth the work. I would recommend adding composted compost and start build a good soil before ever planting anything.
Thank you oneeye for your encouragement. A the age of 70 something - I am so looking forward to 'Spade work'! :LOL:
 

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At the moment I have a block of land with a house & a portable classroom. The soil is quite sandy and I have yet to get a 'soil test' done.
Getting a quality soil test to establish a baseline to measure against is so important. I've seen responses that say "I don't need no stinking soil test" when starting out...those are the predictable failures just waiting to happen.

You might find it interesting to read some of the posts from @redback from Gawler. Very interesting and thoughtful re the climate in Australia and growing gardens there. Unfortunately, @redback hasn't been heard from in a good while...since May of last year.

As I recall @redback mentioned a difficulty of getting soil tests there.

I'm saddened to no longer read the posts @redback made re Australia.
 

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