This article might give you some ideas about what can be done, sown, planted, and harvested in the garden in Australia during the month of September. Feel free to comment below if you would like to add or ask something.
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June – Permaculture Food Gardening Australia – Subtropics and Warm Climate
June – Permaculture Food Gardening Australia – Subtropics and Warm Climate by Ewa Bekiesch, Permaculture designer, educator, sustainable living consultant, and healthy food advocate. June is also a good time to extend the growing beds or to build new garden beds. I got two favorites. Very easy to build and super effective! See below. Take it as a guide. You can use any kind of materials for the walls: timber (not treated), metal sheets (galvanised are best), rocks, bricks, and so on. Also, the herb spiral next to your kitchen window might be a good project for winter. You can watch the video of how we have built it here:… Read More
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May – Permaculture Food Gardening in Subtropical Australia
May – Permaculture Food Gardening in Subtropical Australia by Ewa Bekiesch, Permaculture designer, educator, sustainable living consultant, and healthy food advocate. We are in the middle of the subtropical autumn. The very first “cold-weather” greens and veggies are ready for harvest. Others are starting to compete with each other and with the self-seeded ones which are also trying to claim some space in the garden bed and around, and I love it! Food everywhere 😀 This happens when you allowed them to go into seeds last season. They are simply popping out everywhere and the only job you have is either harvesting or replanting to create more space in the… Read More
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April – Permaculture Food Gardening in Subtropical Australia
April – Permaculture Food Gardening in Subtropical Australia by Ewa Bekiesch, Permaculture designer, educator, sustainable living consultant, and healthy food advocate. April is the month when we start to feel Autumn, and we love it! The lower temperatures make gardening so much more enjoyable. The first winter seedlings are emerging out of the soil, and you can watch them grow, or at least some of them. Let’s have a look at the jobs that we usually do during this month. General jobs in April Sowing, planting, harvesting I am pretty sure that I forgot about a few, but if so, I will update the list during the month as I… Read More
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