what will grow this time of year?

[jusdeb]

Pffft the spinach I planted under the name of rainbow spinach is actually Rainbow Chard ....Ill be getting more of that I think .

[Diane]

Mitre 10 had same variety only bit on the dead side , very dry.

You shop in the opposition too?

Found a :What to plant when" Bear in mind this is for South Australia.
Vegetables
Seeds and seedlings
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Silverbeet, Lettuce, Chives, Leek.

Seedlings
Beetroot Brussel sprouts

Seeds
Beans (broad) Parsnips, Peas, Turnip

[waynomelb]

Can someone tell me what Chard is?

Endive is great through winter.

[Diane]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chard

[bleeding green]

I've just bought some of those endive seeds (and a few other types of vegies as well) so I will see how they grow. I've had no problems growing endive in winter before i just can't get the exact type I want.

[finchbreeder]

Guinea grass is growing wonderfully here at the moment, but the silverbeet is beat. But then the February temp range was 40.4 - 18.5 and 0 rain on 19 of the 28 days. Guinea grass really thrives here, but most things are a struggle to keep alive.
LML

[jusdeb]

Vegie garden is off and running and the buk choy was almost taxable UNTIL the bloody sparrows found it , in a matter of 2 days they have pretty much eaten 1/3 of all the leafy greens .
They also found my trays of bird seed I was growing to give the birds some young shoots ( 12 trays in all ) and have dug over all but 7 .

Off to Bunnings tomorrow to buy bulk bird netting ...My attempt to grow my own greens to save $$$$ is now going to probably cost more than I would have spent on vegies from the shops what with mulch , seedlings , ferts and now netting .

[matcho]

Gee, I must be really lucky because when I change my sprouted seed each morning or empty some of the seed hoppers I just throw it around. What the fattest and healthiest pair of resident Spotted Turtle Doves don't eat grow and give me seed head of of all types of millet. Big sprays, small heads but the best part is my yard, although small just gets over loaded with wintergrass and other seed bearing grasses, plus dandelion and milk thistle, no paspalum (thank god). The only down side is that I have to bring out the lawnmower every couple of weeks so I just collect all my greens (dandelion/milk thistle /seeding grass heads etc) when I take the dogs for their daily walk. Its amazing what really is available in the inner part of the largest city in the land. Not a two minute walk from my front door in Leichhardt I regularly see Red Heads, Black Cockatoos, Galah, Little Corellas, Monarchs, Fig Birds, Butcherbirds, etc. My back yard has Wattlebirds, Spinebills, Blue Wrens, Silvereyes,Rainbow Lorikeets and although not native I had two sets of Bul Buls in my peach tree last year. Koels and Channel Billed Cuckoos (in season) are common. Sorry, enough of the waffleing, but just had to tell someone. Too many brown bottles this arvo.

[jusdeb]

Used to have access to a ton of milk thistle as tall as the fence from neighbours neglected side of house ...another victim of the rain I think since it has dissapeared now the ground isnt so dry.

Yes your right it is amazing what resources are available even in the city and the birds that have adapted to the urban sprawl and even thrive on it .

I throw my seed in the one spot but 40 or so sparrows make very short work of it

[matcho]

Sparrows? Haven't seen them in any numbers here for ages. Although plain looking they have plenty of character and bring back memories as a kid because they were always the baby bird out of the nest that you found. As an old egg collector (then) Tree sparrows were the best compared to the House Sparrow. I think ours are all gone because of the Currawongs and Indian Mynahs. Even Starlings in my area are rarely sighted.