what will grow this time of year?

[bleeding green]

Deb I think I have the same problem. Thought it was snails but after baiting the seedlings get smaller so must be birds eatins it. It's annoying.

[Fincho162]

Try Kale folks.............loves winter, rich in calcium...........Russian red, curley leaf, Siberian, Tuscanny..............

[jusdeb]

I put a tuscan in last week and the sparrows haven't touched it ...might have to replace the soft leaf plants with the Kale .

[Fincho162]

U wait Jusdeb until every thrip, white fly, grasshopper and aphid finds it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seems not only birds like it................I have the "holiest" kale but nary a bite out of the silverbeet which is next to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kale is rich in calcium, contain a bit of oxalic acid which aint real desireable but then so does silverbeet.

Mind u if the oxalic acid bit worries you most parrots love the weed Fat Hen which is full of the stuff............never had (touching wood!!) a problem with egg-binding or other calcium problems with feeding it regularly..........

[Jayburd]

my cello teahcer grows kale,
I have heard tell of it far and wide - so might ask her for some seeds

[jusdeb]

put another one in today and bought a pack of curly kale ... lady at bunnings tells me council is planting Kale as a decorative plant around a new roundabout hmmm wonders if I could just hang out the door and grab as needed

[Fincho162]

Sorry Jusdeb that decorative one grows here too............eerrrrrrrrr........lets say I "liberated" some for "scientific research" and it aint the edible sort!!!!!!

[jusdeb]

bugger oh well the ones Ive got in are edible . Got the bird netting up , looks a little Opera Housish but no matter it will keep the sparrows out .

Other half commented that it would also keep birds in ....say the visiting Crimson wings settle folks it was a joke.