Vege garden question

[lurker172602]

DISCLAIMER: We are NOT keen Gardeners 

OH has just spent a considerable number of days digging over, and weeding, his "vege patch".   It's north facing and gets sun most of the day and seems to be good soil.  He does plan to dig through some manure and use pea straw on the surface.

Quesion is, what should he/we plant now?  He has lots of ideas for what I think are winter crop veges, e.g., carrots, potatoes etc, but what can we productively and easily grow at this time of the year?

We are on the far south coast of NSW.

[imastawka]

What can't you grow this time of year is more the question.

Seeds or seedlings?  Local nursery or Bunnings will have

plenty of seedlings ready to plant out

Dig the manure in, but wait a few days before planting.  

It can burn poor little seedlings

Just plant what you want to eat.

Nothing wrong with spuds or carrots either

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

tomatoes, lettuce

I have silverbeet/spinach that grows all year round.

sweet potato

ummmmm capsicum maybe.

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

check out this site,

click on any of the vegie syou fancy and it will tell you when to plant

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/vegieguide/

[lurker172602]

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@imastawka wrote:

What can't you grow this time of year is more the question.

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Easy for you to say!   Not so for us gardening numptys.   Seedlings I think.  

So you reckon I have to go to the garden centre and make a decision all on my own? Without assistance?  hhmmmmmm

[kopenhagen5]

Snow peas and tomatoes.

But at this time almost anything is good provided it's watered regularly.

Rather then digging manure through it now, probably better to water in a mild liquid fertiliser as the plants grow.

As stawks said it can burn young roots.

Then turn some manure though it after summer before the next planting.

[lurker172602]

Thanks pimpy.  I can't see that site on my iPad but I'll look later when I fire up the laptop.

[serendipityricho]

Lurker.....zuccinis are the go-make a mound-like a volcano.

Put a few seedlings in on the sides--water in the depression at the top.

So easy..............Richo.

[cmcoins2000]

Bit like you Lurker.

Here on South Coast - Cherry Tomatoes - need something to grow them on - haven't bought tomatoes for the past two summers.

Capsicum - eggplant - have a great miniature Lime - tree is not too big - fruit normal size.

Got a dark place - mushrooms are fun.

Strawberries & Passionfruit do well.

[collect247]

The easiest and simplest way to determine what you could grow is if you shop say at coles or woolies,then just check out what type of vegies are being sold and bob's your uncle.

Or go to your local garden nursery and grab some seedlings,they will have what's in season or bunnings as stawka mentioned.

Each year mix up your veggie patch meaning grow something different in the area you grew last year for example where you grew say carrots now plant cucumbers or capsicums.

And it's important to have good soil so plenty of fertilizer,I use seasol.

You will get a better growth by doing this,good luck