As a fairly novice gardener I find the hardest part is knowing what to plant when, so it’s brilliant to find a local channel (I’m in Maroubra) with real time information and such a wealth of knowledge too! Thanks for sharing it, much appreciated
Happy to help. I am trying to make the videos more regularly so you can be up to date with what I’m doing. I post a lot on insta as well so feel free to reach out and ask if you have any questions
Anthony I really appreciate your expertise and also experimenting with new things. I think gardening is all about learning your own climate and just trying different things and I love watching your videos.
You are way ahead of me Anthony, I haven't even started my tomatoes or capsicums yet, I think I better get a move on. Your cabbage and lettuce look great and I just love silver beet. Jacqui
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 I think that's a good move Anthony, capsicums really like the heat to germinate and we have had so much rain and cold weather it's the only way to get an early start.
See, this is why im always behind in planting. I wouldnt have thought to start my corn now. Ive got snow peas just starting to climb where I want to plant out my cucumbers in a couple of weeks. You are so organised with timing! I love it.
Funny thing is I planted the corn Sunday morning and I have a heat mat I put them on and they just started germinating today! So I will be planting them out in 2 weeks time hopefully
Hi Anthony, just following your carrots. I've grown these before many times before with and without success. Some of the thing I learned with carrots firstly never let the seed dry out. At this time of the year, it can take 3-4 weeks for the seeds to germinate. As with the amendments I found that they do not like to much nutrients in the soil. It causes them to fork. Anyway, good luck I will be interested to follow their progress. Cheers
Thanks mate I was just checking on the carrots and they germinated after day 14 so far so good. I might plant a few more out in another section of garden I’ll see how I go with space
Hey Matt we generally harvest the flat bean young so you can eat it pod and all and not get the stringly bit but if I have missed a few and they have gone overripe then we will shell them and add them to the pile when we freeze them and they they are all cooked together
Have you ever had fungus growth on your corn? I'm keen to get corn mushroom growing and plan to try corn for the first time this year. I'm just wondering how common it is in this climate to get it naturally occurring, but I might try to inoculate the corn too...
I hope you keep making videos over the next winter because I need to learn what to plant and when for winter crops. would like to see some of your traditional style cooking using the harvest??
Hi mate yes I will be growing all year round. You can go through my videos I did a whole winters worth of gardening you can see how I set up my plantings. I have been talking about getting a couple of videos on cooking and storing my veggies might start doing that soon
G'day Anthony. Thanks for sharing your seed raising process. My family likes the sweet bi-colour variety of corn but I've been having a terrible time trying to get them to germinate. I'm lucky if I get 3 out of 30 to germinate even after buying fresh seed, soaking overnight and using a heat mat. I've given up and have bought some Max F1 seeds like yours to see if I can get a decent germination rate. Do you water your trays after covering with vermiculite or after taking them inside (before germination)? Thanks again for sharing.
Hi mate with corn I find you need to soak them in water overnight and that really helps them start to germinate. For the trays I fill the trays with soil then I wet the soil in the tray well then I plant my seed in the cells and cover with vermiculite. I do not water once I add the vermiculite. I will give them a little water in a few days if it looks like it’s drying out but generally the soaking would have added enough water to the seeds
How are you all dealing with the rain. I did put in tomatoes capsicum and beans but its not warm to germinate. I am getting 16 degrees ofd here in sydney
Um, dumb question.......do you just put the beans anywhere inside or do you have a special setup to get them going? I love beans and getting a head start on growing them is very appealing THANKS!!
I have a north facing toy room where it gets fairly warm during the day. That and the house if heather so you will find that beans will germinate with that temp. Especially if you are heating your house to 20-21 degrees. They will germinate indoors with no crazy layout. I will have to show everyone in my next video the mess of seed trays 😀
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 Food for thought - THANKS! I'll see what might work at my house based on your input. If it doesn't go great it's only a few seeds and not a tattoo! Home grown green beans are fun to grow and pick but their taste is so delicious compared to bought ones.
Iv never seen someone plant corn or beans in a tray prior to planting out. Is there any reason you do it this way rather than direct sow and thin as required?
I’m doing it at the moment as the soil is still too cold for germination and I want to get an early start on the planting. When we move into October I will be planting directly
Yeah I will direct seed. To tell you the truth I will also raise in trays if the seeds are a little old and I want to make sure I get full germination as well
i've never raised beans as seedlings in trays. i suppose it gives you a head start but my seed starting station is already full, and beans generally do fine for me sowing seeds in situ. i did put some in the ground already, which may be too early, so see how they go, or i might have to do it again if they dont get up. i prefer the red silverbeet, as find them more compact growing than some of the other varieties.
Yeah I’m Purely doing it for the head start so I can plant them out early sept. These seeds are now running 2 years old so I can make sure I get a full bed of seedlings in once they germinate. With silverbeet we traditionally always grew this variety. We make a lot of stuffed silverbeet rolls and mum takes all the excess so I play it safe and grow what they know
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 : aint that the truth. i found out the hard way and still learning to plant varieties of vegetables that are welcome in the kitchen, else they end up languishing too long in garden, and i need space to put new things. since i watched americans plant zinnia flowers a few years ago, i'm hooked planting these long lasting annuals. i was never before into growing annual flowers much. they really lift the perennial borders to a show of colors.
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 : when you're up for it, zinnias come in all different colors and heights, and seed packets available most places. just treat them like regular seeds to be raised and they can go out quite small, 5-10cm. then find places to pop them into garden, under a tree etc.
As a fairly novice gardener I find the hardest part is knowing what to plant when, so it’s brilliant to find a local channel (I’m in Maroubra) with real time information and such a wealth of knowledge too! Thanks for sharing it, much appreciated
Happy to help. I am trying to make the videos more regularly so you can be up to date with what I’m doing. I post a lot on insta as well so feel free to reach out and ask if you have any questions
ditto. I try to keep up to date but tend to hibernate in winter, so being in Sydney this channel may prompt me to do more.
Anthony I really appreciate your expertise and also experimenting with new things. I think gardening is all about learning your own climate and just trying different things and I love watching your videos.
Thabks mate appreciate the support 👍
Your garden loving the warmer weather 🌱
Love your garden! I’m imagining your soup to be like my Adas bi hamod. A lemony lentil and Silverbeet soup. Yum love it 🥣
You guessed it that’s exactly what they got turned into 😀 I’m heating up some of it for dinner now
i like the bed sheet idea
You are way ahead of me Anthony, I haven't even started my tomatoes or capsicums yet, I think I better get a move on. Your cabbage and lettuce look great and I just love silver beet. Jacqui
Thanks I did bite the bullet and got a heat mat to encourage the capsicums to grow faster and it helps
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 I think that's a good move Anthony, capsicums really like the heat to germinate and we have had so much rain and cold weather it's the only way to get an early start.
This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for in a garden video.
Thank You.
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it 👍
See, this is why im always behind in planting. I wouldnt have thought to start my corn now. Ive got snow peas just starting to climb where I want to plant out my cucumbers in a couple of weeks. You are so organised with timing! I love it.
Funny thing is I planted the corn Sunday morning and I have a heat mat I put them on and they just started germinating today! So I will be planting them out in 2 weeks time hopefully
Hi Anthony, just following your carrots. I've grown these before many times before with and without success. Some of the thing I learned with carrots firstly never let the seed dry out. At this time of the year, it can take 3-4 weeks for the seeds to germinate. As with the amendments I found that they do not like to much nutrients in the soil. It causes them to fork. Anyway, good luck I will be interested to follow their progress. Cheers
Thanks mate I was just checking on the carrots and they germinated after day 14 so far so good. I might plant a few more out in another section of garden I’ll see how I go with space
Thanks for another video Anthony! I learn so much from you!
Thanks for the support 👍
Another awesome video from Anthony 😀 🌱
Thanks mate 👍
Magic video
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You’re my garden guru Anthony. Thanks for the content, keep up the great work.
Thanks for watching Nicole 😀👍
Love the video! Is your flat bean a shelling variety? I know some you can eat pod and all.
Hey Matt we generally harvest the flat bean young so you can eat it pod and all and not get the stringly bit but if I have missed a few and they have gone overripe then we will shell them and add them to the pile when we freeze them and they they are all cooked together
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 Thank you!
Have you ever had fungus growth on your corn? I'm keen to get corn mushroom growing and plan to try corn for the first time this year. I'm just wondering how common it is in this climate to get it naturally occurring, but I might try to inoculate the corn too...
It has come up for me in the past but it’s usually happens by accident but not often
I hope you keep making videos over the next winter because I need to learn what to plant and when for winter crops. would like to see some of your traditional style cooking using the harvest??
Hi mate yes I will be growing all year round. You can go through my videos I did a whole winters worth of gardening you can see how I set up my plantings. I have been talking about getting a couple of videos on cooking and storing my veggies might start doing that soon
Garden noob here what does it mean for those cabbage to bolt? Cheers in advance
The cabbage is going to seed so the head splits and the flower head pushes through. Still edible but not pretty
G'day Anthony. Thanks for sharing your seed raising process. My family likes the sweet bi-colour variety of corn but I've been having a terrible time trying to get them to germinate. I'm lucky if I get 3 out of 30 to germinate even after buying fresh seed, soaking overnight and using a heat mat. I've given up and have bought some Max F1 seeds like yours to see if I can get a decent germination rate. Do you water your trays after covering with vermiculite or after taking them inside (before germination)? Thanks again for sharing.
Hi mate with corn I find you need to soak them in water overnight and that really helps them start to germinate. For the trays I fill the trays with soil then I wet the soil in the tray well then I plant my seed in the cells and cover with vermiculite. I do not water once I add the vermiculite. I will give them a little water in a few days if it looks like it’s drying out but generally the soaking would have added enough water to the seeds
Also whats the sheet for. Is it a heat mat?
Nah it’s to allow you to water the bed without dislodging the seeds and to protect them from birds
How are you all dealing with the rain. I did put in tomatoes capsicum and beans but its not warm to germinate. I am getting 16 degrees ofd here in sydney
It only started raining this week. I have been growing the seeds indoors and taking them out into the sun during the day.
Where do you buy your seeds from?
The corn I got from Dave’s seeds, the Jade green beans and the Italian Romano were from green harvest and the borlotti beans were from seed collection
first here
Um, dumb question.......do you just put the beans anywhere inside or do you have a special setup to get them going? I love beans and getting a head start on growing them is very appealing THANKS!!
I have a north facing toy room where it gets fairly warm during the day. That and the house if heather so you will find that beans will germinate with that temp. Especially if you are heating your house to 20-21 degrees. They will germinate indoors with no crazy layout. I will have to show everyone in my next video the mess of seed trays 😀
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 Food for thought - THANKS! I'll see what might work at my house based on your input. If it doesn't go great it's only a few seeds and not a tattoo! Home grown green beans are fun to grow and pick but their taste is so delicious compared to bought ones.
YE GODS!! Look at your Spring onions?? Do you feed them steroids or something?? LOL!!
Hahaha nah a little powerfeed and they keep going
Iv never seen someone plant corn or beans in a tray prior to planting out. Is there any reason you do it this way rather than direct sow and thin as required?
I’m doing it at the moment as the soil is still too cold for germination and I want to get an early start on the planting. When we move into October I will be planting directly
@sydneybackyardveggies9612 ahhh so later in the season you would direct sow?
Yeah I will direct seed. To tell you the truth I will also raise in trays if the seeds are a little old and I want to make sure I get full germination as well
i've never raised beans as seedlings in trays. i suppose it gives you a head start but my seed starting station is already full, and beans generally do fine for me sowing seeds in situ. i did put some in the ground already, which may be too early, so see how they go, or i might have to do it again if they dont get up.
i prefer the red silverbeet, as find them more compact growing than some of the other varieties.
Yeah I’m Purely doing it for the head start so I can plant them out early sept. These seeds are now running 2 years old so I can make sure I get a full bed of seedlings in once they germinate. With silverbeet we traditionally always grew this variety. We make a lot of stuffed silverbeet rolls and mum takes all the excess so I play it safe and grow what they know
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 : aint that the truth. i found out the hard way and still learning to plant varieties of vegetables that are welcome in the kitchen, else they end up languishing too long in garden, and i need space to put new things. since i watched americans plant zinnia flowers a few years ago, i'm hooked planting these long lasting annuals. i was never before into growing annual flowers much. they really lift the perennial borders to a show of colors.
I have never gotten around to planting flowers but I would love to try to get a flower bed going some day
@@sydneybackyardveggies9612 : when you're up for it, zinnias come in all different colors and heights, and seed packets available most places. just treat them like regular seeds to be raised and they can go out quite small, 5-10cm. then find places to pop them into garden, under a tree etc.