Gardening Thread

[Wosh]

If you're ever looking at expanding your mini orchard consider getting hold of a variety called Lady Williams. It's the original progenitor of the Pink Lady but much better IMO. Pink Lady was specifically bred to be sweeter but I prefer the tarter taste of the Lady Williams.

I grow Red Love which is like a Granny Smith for cooking, tart and has a gorgeous pink flesh inside. Golden Delicious is the perfect eating apple for me so those 2 are enough, I already get more than we can eat
That’s only my first pick above.

 

[the_interloper]

Got about a kilo of habaneros from one new seedling this year, gonna make a shitload of hot sauce

 

[NorWest Bomber]

I’ve been battling with a massive patch of couch grass that’s trying to stage a coup in my veggie garden lately, so I feel the pain of anyone dealing with stubborn weeds. Honestly, if you're looking for a low-maintenance win, I’ve had great luck with native shrubs like grevilleas, they basically look after themselves once they're established and the birds love them. Just a heads up, if you're planning on doing any heavy pruning this weekend, check the forecast first because I made the mistake of hacking back my citrus right before a heatwave last year and nearly killed the poor things.

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

I’ve been battling with a massive patch of couch grass that’s trying to stage a coup in my veggie garden lately, so I feel the pain of anyone dealing with stubborn weeds. Honestly, if you're looking for a low-maintenance win, I’ve had great luck with native shrubs like grevilleas, they basically look after themselves once they're established and the birds love them. Just a heads up, if you're planning on doing any heavy pruning this weekend, check the forecast first because I made the mistake of hacking back my citrus right before a heatwave last year and nearly killed the poor things.

The main problem with Couch grass is that it has roots that are 6 inches deep (once established). If you have such a lawn bordering garden beds you have to have a deep physical barrier or forever be digging it out. Buffalo is a different story since it only speads by surface rhizomes. That grass is adequately kept at bay by concrete kerbing but couch isn't because the kerbing is only 2-3 inches deep.

I used 2" thick by x 8" deep treated pine sleepers in my garden to separate my garden beds from my Couch lawn. All you need to do is dig 6" deep trenches and install the sleepers using fixings that will not be corroded by the pine treatment chemicals. The 2" above ground is to stop surface runners and hold back mulch off the lawn. The only other thing to do is use an offcut of 200 mm or so to join the sleepers together. You place it behind the join so that if the top of the wood dries out a little over time and a small gap appears, the offcut behind will stop any cheeky roots from taking advantage of that gap.

 

[ioppolo]

The main problem with Couch grass is that it has roots that are 6 inches deep (once established). If you have such a lawn bordering garden beds you have to have a deep physical barrier or forever be digging it out. Buffalo is a different story since it only speads by surface rhizomes. That grass is adequately kept at bay by concrete kerbing but couch isn't because the kerbing is only 2-3 inches deep.

I used 2" thick by x 8" deep treated pine sleepers in my garden to separate my garden beds from my Couch lawn. All you need to do is dig 6" deep trenches and install the sleepers using fixings that will not be corroded by the pine treatment chemicals. The 2" above ground is to stop surface runners and hold back mulch off the lawn. The only other thing to do is use an offcut of 200 mm or so to join the sleepers together. You place it behind the join so that if the top of the wood dries out a little over time and a small gap appears, the offcut behind will stop any cheeky roots from taking advantage of that gap.

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Do you work in the industry or have done a TAFE course back in the day?

You know stuff the average joe wouldn't bother to research to deep.