home gardening
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It’s time to harvest frost-tender plants
Sandy Scheltema Now that the cool cold nights are here in central Victoria and the frosts are starting, it’s time to pull out frost-tender plants like zucchinis and tomatoes. We had a prolific harvest of tromboncino zucchini this year, an heirloom vegetable common throughout Italy. The plants look beautiful growing over fences and supports with…
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Gain solace from gardening
Sandy Scheltema In these extraordinary times when we must stay at home and cancel everything except our commitment to our common humanity, many of us are finding solace in growing food. To dig the soil, plant seeds, tend to and nurture a garden can bring great joy and calmness, and seeing something growing from what…
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Resurgence in home gardens
Dozens of free veggie seed starter packs are helping Macedon Ranges locals to become self-sufficient. The seed packs will improve the home-grown food supply and it’s just the beginning for the Woodend Seed Library, says its creator Kylie Swain. “Everyone has gone crazy for gardening and I think it’s amazing,” she said. The Woodend local…