Sowing Now in Cool Region, Victoria Australia - August Cold Zone 9B
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Hello folks, welcome to our RUclips homesteading journey!
We live in Central Victoria, Australia, on an off-grid property where we grow our food, raise animals and live lightly on this earth.
In this video I show you my continued work at keeping the birds off my vegetable gardens and I let you know what I'm planting in August in our cool region, Cold Zone 9b and Heat Zone 4.
I hope you enjoy watching and you're enjoying some gardening this week.
Amy
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How exciting to find a fellow Victorian doing an off-grid homestead channel! Whilst i do appreciate all the knowledge shared from our friends in North America, its so great to be able to follow along with someone in the same season as me. So excited to binge the rest of your videos.
Thank you for being here! That’s exactly why I started my channel; there’s not enough Victorian content. Enjoy! 🌻
@@ThreeBarrowFarmThank you 😊
Ditto. Fellow Victorian who just found your channel.
@@user-wq3yk1ox5w welcome and thank you for following!
So awesome! Also fellow Victorians ❤
Very interesting to hear from another local as I’ve usually only been sent to American homesteading sites by the algorithm!
Well done on all you’ve done! That’s a bunch of hard work! I know! ❤
It’s great when you find channels that are in your area. Was one of the reasons I started a channel. Thank you for watching! 🌻
Good newsy video thank you . Re the frosts - you probably know , but the “ urban legend “ has it that there will be no more frosts in Victoria ( Aust ) after the Melbourne Cup which is held on the first Tuesday in November , and over the years I have found that correct . Last summer virtually all my sweet corn cobs ( about 60 ) were eaten by rats , it was , however a Blessing that they didn’t eat any other plants . We moved to a small farm which was originally settled in 1860s just north of Bendigo a couple of years ago and it is Heaven on earth - beautiful weather and terrific soil so we have been truly Blessed .
Hello! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Bendigo is a bit warmer than we are here and cause we are so open we get frosts most years until mid or late November. I’m always hoping that the no frosts after cup day will work for us though!
Sounds like you have a beautiful place. So sorry that rats ate your corn cobs, they must have been tasty and that’s why they didn’t eat anything else. I hope you get some corn this year! 🤞 Thank you for watching! Amy 🌻
Yay! So so nice to stumble across your account I'm in a cool region Victoria too! So this was extremely helpful!
So glad you found my channel and that this video was helpful! Thank you for watching 🌻
I’m homesteading on an acre near the Grampians Western region.
Harvesting broccoli, cauli, Swede, kale, silverbeat. Garlic and onions are getting some growth. Seed Potatoes are in & have started planting seeds. Tomatoes, chilli’s, capsicum, celery and florals.
Looking forward to following your channel.
Sounds like you’re picking a beautiful array of vegetables. I hope your spring plantings go well and you receive much to harvest! 🌻
Hello Amy, I just came across your channel. I’m a Central Vic homesteader too
Hello! Do you have a channel too? I’ll look you up.
Not a lot happening in my Wonthaggi garden, veggies or flowers but next month will be full on out there.
Yes, it really does pick up in September. Enjoy your garden and thank you for watching!
Hi there, I live in the Northern Country, about 15 km east of the Mallee. I have a 20-acre Permaculture farm, Zone 9B. Rats were awful here, last year. There are still a few hanging around, but the problem was mostly solved by obtaining a pair of cats. There are thousands of cockies around here, but they are not as destructive as your's. This is probably because we live in a Eucalyptus Forest, so there's a zillion other things, other than my garden, for them to think about!
Swamp wallabies are a big worry, they love kale and other forbs (broad leaf crops such as lettuce) but I have figured out how to build a fence to exclude them. It's a big job building it, but well worth it!
I have been planting Cos Lettuce, Broad Beans, Lucerne (I have a horse) and Walking Stick Kale. I also built a Shade/Green House, I'm using it to grow ornamentals but also planted some bananas there as well, and will also perhaps grow some Malay Dwarf Coconuts in it, because I have seen people growing them in Zone 9B, in Northern Florida.
I have also been putting in loads of mature trees, including Tagasaste, European Elms, Chinese Elms, Grapes, a Satsuma Plum and a hazelnut tree, and also some Nashi trees and a Plum Tree that I germinated from seeds I got in a food parcel (fruit). There are also more baby apple trees and baby tagasastes in my propagation area, and they will be planted out when they are big enough.
When I got my Covid Stimulus Cheques back in 2021, I basically blew the lot on fruit and nut trees, including Olives, Almonds, a Peachcot, European Plums, Jap Plums, Figs, Apples and so on and so forth. These are all mostly now really good size trees and should make a nice crop this year. I commented to my adult sons that I wanted to make a jungle, and they replied "It looks like that's what's happening, here!" Other people might have bought flat screen TVs or gone to Crown or on a Holiday, but I fed my own personal addiction (gardening) and I know that one day, it will feed me!
P. S. I subbed, liked and hit the notifications bell. All the Best!
P. P. S. I also have a YT channel where I post videos from my garden and farm, sometimes, so feel free to subscribe to it, if you like!
Hello! So sorry the rats and wallabies have been an issue for you. It's so difficult when they destroy our plants. Well done on building a fence to keep the wallabies out.
Sounds like you have such a great selection of fruit trees. Wonderful!
Thank you for watching and I'll head over to check out your channel. I hope your garden thrives this year! Amy
@@ThreeBarrowFarm Thanks for that, Amy! I'm going to make more garden and farm videos soon, the last few have been about my Common Law work. A couple more days work and my latest fence will be finished, thank God I only have to do this job once! PHEW!!!
I'm in cool & often dry, north western NSW so it's good to have an Australian gardener that's also not subtropical. ❤
Thank you for joining me here! It's always nice when you find a channel that's in the same climate.
I’ve just discovered your channel. Even though I’m in Melbourne I like see gardeners close to home.
Thank you for following my channel! I hope you enjoy some local content 🌻
OMG cockies! I am the crazy woman who chases them off with a large super soaker water pistol. My husband laughed yesterday as when he picked up the super soaker the cockies all flew away without having to spray at them lol I have all but 2 of our beds covered in the field because they just masacar everything here. My first ever vegetable garden I used plants from Bunnings and when I got home from work that afternoon they had pulled out every single seedling and had eaten all of their roots and dumped the tops all over the paddock. We have had to grow every single thing here now covered so that they don’t touch them. Horrible rotten things. I’d rather have the kookaburras every single day, we see them every now and again and hear them in our trees but the cockies are here in numbers over 30 at a time so the poor kookaburras just stay away. Good luck with your garden. The Bunnings netting is exactly what we use and it lasts a really really long time :)
The cockatoos are the worst! Sorry you have trouble with them too. I must look and sound a bit crazy too when I'm trying to scare them away, ha ha! Glad to hear the Bunnings netting has lasted a long time for you. Thank you for watching!
@@ThreeBarrowFarm using the water pistol works great. They see it coming now and fly away. :)
@@Serendipity_Strawberry_Farm I might buy one and try it! 👍
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for sharing your beautiful garden and all the fantastic tips! Your videos are always so inspiring and informative. You've given me so many great ideas for my own vegetable garden. Our kale, rosemary, coriander and parsley are doing well right now and our red Chinese spinach is just coming back up now. Keep up the amazing work - your video is truly appreciated!
Thank you so much very for your kind words. I’m so glad that you’re enjoying my content here and it’s informative and inspiring. It means a lot to me that you took the time to let me know. Thank you! 🌻🌻
Great tips thank you. Central western NSW, temperate winters but arid summer. The extremes. I need to set up winter covers too. Love your idea with the poly pipe and rio.
So glad you got some tips from me. Thank you for watching! I hope your garden thrives this year 🌻
Hi just found your channel. Im in victoria on the bellarine coast. Zone 10 cold and Zone 4 hot..I picked my very first asparagus today and it was delicious...only took 3 years. I have peas, kale, radish, brassicas, coriander and silverbeet. I planted cucumber and tomato seeds and its so exciting when they pop up..Enjoy this weather what a day...😎
Hello! Wow, that asparagus must have been delicious and so exciting to harvest. Such a long wait! I’ve only just started my asparagus journey so will have to wait years for my first harvest, but it will be worth it. Enjoy your garden and thank you for watching! 🌻
2nd year asparagus & we have 6 from 1 crown so far.
Tempting.....
We made more room, so we will plant a few more crowns.
@@dawniebee946 enjoy your asparagus!!
In the NWR of Vic so understand the challenges. Harvesting lots of swede, lettuce, rocket . Cabbages, peas, raddish, carrots, onions coming on well. I used that white bird netting you showed as my frost cover only and it did a pretty good job. I only garden in IBCs at the moment but will expand out like you have shown. Would love to sow plenty of potatoes. I will plant tomato seeds in tin cans on the windowsill, like my grandparents did to get an earlier start than last year lol😅. Never grew a thing in the past 50 years, but I guess never too late to start. Will watch you overcome your challenges this year ahead 💪
Thank you for watching! Enjoy your cabbages, lettuce and more. It’s never too late to start. Enjoy your garden time! 🌻
Hi Amy, we are also in the cool zone in NSW south coast. Lovely to watch what you are planting. I have just started our tomato’s also. Homesteading in Australia is great ❤
Hello! Lovely to meet another homesteader in the cool zone. I hope your tomatoes grow well this year. Do you have a channel as well? Thanks for watching! 🌻
@@ThreeBarrowFarm Yes we started a channel when we moved to the farm to keep the family up to date and it has just continued 😊 The videos are great to look back and and remind yourself how much we have accomplished.
@@ourstoneycreekjourney5702 it’s so good to have your journey documented in videos. I shall head over and subscribe to your channel. Thanks!
Hi Amy, thankyou for your very informative video. I've had one summer here in Canberra, zone 9A with an allotment at Holder COGS, so your experiences will be really relevant. Lots of frost here, so I'm trying frost loving veg, (swede, parsnip, beetroot are doing well, not sure about the brussel sprouts). Looking forward to more videos of your garden's progress!
Hi Ruth, thank you for your lovely words. I’m glad my information will be useful for your area. Planting frost loving veg is a great idea. It’s good to have some time to observe the land and see what happens, although weather can be unpredictable year to year, especially when it comes to frost.
I’ve always struggled with Brussels sprouts. I think they have to go in really early in autumn.
Thank you for watching!
I’m located in Wallan but am helping revive a small Edible garden in Romsey. Because it’s become my own solo project, I’ve been able to fully commit to it, having built up the beds with plenty of horse manure and other organic matter. I’m sowing the seeds currently at home to transplant when they are big enough.
Sounds wonderful! Manure and other organic matter is what makes my garden thrive. It’s the best! 👍
Have you heard of Biochar.....it is meant to be the best solution for optimisimg the soil@@ThreeBarrowFarm
I planted some of my potatoes on the weekend. Keeping my fingers crossed for some to grow. I grow in growbags because the chickens eat everything
@@Myaussiebackyard I hope you have all the potato success! Those chickens can be naughty!
Our chooks aren't interested in nightshades, alliums or curcurbits but they love everything else! Buggas.
@@dawniebee946 and they scratch up the ground too. Naughty chooks!
I can sympathise as i went out today as i had a chicken breakout and they ripped out my potatoes again. I have lost count this winter, so if i get a harvest it will be a miracle lol.
@@muddylikestacos so sorry that they’ve ripped your potatoes out! I hope you end up with a harvest. 🤞
Hi Amy. I think I'm somewhere between the cool & temperate zones. Frosts have nearly finished here. I'm just starting my seed plantings in my greenhouse (big splurge), as I was away during winter. Love your videos. From central Victoria. 😊
Hello, thanks for following! I hope all your plants come up well in your greenhouse. Thank you for watching! 🌻
South of Sydney Heat zone 4 and Cold zone 10 and my asparagus is just starting to shoot 😊
Yay, enjoy your asparagus!
Hi Amy, I’m in southwest Victoria, very similar climate to you. Thanks for showing how you use the reo to hold down your pipe hoops, I’m going to give that a go! I’ve been sowing tomatoes, capsicum, chillies, eggplant and greens in my greenhouse this week. I’ve got a hundred or so little onion seedlings that I sowed in July that will need to be planted out soon. We’re picking lots of turnips, broccoli and greens from the garden currently and the cauliflower and cabbage are almost ready.
I’ve been a loyal Diggers customer for many years, but this season I’ve ordered from The Seed Collection - their prices are really good. You might like to check them out. 😊
Sounds like your garden is thriving and you’re getting lots over this winter. Nothing like picking your own brassicas! Thank you for telling me about the Seed Collection, I shall check them out.
Thanks for watching! 🌻
I use the seed collection also.
@@karenicox9026 thanks, that’s good to know. I’m going to check them out now.
Hi, I'm in central Victoria too.
Single mum trying to get my homestead going but gave up on chooks bout 6 years ago. No matter how fox proof our run was they managed to kill them all everytime. So just have the old veggie garden and slowly planting an orchard.
Addding.
I do trade with the neighbour for eggs so not really loosing out on fresh eggs.
Hi there, nice to meet another local. Sorry to hear you’ve had trouble with foxes. They are so smart at finding a way into chook homes. We’ve had a few incidents here.
@@ThreeBarrowFarmthey are a bit of a nuisance.
I use the "Urban food garden" web page a bit. Really helps me in regards to planting.
@@craftykez so good to have a trade with your neighbour.
Hi Amy. The cockies love getting into my garden too unfortunately. They particularly love snapping my broad bean plants. 😣 I am in West NSW and it gets very warm here in summer so I have started all of my summer seedlings already. I cant believe how cold your area still is in November. That is crazy! 😳 Its great to see another Aussie channel. I started my channel earlier this year because I couldn't find much info here in Aus. I will be subscribing and will check out your other videos too. 😀 Kelly
Hi Kelly, thank you for subscribing! I’ve just popped over to your page and subscribed to you too. Look forward to learning from you and seeing your journey.
I’ve had the cockies get my broad beans too, so irritating!
Our weather is so different to yours in NSW. It’s frosty most mornings here at the moment but that means sunny days so I can’t complain! November can definitely still be so cold at night, even through summer too, but the days become hot in November and through summer. I feel like we are going to have a really hot one this year.
I also started my channel because there weren’t enough channels in my area out there. So great to find another Aussie channel!
Amy 🌻
@ThreeBarrowFarm Thanks so much for subscribing back. I'm excited to watch all your videos. It's great seeing some Aussie content. It's so much more relatable. Ugh, the cockatoos are frustrating. I went out today, and they had started getting my cabbages! We are getting lovely warm days here lately. It does make me wonder how hot summer is going to be. 😬😬 Last summer the garden suffered quite a lot and I used shade cloth a lot in the garden too. I'm looking forward to watching your garden grow too. 😊
Oh my gosh! So wonderful to find some fellow Aussie RUclips gardeners! I’m subscribing to you both immediately. I’m just south of Sydney in NSW and about to start posting more consistently. 🌱
@@RoseNewland thank you for following! I’ll have a look at your channel too, is it under the same name? Thanks!
@@ThreeBarrowFarm yep same name! I’m about to start posting more garden content consistently but there are a couple up there already.
Thanks for sharing
Fingers crossed we get good spring rains
So far , so good
Happy gardening 😊
Thank you, we are getting a good amount of rain now. Thanks for watching 🌻
Pink bumblebee is my favourite cherry tomato. They are so sweet!
I’m looking forward to growing them. It will be my first year growing them! Can’t wait to taste them!!
They sound good .... how do I source some seeds or plants?
@@VASI_LIKI I purchase most of my seeds from The Diggers Club and Eden Seeds.
I have a heap of flower seedlings all grown from seed.. I didn't grow anything other than broad beans over winter.. I'm weeding heaps at the moment and have planted some cucumbers under cover and plan on planting some tomatoes, capsicums and lettuce any day. I am in Southern NSW, not sure on zone.
Flowers are food for the soul! So lovely you are planting heaps of flowers. I shall be doing my best to fit in as many flowers as I can. It’s good to get on top of the weeds now before the weather warms up more and they grow a foot! Enjoy your garden and thanks for watching 🌻
I made grow boxes out of the $21? aluminum shelving from Bunnings with a small piece of corrugated laser light hinged to it & I've got my choko vine from last year growing & sweet potatoe vines that didn't get cut by frost under them. It's been a mild winter this year with no snow & not many frosts but I'm happy with the results. 19/8/24 i open the lids some days but not every day. NW NSW in zone 9b I think.
How wonderful! I've also felt like this winter has been a bit milder than others. It's nice when you can start things earlier and so fantastic that your sweet potatoes haven't been affected by frost. Well done!
@@ThreeBarrowFarm the choko's were from last year & in Feb I was given the sweet potato runners.
Hi Amy, I got a Maremma to protect my chooks but one afternoon of me barking at crows means I no longer lose anything to the cockatoos or eagles either :D
Maremma’s are such lovely dogs. I’ve been training our jack Russell’s to scare the cockatoos away and I think they are finally getting the hang of it. They respond to their squawks. So good that you have the protection from the eagles too!
Hi from Trentham! We are on a steep learning curve in regards to planting frost hardy plants. Our spuds were amazing last year and we are going to try more varieties this time round
Hello! Thanks for being here. I hope your spuds go well this year and you have fun experimenting with different varieties. I love the spudfest in Trentham by the way! 😉
The weather this week has been lovely! All the best from the Mallee.
It’s been wonderful!
Hello ❤
Hi! 👋
@@ThreeBarrowFarm are you an Aussie
Hi Amy from Central North Island, NZ. We seem to have a similar zone. Frost of -2C this morning and can't plant out anything tended until mid-November and even then with fingers crossed. Have had frosts in December, January and February in unusual years. I have planted tomatoes seeds indoors and about to pot the first ones up. Very exciting. I recognize several of the tomato varieties that I am also growing. I have ordered my potatoes but will be a while before they arrive. I couldn't get Pink Fir Apple as I had wished. I would be interested in your opinion on them at some point to see if they are worth hunting for next year. All the best.
Hello! I love NZ and have family over there. Always wondered whether the frost was similar to here, but frost after November is uncommon here, although I’m sure some years there could be a frost in December.
I shall let you know how the Pink Fir Apple potatoes go and taste.
Thanks for watching!
Gippsland.. we have another little raddish lover here too!! I love your hat.. is it hamdmade?
Hello! Radishes are the best and yes I made my sunhat myself ☀️
Sunshine, sunnies, sun hat and bees - you're 1000 km south of me and having much better weather! Would love to hear your opinion on the different potato varieties once you get your (hopefully) super bumper crops. I'm growing purple sprouting broccoli for the first time and I'm amazed at how unexpectedly large the plants are - I hope I like the taste. I'm slightly worried because no bug or slug has had even the tiniest munch on the plants unlike the regular broccoli.
I hope you get some better weather soon! I shall definitely be doing videos on potatoes at all stages and comparing them, so shall let you know what they are like.
Sounds like your sprouting broccoli is very healthy. The slugs and bugs attack plants that are calcium deficient, so sounds like the soil is well balanced where you’ve planted the sprouting broccoli. I love the taste of it and hope you do too.
Thank you for watching!
@@ThreeBarrowFarm That's very interesting about the calcium/pest link - thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Curious which zone map you use. I am in NW Tasmania. Gardening Aus says we are in the cool temperate zone. So does DOM. Frosts are usually done by mid to late September. Rule of thumb plant tomatoes after the first weekend in October. Other maps put Tasmania (Hobart is the guideline - totally different climate than the NW however Tassie is listed a zone 9b. The NW tends to be milder and more even in temperature, rainfall and wind.
I used the zone map on plantmaps.com but also found our zone on Diggers website too. I’m in Central Victoria and we are colder than Melbourne, which used to be cool region but is now temperate. In Melbourne they say to plant your tomatoes out on cup weekend, but out here we sometimes wait a bit longer. Last year I planted some tomatoes out earlier under frost cloth and they did really well. It’s amazing how the climate is so different only an hour away from here. Sounds like it’s the same in Tassie.
Thank you for the link to the plant map. I live in Inverell, northern NSW and we get -4 at times in winter but the map shows -1. Good to know for future reference I am between 9 b and 10 a. I love that I stumbled on an Australian based channel. Thank you for taking the time to film.
@@karenicox9026 thank you for watching and joining me here! We can get down to -3 here as well but I think it’s an average that they work on. I feel like we have harsher weather on our property compared to our neighbours, so it can vary within the area you are. So I take the zones as a guide, but you definitely learn more about your own plot from observation over the years.
@@ThreeBarrowFarm I’ve been researching a lot this year because I bought fruit trees and needed to know more. The channel I watch for that is near you at Harcourt vic. Grow Great Fruit. Wealth of information.
@@karenicox9026 yes, I know that farm. Fantastic you’re learning from them! 👍
Good stuff 😊😊😊
Thanks!
@@ThreeBarrowFarmno worries. Just subscribed. Good to see some Aussie content. I grew up in south gippsland Victoria. But been in Queensland for a long time. Can be very harsh weather here so have changed my gardening techniques to suit. Looking forward to going through your videos. Keep up the good work.
Hi Amy...I'm new to ur page and loved ur video's so far :) it's giving me a lot of great ideas as I am also,new to gardening. When u buy ur seeds do u make sure they aren't genetically modified? I can't wait to see the tour of ur garden :)
Hi Lynne, thanks for being here! I buy heirloom or heritage seed which isn’t genetically modified. It’s old seed that’s been grown for generations. I hope that helps you.
So glad to hear my videos are helping you! 🌻
Heck me, alot of 9B's in these comments, i'm in Rochester, Vic. should we start a gardening group or what? get some plant/seed swapping happening?
That’s a great idea! It’s great there are so many gardeners in the same zone.
How do you know what number zone you're in?
Have a look on this website: www.plantmaps.com/interactive-australia-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php
@@ThreeBarrowFarm Thank you 😊
First time here, and first time sowing flower and veggie seeds! I have to admit to feeling daunted at the prospect, being a first-timer. I started collecting seed online last year, but ran out of steam with sowing them and resorted to buying veggie seedlings from Bunnings! 🫣 This year I’m a bit more determined, and started purchasing my ‘setup’ earlier this year - things like seed storage containers (the large plastic craft ones from Spotlight or K-mart hit the spot!), seedling trays, grow lights etc.) My plan is to concentrate on sowing perennials for my garden, and only sow the veggies we actually like to eat, as opposed to growing just for growing sake. In typical fashion though, I’ve created extra work for myself with lists of seeds and instructions for every. single. variety. seed I’m planning on growing! Why does it have to be sooo complicated with lots of overthinking for someone like me?! 😂 So, I’m determined to do my own seedling mix, following the great Monty Don’s advice, but have yet to summon up the courage to just get it started! At this rate it’ll be next year before I’m ready, and by that time, much of the seed could be useless. I’m encouraged to see what you’re achieving in your patch, and your determination to push through against the elements and wildlife. It’s inspiring. 🙏🥬🌶️🥕👩🌾 Oh yes, East Gippsland here!
Hello! Thanks for being here and watching. I always recommend first-time growers to start small. Start with raising one or two veggies and expand from that. Your idea of starting with perennials sounds great, I’d recommend doing that. Then you’ll have plants that give year after year and you’ll get something from your hard work.
Don’t worry about the ‘expiration date’ on your seed packets. They will last for a longer time than that date. It’s just protocol for companies to put a date on seeds.
It’s easy to get overexcited and want to plant out so much more than you can manage. Believe me, I do it every year! 😂
Starting with the veggies you already eat is perfect. Also things that are easier to grow will be encouraging for you. I might do a video on this soon. Good luck with raising your seedlings! 🌻
@@ThreeBarrowFarm That’s great advice, thank you! 🤗 A video sounds like a fantastic idea, especially for newbies like me who struggle with even the basics. And I’m sure there are many confident gardeners who would be happy to have a ‘refresher’ course too. Mega thanks 🙏
@@aussiebushgirl1829 perfect, I shall do a gardening tips video soon 👍
I make notes & keep them with the seeds. Those colour coded craft boxes within a bigger box are FAB & you can use a permanent marker on the edge.
Hi, I'm in the same boat, I buy way too many seeds, & overthink everything to the point of being overwhelmed.
Biggest & best advice is nourish the soil, aged manures, compost, etc that will feed the plants.
Soil first.
Good luck 👍
Hi Amy, I got a Maremma to protect my chooks but one afternoon of me barking at crows means I no longer lose anything to the cockatoos or eagles either :D