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Hi all,
Glad to have found this forum, it's very different down here in the south, dry, dusty, windy, it gets cold and did I mention dry? I think Mark mentioned an average rainfall of something like 1500mm??, it almost doesn't compute....maybe I heard wrong... here we are supposed to get maybe 600mm per year but often don't get to that average. Oh well, it just means a very different approach to gardening. I really enjoy the you tube videos, even if they are not always relevant they are entertaining and educational. We have just over an acre but many native and pines trees whose tree roots invade any garden I have tried to create so my best results come from numerous pots under our North facing verandah. I do have some raised garden beds where the back lawn used to be however we can only garden when our rainwater tanks are full enough for our household use plus the garden. I always have had chooks and a garden, I have a grain mill to grind flour and am currently harvesting a half decent crop of buckwheat, so this is not new to me. For the past 7 years I've been involved in the Gawler Garden and Produce Share, a weekly get together in our nearest town, where's group of keen gardeners meet in a park and 'share' excess produce and other related garden goods. By sharing, we avoid many rules and regulations that would come into force if you were trading, swapping or selling It builds community by getting to know other locals (and some not so local) and encourages many to grow something or maybe try something new at their place. We have just postponed the gatherings for a time but still have a Facebook group where members can connect. It's very important to connect with others, even if only on the internet while there are restrictions in force and possibly getting tighter. I look forward to browsing here now that I have a lot more time to dedicate to growing our food
Glad to have found this forum, it's very different down here in the south, dry, dusty, windy, it gets cold and did I mention dry? I think Mark mentioned an average rainfall of something like 1500mm??, it almost doesn't compute....maybe I heard wrong... here we are supposed to get maybe 600mm per year but often don't get to that average. Oh well, it just means a very different approach to gardening. I really enjoy the you tube videos, even if they are not always relevant they are entertaining and educational. We have just over an acre but many native and pines trees whose tree roots invade any garden I have tried to create so my best results come from numerous pots under our North facing verandah. I do have some raised garden beds where the back lawn used to be however we can only garden when our rainwater tanks are full enough for our household use plus the garden. I always have had chooks and a garden, I have a grain mill to grind flour and am currently harvesting a half decent crop of buckwheat, so this is not new to me. For the past 7 years I've been involved in the Gawler Garden and Produce Share, a weekly get together in our nearest town, where's group of keen gardeners meet in a park and 'share' excess produce and other related garden goods. By sharing, we avoid many rules and regulations that would come into force if you were trading, swapping or selling It builds community by getting to know other locals (and some not so local) and encourages many to grow something or maybe try something new at their place. We have just postponed the gatherings for a time but still have a Facebook group where members can connect. It's very important to connect with others, even if only on the internet while there are restrictions in force and possibly getting tighter. I look forward to browsing here now that I have a lot more time to dedicate to growing our food