Autumn Projects

Autumn is approaching (time flies!) and  to get the best out of it we are about to start germinating seeds and getting two new garden beds build. The outside structure was done in two days, today was dedicated to sieving the soil (my poor back!), we're about to give it a good fertilizing and in about a week or two the seeds will go in the soil (or in the punnets for that matter).

Those are the two new garden beds (yet to be sieved):

But impatient as I am and also quite keen on testing propagating out of water bottle bottoms cut off, I couldn't resist starting to germinate some seeds already...

The bottoms:



Adding Propagation Mix:

Useful Facts for Germination & Propagation

Plant	Sowing Depth (cm)	No. of Days to Germinate	Requires Light	No. of Days to Maturity	Sow in (Sydney conditions)	Recommended pH	Companion Plants
Carrot	0.6	10-17	No	60-80	All Year, best July-March
Cauliflower	1.3	4-10	No	55-65	December-April
Celery	0.3	9-21	Yes	90-120	All Year, best July-November
Cucumber	2.5	6-10	No	55-65	August-January
Garlic	2.5	6-10	No	90-sets	March-May
Leek	1.25-2.5	7-12	No	80-90	August-April
Radish	1.25	10-17	No	20-50	All Year

To be continued