Monthly Gardening Discussion Thread - September ‘25
Winter is ending soon… do you have any plans for the garden?
melbaboutown - 4mon
I’ll be honest, my energy hasn’t been plentiful so I haven’t started the compost bin and haven’t been maintaining anything except for my cat’s grass pots.
I could definitely sow some annuals or biannuals indoors now and move them to the big outdoor pots (California poppies and paper daisies), but I’m having doubts about committing to the perennial kangaroo paws.
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Cheradenine @sh.itjust.works - 4mon
I don't know what space you have. What about kitchen herbs? Now is a good time to start Genoese Basil for instance
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melbaboutown - 4mon
Not absolutely heaps. I have some rosemary but don’t really use a lot of cooking herbs (as great as they are)
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Cheradenine @sh.itjust.works - 4mon
Do California Poppies become invasive there? I lived in Cali for a bit and they were encouraged there, and I really like them, but they took over a vacant lot I seeded. On the plus side they were of course native and they start and finish early. Bees were happy to have them.
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melbaboutown - 4mon
I’m not sure. The ones I planted got their water siphoned by trees and trampled/whippersnippered so I never found out.
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Monthly Gardening Discussion Thread - September ‘25
Winter is ending soon… do you have any plans for the garden?
I’ll be honest, my energy hasn’t been plentiful so I haven’t started the compost bin and haven’t been maintaining anything except for my cat’s grass pots.
I could definitely sow some annuals or biannuals indoors now and move them to the big outdoor pots (California poppies and paper daisies), but I’m having doubts about committing to the perennial kangaroo paws.
I don't know what space you have. What about kitchen herbs? Now is a good time to start Genoese Basil for instance
Not absolutely heaps. I have some rosemary but don’t really use a lot of cooking herbs (as great as they are)
Do California Poppies become invasive there? I lived in Cali for a bit and they were encouraged there, and I really like them, but they took over a vacant lot I seeded. On the plus side they were of course native and they start and finish early. Bees were happy to have them.
I’m not sure. The ones I planted got their water siphoned by trees and trampled/whippersnippered so I never found out.
These ones would go in pots though