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DESIGN ELEMENTS
Vegetable Garden Series part 3-the planting stage.
Living in a particular place in Australia means that you have a particular climate and also means that if you’re into gardening that you need to know which climatatic zone you are in.
Some books suggest different zones to what you think you are in and in can be a bit confusing .
But it’s important to newbie gardeners to know what climate zone they’re in because it determines the type of garden you’ll have and the plants that you’ll grow.
We’re going through a few basics in this next segments so let’s find out.
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Private vegetable garden of Lyn Woods in Ulverston Tasmania |
I'm talking with Glenice Buck, landscape designer and consulting arborist.
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If you’re new to gardening then concentrate on what does well in your area.
Check the Bureau of Meteorology, local gardening groups and local newspapers to build a better picture of your local area.
In Australia we have 4 very broad climatic zones …
Hot tropics/subntropics
Cool Temperate
Arid areas
Hot Temperate
Very broad zones and then within these zones there are microclimates dependent on elevation and proximity to the coast.
The higher you are the cooler the temperatures and the coast will keep temps more moderate – not as extreme.
These do get broken down into semi arid/arid climates, dry temperate and so on .
Of course every garden has its own microclimate depending if you live in a valley or on a hilltop.
How are vegetable classified or divided up?
Vegetables are basically divided into warm season and cool season
Warm season crops grow best when average temperatures 20 degrees
Cool season crops – best grown below 20 degrees
What are some examples?
Warm season
Tomatoes, sweet corn, French and runner beans capsicum, eggplant, cucumber,
Cool season
Cabbage broccoli fennel cauliflower, asparagus, Brussels sprouts spinach, and peas.
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