Canberra Vegy Gardening - July

Not too much you can do during the month of July. Canberra is a cool/cold climate and this month is generally useful for general maintenance in the vegy patch. Things to consider doing:

1. Maintain your gardening tools and perhaps purchase new needed ones.
2. Identify and remove weeds and grass from your patch. Once you see a weed remove immediately as they can become a hassle to remove later if left undone.
3. Only water the vegy patch in the warmer parts of the day (if any). With Canberra and Murrumbateman having relatively constant showery days at the moment, watering should be kept at a minimum. (It's raining/showering now at Murrumbateman).
4. Work on the garden patch by perhaps building a fabric (70%) roof/ceiling over. This will design a micro climate to your vegetable garden and will extend your growing opportunities and when/what you may grow in our colder climate. I'm hoping to achieve this. I'm about to build a ceiling cover over it soon, so I'll post on the blog later.
5. Start seriously preparing for the spring garden, such as what you'd like to plant and where in the patch to sow. Start to gather seeds from the desired shop/s. Spring really isn't too far away.
6. Read up on related vegetable gardening material from print material and media and trusted web sites. Better your knowledge.

I don't have too much in my vegy patch at the moment. Vegies growing at present:

• Garlic
• Brown onions
• Shallots
• Asparagus (just planted eleven crowns a week ago)