How to prepare your vegie garden beds for Spring and Summer | Gardening 101 | Gardening Australia

Tino shows us how to shape up and prepare veggie beds for bumper spring and summer crops. Subscribe 🔔 ab.co/GA-subscribe
Clean up:
Rake up leaves and dirt that has built up around the vegie patch to help discourage pests and diseases and create a nice clean space to work in. Chuck it all in the compost.
Weeding:
Weeds still grow in the cold and can be a useful cover crop when not much else is growing. It’s important to keep on top of them though around your winter dormant plants such as asparagus and rhubarb, as they can cause root competition and disturb the crowns. It’s a good time to remove them before planting new crops too.
Soil & food:
It’s vital that the soil is in good shape, ready for new crops to be planted. Check the soil pH by using a test kit. Close to neutral (a pH of 7) is perfect for most vegies. If it’s on the acidic side, fork in some lime 2 weeks before planting.
Next, rake back mulch and loosen up the soil, which is especially important for root crops. Then add lots of compost, aged manure or blood and bone and lay mulch on top.
It’s feeding time for perennials too. As rhubarb starts to sprout it’s the perfect time for a feed. Tino applies a large helping of blood and bone around the plant, covered with a layer of compost.
Crop rotation:
Brassicas are heavy nitrogen feeders and it’s best not to plant them in the same spot year after year, or pathogens could build up. Instead plan to rotate crop families. Plant a legume or root crop after brassicas as they don’t require as much nitrogen, or if you’re determined to plant another heavy feeder such as potatoes, refresh the bed with plenty of new food.
Planting:
If you’re keen to get a crop in straight away, Tino recommends choosing seeds over seedlings. Go for a quick producer such as radishes, lettuce, or parsley, that will be in and out in 6 weeks. Don’t plant too much too early if you’re in a cool climate as young plants will suffer in the chill. And don’t forget to leave some room - there will be plenty more to plant as the weather warms up!
Featured Plants:
ASPARAGUS - Asparagus officinalis cv.
(Check before planting: this may be an environmental weed in your area)
RHUBARB - Rheum x hybridum cv.
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Oh no. Don't rip out the brassicas. Cut them at ground level and leave the roots to rot under ground.

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Why?

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@@terriyule7330 it’s called “chop and drop”, and the roots (and dropped leaves) put nutrients back into the soil. Charles Dowding has experimented with no crop rotation as well as dig vs no dig (no dig generally has greater yield). Check him out.

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