tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49418350393886462202024-03-19T14:24:59.500+11:00More Organic VegetablesWelcome to my website. This website handles the overflow from 'Growing Organic Vegetables'. Both sites help you grow fabulous organic vegetables in a warm temperate climate using water saving methods. Both link to "Gardening with Ecobeds" providing detailed instructions on how to build your own sustainable Garden Ecobed and explaining how to get excellent results............John Ashworth 27th July 2015.Joartash2http://www.blogger.com/profile/00456236247181178454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941835039388646220.post-18400001039399252892017-03-21T17:47:00.002+11:002018-07-15T21:01:56.990+10:00NOTICE July 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My blogs have become rather cumbersome over the years, so for convenience I have restored an old unused blog to manage my data. This blog "<a href="https://jas49580.blogspot.com.au/">Sustainable Organic Gardening</a>" will be used as a portal to simplify the presentation of my story. Through this portal, you will still be able to access all my blogs and blogpages </span></span></td></tr>
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Joartash2http://www.blogger.com/profile/00456236247181178454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941835039388646220.post-85244119916824100462017-03-09T18:55:00.002+11:002017-03-09T18:55:56.225+11:00March 2017<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The capsicum are at their peak, but the tomatoes are almost finished. For the first time I am growing a second crop of tomatoes sown just after Christmas. I have terminated them at 5 sets high, so the plants energy is focused on growing larger fruit than would naturally occur if left to set more trusses. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the weather will hold up long enough for them all to ripen.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm sure there are larger organic onions being grown somewhere on the planet, but the onions in my current crop are much bigger than I have ever grown before, and they have lost nothing in taste and texture.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've done something right at last growing butternut and golden globe pumkins. I don't know what it was, but I hope I can replicate it next year. The butternuts are from 2 plants which still have a few left to mature. The golden globe are from 4 plants, but there are still about a dozen of them still ripening on the vines.</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></td></tr>
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Joartash2http://www.blogger.com/profile/00456236247181178454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941835039388646220.post-90035049141028142752015-01-15T20:50:00.000+11:002017-03-09T18:35:06.531+11:00January 2015<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These pumpkins are growing strongly and have just begun to set fruit. There is no sign of powdery mildew yet and despite the humid and wet conditions in Melbourne recently, I am hoping my aerated compost foliar spray will keep it at bay. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On each side of the pumpkin is a Lebanese cucumber. They are growing well despite the sprawling habit of the pumpkin, which tends to grab all the available light. Careful pruning has helped keep them growing, and they are now setting fruit.</span></span></td></tr>
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Joartash2http://www.blogger.com/profile/00456236247181178454noreply@blogger.com0Melbourne VIC, Australia-37.814107 144.96327999999994-38.6164245 143.67238649999993 -37.0117895 146.25417349999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941835039388646220.post-53627782291277213502014-06-30T18:05:00.000+10:002016-07-21T15:04:25.155+10:00June 2014<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Buzz pollinating my tomatoes.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://joharthash.blogspot.com.au/p/growing-tomatoes.html">Tomatoes</a>
are self pollinating, however the pollen grains are securely held on
the plants anthers. Moderate vibration is required to release this pollen but a strong breeze will often be enough. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bumble bees buzz pollinate tomatoes by grabbing the tomato flower and
vibrating their flight muscles vigorously to dislodge the pollen. Honey bees don't use this
technique and consequently they are not very efficient </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">tomato </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">pollinators.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In
mainland Australia where there are no bumble bees, we must rely on native bees
(like the blue banded bee) or the wind. Both are unreliable in suburban
gardens, so to ensure a good fruit set we need to buzz pollinate by hand.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I do this using a clean electric toothbrush. I hold the toothbrush so that the back of the head is in contact with the stem just above the tomato flower. I turn the toothbrush on and hold it in place for 2 or 3 seconds: Too easy.</span></span></td></tr>
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