COOL & TEMPERATE
VEGIES
• If you haven’t already tried it, drop everything and start growing garlic, a slow but rewarding crop. A good rule of thumb: plant on Anzac Day, harvest around Remembrance Day. Simply stick separate cloves of organic garlic — skin on, pointy end up — in well-prepped soil 10–15cm apart.• It’s time for some cool-season crops: leafy and salad greens such as Asian greens, brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale), mustard and rocket; fruiting veg such as broad beans, fennel, peas and snowpeas; root crops (beetroot, carrots, leeks,• Remove summer crops that are finishing or near done. Divide overcrowded perennials such as asparagus and artichoke by digging them up and replanting into soil that’s has been revived with aged manure, compost or worm castings.• Plant flowers for winter colour and pollinators: eg violas and dianthus, or nasturtiums to brighten up salads.
