I finally got into the garden after a busy week and todays job was digging out the potato bags, I've had the aussie gardener bags for a few years and they have been groin g well, however, this year i have got a lot less out of the bags then ever i got nothing out of one of the big bags. The plants were doing well and had been watered regally with the hose that leaks ( another thing for the shopping list) Id used Premium veggie potting mix with manure and sewed in the bag, usually the soil starts there and works its way to top up the beds, however after the miserable potato harvest i think im going to toss it. I'm thinking in future, buy a premium potting mix but add compost ,fertilizer, castings and manure myself. I did add mushroom compost layer as they were growing but I don't think it did much, just another one to add to the blueberry that didn't like its new soil. has anyone got some suggestions to make a decent soil for veggies ? Thank you

Hi all, tomato's are usually a go to crop at my place and this summer is no different, infect I went overboard and have tomato's everywhere, but there is one that is perplexing me , I think its a Grammys throwing tomato, (the labels all blew away so i could be wrong) that I put in a old half while barrel pot that was set up for my blueberry that unfortunately didn't come back after re potting , it just hasn't grown, the ones in the bed nonboring it that were planted at the same time seem fine, could it have something to do with the Rose mix that was put I put in the post for the blueberry? as the other beds were prepared for tomato's at the start of the season shall i try it somewhere else? any advice would be appreciated

Is anyone in this group somewhat addicted to collecting fruit trees (including blueberries, nuts etc).

My Mum is travelling and saw this rose in Cann River. I did a quick google image search and it came up with Gold Struck, but it doesn’t seem to be available in Australia Does anyone know any “fluted” petal rose varieties that have these beautiful scalloped edges? Would love to surprise her for Christmas with one ☺️

Finally my Apple cucumber seeds have germinated. Who else is growing cucumbers and what types? I have some pickling cucumbers I need to plant now 🙂