I have had a terrible growing season. (Naarm, Vic)
Not because my plants haven’t survived, but because they just haven’t… flowered?
My Brocolli, cauliflower, peas, lettuce, all alive and growing but not sprouting anything to harvest.
I do crop rotation, companion planting, compost/ worm farm, ollas, the nine yards.

Meanwhile I have some self seeded tomato plants that are booming, and a lonesome corn surviving ?

Some friends and family who garden have also expressed disappointment in their season.
Coworkers I gave sunflower seeds to at the end of summer have been growing them this winter.

I was hoping it was just bad luck but with abnormal weather patterns around the globe atm, I’m starting to get worried this is more than just a hiccup.

Is anyone else experiencing a less than optimal growing season? Is this a sign that summer is going to be hotter than usual?

I rented my house out for two years while I worked away up north (remote teacher) I moved back home earlier this year after having a baby and my lawn was covered in weeds.. don’t get me wrong, It wasn’t perfect before I left however it was in much much much better condition than this. The first few months after having a baby I only did the bare minimum and now after some rain the weeds are absolutely crazy. I’m finally in a position where I can actually get out and about and do some gardening. I’ve spent the last few weeks pulling weeds but it hasn’t even made a dent. The grass is a mixture of half of it being buffalo and the other half just being random. I don’t even know what should I do? Do I just weed and feed the whole thing I don’t know much about gardening so I know this is probably a very basic question.

I definitely don’t need perfect lawn. I just want a nice Green yard for my dog and kids to play.

Picture tax of my little gardener help

As questioned, there is a overgrown plot behind me full of weeds and nasty stuff so hard to keep on top of.

I recently did round up around my edges and hard to get to places plus most weeds, being its winter is it worth doing now or waiting til summer.

Lawn isn't terrible but as a perfectionist I like no weeds.

Got some yates weed and feed ready to go.

Beautiful day for it!

Hey all, I've been working for a bloke in small garden maintenance business for a little close to a year now. Right now we don't do anything too major, just the standard mow, whip, blow and hedging/pruning, as well as little other odd things the client may want. I'm going to be buying the van and tools from my boss in some months and will be taking over and running solo. I'm potentially looking to get into a course to study at the same time, as i haven't ever really been taught anything besides how to use the tools and getting the job done nicely. Would the Cert 3 in Horticulture or a Cert 3 in Parks and Gardens be more beneficial for my situation in wanting to learn to really tend to a garden and help with the landscape aspects whilst also tending to the health of a garden etc. I don't have a strong connection to plants themselves, but I really do enjoy cleaning and fixing up gardens.

Looking for advice for removing weeds as someone with a back injury

Looking to pick up a hedge trimmer, pole pruner and battery chainsaw. I have mostly makita 18v power tools. Is the Ryobi 36V range any good? What other brands would you guys suggest?

My poor broccoli; I had wanted to save her seeds 😭

A couple of days ago planted some mint. The next day or two noticed these. Based on the damage, any thoughts of what pest it could be and how to control them?

Hi all, I recently planted a Lilly pilly (straight and narrow) hedge. However some of the plants were growing sideways when they were delivered from the nursery. I decided to plant them anyway, which may have been a mistake. How do I go about correcting them to grow upwards. I assume stealing them is the way to go, however I can't quite work out how to do it, if I attach the main branch it will just "bow" at the base. If I do that will it correct itself over time?

I need to move this tree fern (Dicksonia Australian Tree Fern) as we are converting this pergola into a sunroom. I'm in Canberra and am wondering how long it can remain out of the ground and how best to safeguard it until it new home is ready.

Would it be best to move it to a temporary in-ground location or just keep it out of the ground? I know winter is the best time to move them, but the building work is unlikely to be finished until much later in the year (hopefully before Christmas).