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Septembers plate is refreshingly green: saladings, celery, parsley, leeks, cress, silverbeet, kale, nettle, broccoli shoots for Africa, the last of the cabbage and - joy oh joy the first of the peas and asparagus. There's so much cool stuff to do in the garden right now, so much prettiness, you want to be out there every spare moment!

What to sow + plant in September


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Though we curse and lament them - damn weeds!, it's our gardening habits that keep them coming back. We spray, pull, or till, but the same weeds keep coming. Like a record with a scratch, we're stuck in a weedy rut.

Breaking free of your weedy rut is so liberating! Over the next few newsletters we'll learn all about how to work with weeds in your unique context, creati...


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The trick to a healthy, productive vegie patch is to keep momentum up - little and often is the way, even when its cold out! Get out there at least once a week to

remove spent crops. Chop them off at ground level then crunch or chop them up for compost or mulch. Sow or plant the space right away.keep productive crops clean of old ratty foliage.

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