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Julia’s veggies - Healthy Growing, Healthy Eating

The good rainfall and warm weather are great for veggies but also for the pests who have been enjoying our harvest! Fortunately, winter brings cooler weather and many
pests become dormant. One important organic practice is to grow the right veggie at the right time! So, this is the time to grow all those tasty veggies that both us and
the pests love to eat! This includes veggies from the brassica family such as broccoli and cauliflower, Asian greens and nutritious and yummy kale. by Julia Farmer
Vegetable of the Season – Kale: Ten years ago, Kale was mostly grown as an ornamental plant with pretty purple, white and pink rosettes (see below) to decorate the veggie patch and garden. Now

it is probably one of the most talked about superfoods: proclaimed to have cancer fighting properties; with countless recipes being produced by celebrity chefs. Even Gwyneth Paltrow made kale chips on the popular
show “Ellen” and the US has celebrated National Kale Day since 2013. And what’s more there are some great looking heirloom varieties such as Black Palm Kale and ‘Sympatic’ Purple kale.

Companion plants: Kohlrabi, lettuce, fenugreek, sage, mustard, onions, parsley, spring onions
and thyme.
Organic Gardening Tips

• Kale is disease resistant, however, watch for aphids and other pests in warm weather.
• Do not transplant seedlings until they have two pairs of true leaves.
• Mulch around the plants for weed control and soil insulation
• Give all leafy brassicas such as kale a monthly boost with a nitrogen-rich liquid fertilizer
• If you leave some plants to go to seed the bright yellow flowers will attract many
beneficial insects. It will also easily self-seed.
Winter Workshops & events
Saturdays, 13th&20thJune – Introduction to Organic Gardening/Farming Workshops
Saturday 27thJune – Pop-Up Market at Basilico, 10am to 3pm
Saturday 4th July - Pop-Up Market atMowana Shopping Centre, 9am to 2pm
Saturday 11th July – Advanced Organic Gardening/Farming Workshop
Saturday 18thJuly –Winter Open Farm Event in Notwane, 10am to 4pm
Saturday 25th July – Market at Sanitas, 10am to 3pm
Saturday 1st August - Pop-Up Market atMowana Shopping Centre, 9am to 2pm
Email: jellyfishfarmer@yahoo.com for more details or to receive our weekly newsletter.
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