We meet on the first Sunday of each month between 8.30am - 10.00am. Venue: 145 Ilkley Road, Ilkley, Sunshine Coast.
All welcome to come along for a chat, cuppa, local organic gardening tips, seed saving and plant swap! Gold coin donation.
If you have any seeds that need processing or you'd like to contribute to our community seed bank, bring them along.
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

June Seedy Sunday - Winter Planting

The next 'Seedy Sunday' will be on 1 June from 10.30am - 12.00pm. 

We'll be talking about Safe Seeds given the outcome in the landmark court case in Western Australia this week and how to protect our seed bank from GM contamination. We will also chat about winter crops to grow now. 




Bring a friend or neighbour, seeds/plant material to share or just come along to meet like-minded locals.

Activities for June


According to the moon calendar, there is an 11 day cycle of prolific growth for above ground plants starting 29 May - a good time to get stuck into Winter planting. Beans, peas, brassicas (like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, mustard and kale), leafy greens (like spinach, chard, rocket and lettuce) + many other vegies grow well at this time of year.

Rainbow chard


If you have cuttings to spare, please wrap the stems in some wet newspaper or paper towel to keep them fresh for longer.


What to Plant in June



Check out these guides for other ideas/tips:


  • Gardenate - Subtropical zone.
  • ABC Vegie Gardening Guide.
  • Aussie Organic Gardening.


  • This month's Seed Savers Meeting


    We meet at Sweethearts Cafe who offer us a large space to get together for free (saving us a hall hire fee so no cost to you) but as a business are in effect hiring out that area to us for a couple of hours.

    So as a courtesy please remember to at the very least order a tea/coffee or a yummy meal, to support the cafe. They have a delicious local and organic menu. Visit their website for more info @ http://www.sweetheartscafe.com.au/aboutus.html.

    Venue: 2 Anzac Street (cnr Rosebed Street), Eudlo.

    FREE to attend so bring a friend and carpool! Hope to see you soon.

    By Anne Gibson

    2 comments:

    1. Thank you for the book link. Enjoy your Sunday meetup. Hope to get there one day

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      1. Hope to see you there Judy and glad you enjoyed the book link. :)

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