Helpful resources
Information and resources some members have found useful
Anette McFarlane
Annette McFarlane is a noted Brisbane gardener. She has a seasonal guide to growing vegetables which some members have found very useful. If you are looking for information on what you should be doing in your vegetable garden at a particular time of the year you may find her information very helpful.
Self Sufficient Me
Some members find the YouTube channel 'Self Sufficient Me' very helpful
Brisbane Vegetable Gardening
Private Facebook page - need to join
This group is aimed at sharing veggie gardening questions, tips, successes and try agains in our Brisbane climate.
Morag Gamble
Some of our members find Morag Gamble's resources really useful. She has a website and YouTube channel.
Lis Gillet
Lis Gillet is an artist and gardener. Some members really enjoy her work. She is a Brisbane based freelance illustrator. She was born and raised in France, moved to Australia in 2011 and met her Australian husband. She now lives here with her 3 beautiful children and 4 naughty chickens. She draws and paints when she is not in her garden and makes bread or plays Uno with the kids!
The Diggers Club
The Diggers Club has a brand-new website has been launched!
The website is full of garden-know-how accumulated from over 40 years at Diggers and features:
🌻 Easy-to-use filters to help you find the right seeds and plants
🌻 Plan ahead with our seeds to sow tool
🌻 New members library featuring over 350 articles to help you garden!
Their library features everything from simple 'how-to' instructions on basics like seed sowing, composting and pruning, through to deeper issues of gardening organically in changing climate and the role gardeners can play in creating a more livable and sustainable world
Wolston Farmhouse Plant Swap
Some of our Rocks Community Garden members have found the Wolston Farmhouse Plant Swap to be really useful. On the second Saturday of each month a plant swap takes place at the historic homestead at 223 Grindle Road, Wacol, Queensland
The Rare Fruit Club WA
The Rare Fruit Club WA provides a vast amount of information on rare and interesting fruit trees.
The Millennial Gardener
This channel is dedicated to my love of gardening. I live in southeastern, coastal North Carolina, just southwest of Wilmington in humid subtropical Zone 8a, latitude 34°10'39" N (34.17N).
Growing up in south Jersey, my father and grandfather both had gardens. As a child, I used to help them plant seedlings and pick vegetables. As a teen, I worked on a local farm. After college, I lived in Philadelphia, so I had to garden out of buckets. My love for all things outdoors has taken me to the south where land is more plentiful, growing seasons are long and winters mild, but with a few deep freezes in the mid-to-low teens annually that make my hardiness zone a real challenge.
I am a zone pusher. In this channel, I will grow a lot of the common edible annuals we all know and love, but I will also grow many things that "you can't grow" in Zone 8a. I am young and have a long journey ahead of me with a lot more to learn, and I invite you along for the ride with me.
This illustration by Lis Gillet, a local artist, provides some great suggestions of vegetables that are suitable for growing at this time of the year.