Hi all.
My name is Frank and I am new to gardening.
I would like to grow vegetables and fruit for my home. I live on a cliff near the coast in Australia.
I have no idea what I am doing.
I would be very grateful if someone would be able to direct me to a thread that will get me going. I'm just not sure where to begin.
Frank
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I love this place, but honestly I would suggest you look for something more local to you. Beyond the most basic stuff of how to plant seeds etc, I can't tell you anything about gardening in Australia, where it is a different day from me and the seasons are all backwards 
Like it is summer there, getting ready to go into fall, right? Your ecology, climate, native plants etc etc are totally different than anything I've ever seen.
There are people from around the world here at least visiting and a number of Aussies have stopped by at different times, but none of them seem to stick and become regulars. I'm sure that's because we aren't really speaking their language (metaphorically and to a certain extent literally). The large majority of the regulars around here are USAians with a smattering of UK and Canada.
Look around for Aussie gardeners, on-line and off:
https://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/Client/Board.aspx?b=72
https://www.aussiegardening.com.au/
But sure, feel free to browse around anything that interests you.... there's a ton of info here already...
Like it is summer there, getting ready to go into fall, right? Your ecology, climate, native plants etc etc are totally different than anything I've ever seen. There are people from around the world here at least visiting and a number of Aussies have stopped by at different times, but none of them seem to stick and become regulars. I'm sure that's because we aren't really speaking their language (metaphorically and to a certain extent literally). The large majority of the regulars around here are USAians with a smattering of UK and Canada.
Look around for Aussie gardeners, on-line and off:
https://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/Client/Board.aspx?b=72
https://www.aussiegardening.com.au/
But sure, feel free to browse around anything that interests you.... there's a ton of info here already...
Au contraire, dear Rainbow; we have a couple of fairly active Strines here right now!
Frank, the best way to get Australia-specific gardening assistance is to broadcast the word "Australia" or "Oz" or another clue in the titles of your posts. That way, you'll attract more interest from gardeners in your region. In fact, I've taken the liberty of adding Oz to the title of this very thread, in hopes that fellow Aussies will drop by and say G'Day.
Happy gardening!
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
Frank, the best way to get Australia-specific gardening assistance is to broadcast the word "Australia" or "Oz" or another clue in the titles of your posts. That way, you'll attract more interest from gardeners in your region. In fact, I've taken the liberty of adding Oz to the title of this very thread, in hopes that fellow Aussies will drop by and say G'Day.
Happy gardening!
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
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