Growing your own fruit & vegetables at home has a lot of benefits. It gives you access to seasonal produce straight from the garden, Knowing what & when to plant is a challenge. Australia has a diverse & varied climate, this means that depending on where you live dictates what to plant & when. 2023 is the fifth version of the Planting Guide Calendar, with a completely new series of illustrations. There are approximately 55 individual illustrations all hand painted over the twelve months. Temperate Regions: Tasmania Melbourne Canberra Dubbo Adelaide Port Lincoln Esperance Albany Sydney & surrounding areas This project started when I was looking personally for a planting guide online. I found it very hard to locate the relevant information in an easy to understand & clear format. My aim was to start focusing more on growing my own vegetables & herbs at home. I thought it would also be beneficial to turn my research into something that other people could also use & benefit from. Read more here. Wall Calendar Size: 300 x 210 mm (Open: 600 x 210) Printed locally in Tasmania Find your region: 2022 Seasonal Eating Guide Calendar: Digital Calendar (not including months): https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/789154543/full-year-12-month-planting-guide?ref=related-1 This calendar Planting Guide helps you grow your own fruit & vegetables at home. Growing your own vegetables has a lot of benefits, it gives you access to seasonal produce straight from the garden, this reduces the distance your food has to travel. Reducing the distance your food travels to your plate increases its sustainability. When purchasing fruit & vegetables, a lot of the time we don’t consider just how far they have travelled, & the wastage associated with that; fuel, storage costs & packaging. Growing your own fruit, vegetables & herbs more often than not means that your food is organic. This reduces the number of pesticides & chemicals that you’re ingesting into your body. Not purchasing vegetables & fruit in packaging reduces your plastic & waste usage. There is a lot of waste associated with purchasing fresh fruit & vegetables, this can easily be reduced by growing your own at home. Another way to reduce waste is to go to farmers markets, shop at local grocers & choose only fruit & vegetables that are loose & not packed in packaging. Knowing what to plant & when is a challenge. Australia has a diverse & varied climate, this means that depending on where you live it can dictate what to plant & when. It’s also interesting to look at the quieter months, winter in cooler climates & summer in hot climates when there are fewer options for successful growing. This is the perfect time to recondition soil & get your garden fresh & ready for its peak growing season. Knowing what to plant & when can help you plan out a garden & have fresh vegetables & herbs almost all year round. I hope that this calendar provides a clear & helpful guide for monthly urban planting. It is designed to be a reference
