Growing Vegetables South of Australia
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Tasmanian soils and cool-maritime weather are not like the mainland, so generic veggie guides usually fail south of Bass Strait. Steve Solomon’s Growing Vegetables South of Australia (2012) is the only reference written specifically for Tasmanian and cool-climate southern Australian conditions. Solomon, founder of the Territorial Seed Company and author of the global classic Gardening When It Counts, tested every crop, compost recipe and planting calendar in his own Tasmanian plot; the result is a data-rich, month-by-month manual that tells you exactly which open-pollinated varieties succeed, how deep to plant in heavy loam, and when to expect your first harvest in areas that receive snow. If you want to pick tomatoes before March or overwinter leeks without a greenhouse, this is the book serious island gardeners keep in the shed.
What makes this copy collector-friendly is condition: a tight, clean, unmarked paperback that shows only faint cover scuffs—no ex-library stamps, no inscriptions, no dog-eared corners. Because the 2012 print-run was small and most copies went to working gardens, clean second-hand copies are scarce online. Owning one means you can open the book at the potting bench without fear of ruining it, yet still have a volume that looks respectable on the shelf beside your seed tins.
Beyond Tasmania, the book is rapidly becoming a cult reference for cool-climate growers in New Zealand’s South Island, southern Chile and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.—anywhere that mirrors Tasmania’s long summer days and acidic soils. Solomon’s nutrient-density charts, organic soil-fertility formulas and hand-drawn planting schedules are reproduced nowhere else, making the title highly sought after on used-book search engines. Secure this very-good copy now and you’ll have the definitive cool-climate vegetable bible ready for next planting season.
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