Busy Chris Gardening

Busy Chris Gardening Expert fruit and vegetable gardener. Creating fruit and veg gardens at Busy Chris Gardening. Growing fruit in pots. Observer. Curious. Melbourne - cool/temp. Hello!

Showing others how to grow fruit and vegetables through social media. zone 10b ☀️ I’m Christina, a dedicated gardener specialising in creating bountiful vegetable gardens. My journey into gardening began from a personal need to overcome food insecurities. I wanted to ensure a reliable and healthy food source by growing my own vegetables at home. Over the years, I’ve honed my skills in soil prepar

ation, plant care, plant identification, and pruning. My expertise in growing vegetables is complemented by excellent customer service and strong multitasking abilities. I love sharing my knowledge and have built a vibrant community of over 100,000 gardening enthusiasts through my content creation, where I demonstrate how anyone can cultivate their own food. I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with well-known brands like Ryobi, which has been a testament to my commitment and expertise in the gardening field. When I’m not tending to my gardens, I enjoy cooking, engaging in DIY projects, and focusing on health and wellness. These passions align with my gardening ethos, emphasizing self-sufficiency, creativity, and a balanced lifestyle. I approach my work with a friendly and pragmatic attitude. I’m easygoing and approachable, always ready to offer a helping hand or some gardening advice. At the same time, I’m serious and practical about my craft, ensuring that every garden I create is not only beautiful but also highly productive. Thank you for visiting my page. I’m excited to share my gardening journey with you and help you grow your own vibrant vegetable garden!

13/06/2026

Compost isn't just kitchen scraps! I went around the yard and collected all the leaf litter and decomposing soil sitting on the concrete. It’s absolutely packed with organic matter, so when you’re cleaning up your pathways think about adding it to the compost pile.

13/06/2026

Growing your own garlic is one of the easiest autumn garden projects!
Here is how to plant for harvest in approx 9 months.
-Preparation: Separate the cloves from the bulb first.
-Soil: Mix in rich compost first.
-Depth: Plant cloves 5 cm (2”) deep.
-Spacing: Space them 10 cm (4”) apart.
-Direction: Pointy side facing up!-Protection: Water gently and cover with mulch.

Tap the ribbon to save this guide for your garlic planting! 🌱 Drop any questions below

10/06/2026

I’ve bought many bare root trees which was towards the end of winter and managed to get them when they were on clearance. Best buy.

09/06/2026

It’s always nice to see other gardens to get ideas and inspired in hope this inspires and gives you some ideas for your garden.

05/06/2026

With this classic Melbourne winter dampness settling in, fungal spores are having an absolute field day in our veggie patches! 🌧️🍂 If you've been noticing circular brown spots on your lower snow pea leaves, you aren't alone—it's likely Ascochyta blight.

Swipe through for the exact 3-step action plan to stop it in its tracks and protect your winter harvest!

✂️ Step 1: Strip the lower leaves. Carefully prune off infected foliage up the bottom 15–20 cm of the vines to improve airflow. Throw them straight into the rubbish bin—do NOT compost them, or the spores will survive! Always sanitize your snips with rubbing alcohol between plants.

💧 Step 2: Water the base only. Fungal spores rely on wet leaves to spread. Keep water strictly at the soil line and water early in the morning so the patch dries out during the day.

🌿 Step 3: Apply an organic treatment. If it keeps spreading, spray the remaining healthy leaves with an organic copper-based spray or a potassium bicarbonate-based eco-fungicide to shield new growth.

❄️ Growing in Melbourne? Don't let the winter weather catch your patch off guard. Tap the link in my bio to grab my zone-specific Yearly Garden Planner tailored exactly for our unique climate!

31/05/2026

-When to prune: late autumn or winter, right after last fruit has dropped and dormant.
-45-degree angle: just above a node.
-Remove water sprouts
-Trim low hanging branches
-Open canopy: overlapping, small or damaged inner branches
-Secret to more fruit: feijoas flower and fruit on new seasons growth. Pruning encourages new growth.

30/05/2026

Being a beginner gardener can be frustrating.
This is how I plant out my broccoli and cabbages.
Growing them together means they will grow in the same conditions and require the same nutrients and watering resulting in less messing around when it comes to care. Make sure they get plenty of nutrients every 6 weeks and liquid feed every two weeks.

Planting them all at once usually means harvesting all at once and that’s not always ideal. Try stagger your planting by 2 to 3 weeks (succession planting) so you get a steady harvest all season long.

29/05/2026

Trellises can be expensive. I recommend something metal rather than plastic as the plastic can degrade and end up ripping easily. Find something with wide or big enough holes so that you can weave the berry vines through.

27/05/2026

Nature is giving the ultimate planting cue right now!

These gorgeous blooms spend the cooler winter months building strong roots so they can explode with massive white flowers come spring.

It’s an absolute magnet for tiny non-stinging beneficial insects like parasitic wasps, green lacewing, ladybugs and hover flies that will clean up your spring aphids, whiteflies, moth eggs and caterpillars before they can touch your crops.

Grower Tip: They develop sensitive taproot quickly and hate being moved. It’s best to buy some seeds (I’ve bought mine from ) and direct sow them rather than buying a seedling from the nursery. If you absolutely can’t find any seeds give the seedling a go but when you buy seedlings (if you can find any because they are quite rare to find) make sure they’re small and you’ll have better success.

26/05/2026

From seeds in mid March to flowers in May! The snow peas are loving this autumn weather and are right on track for a harvest in a week or two.

I also put in the second batch last month - doing a bit of succession planting is the best way to make sure the fresh harvest keep coming long after this first batch finishes up.

Go back and check out the mid March planting video to see how far they’ve come.
Did you get around to planting snowpeas this season?

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