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justjustine Forum newbie - be nice! Posts: 2 Location: Registered: June 2009	Best growing areas of Australia Posted 449 days ago Hello all. We are considering a fresh move to somewhere new. We would like to know, what area/s of Australia are the most productive for growing the greatest variety/quantity of fruit & veg successfully? Ideally we'd like to be within a couple of hours drive of the beach. Or alternatively - are there areas that should be avoided? Thank you for reading... Justine	0 0 Alert moderator

esay Forum newbie - be nice! Posts: 1 Location: Somers Registered: June 2009	RE: Best growing areas of Australia Posted 449 days ago Hi, IMHO somewhere near Coffs Harbour is ideal, sub-tropical with volcanic soils, gives you the best options. You shouldn't just be looking at the weather though, soil has a lot to do with it and you have to look at what you want to grow. Climate change has to be a consideration as well, the top end is only going to get wetter and the SE and SW are going to get dryer, the best place might end up being Tassie, if they get enough rain the temperature will get a little warmer but still be ideal for temperate plants. I've been through all this myself, I had picked the Byron area but the recent floods (only going to become more frequent) have given me reason to pause. Good Luck Sarah	0 0 Alert moderator

justjustine Forum newbie - be nice! Posts: 2 Location: Registered: June 2009	RE: Best growing areas of Australia Posted 448 days ago Thanks Sarah - soil comment noted. We did consider the Kempsey area... They claim it's got the best climate... But who knows exactly what FOR. ;-) Then I hear that VIC is where most of Australia's food is grown - but then again hear it's really hot. Maybe I should be looking at average climate... Does anyone know what CLIMATE is beneficial for most fruit & veg? That way I can search for areas in that/those climate zones.	0 0 Alert moderator

Holdfast Forum newbie - be nice! Posts: 7 Location: Registered: June 2009	RE: Best growing areas of Australia Posted 438 days ago justjustine - I think the best growing area is one that you can freely plant fruits and vegetables without pests like fruit-fly or pest birds. I'd favour areas with good rainfall or good quality water and soil that can be improved. It's difficult to name a favourite because there's so many beautiful spots in Australia. The Bureau Of Meteorology can help you decide plus many of the Departments Of Primary Industry. Having said that, if I decided to move location to start a permaculture or semi sustainable organic garden I would choose Adelaide but only if I had the resources to install many water tanks. The reason I would choose Adelaide is because they do not have fruit-fly (At this stage), the soil is good and the Mediterranean climate would allow you to grow stone fruit, citrus, grapes, and vegetables all year. Adelaide is also close to the beach. My second choice would be SW Sydney; the only problem being fruitfly but the mild climate is perfect for growing most vegetables, the water from the Nepean and Cordeaux dams is of very high quality. The beaches are a 40 minute drive away.	0 0 Alert moderator

Wattsy Forum newbie - be nice! Posts: 12 Location: Goonellabah Registered: March 2009	RE: Best growing areas of Australia Posted 431 days ago I've been through all this myself, I had picked the Byron area but the recent floods (only going to become more frequent) have given me reason to pause. No offence, but while i agree we have to work towards caring for our environment and keeping it more pristine, i dont agree that climate change is soley caused by environmental pollution and so on. As a boy growing up in Byron Bay, the recent floods are nothing new, and far from becoming more frequent. 15-20 years ago we had major flooding almost every year, if not several times a year. And regular East Coast Lows and even cyclonic storms which caused the recent flooding we also a regular event. Then in the last 15-20 years we have enjoyed more mild conditions, and even drought conditions that dropped the local dam to critically low levels with super strict water restrictions. The recent weather pattern probably will be more frequent over the next decade as we enter this meteorological phase, but after that i reckon it will return to the milder, drier conditions, and so forth. As i said, i like to think of myself as environmentally conscious, but blaming natural weather patterns on the so called 'global warming' is a bit of a beat up. To answer Justjustines question, i like this area (Northern Rivers of NSW) as i can pretty much live as self sustainably as possible all year round by growing and eating what is in season. Right now im enjoying my home grown citrus, silverbeet, cabbage, broccoli, snowpeas and eggs - and nice fresh caught Tailor and Bream that are plentiful from our coastline during these months. Im summer it'll be sweet corn, tomatoes, capsicum, and salads, eggs and nice freshly caught whiting and flathead. At the end of the day, you need to choose an area that is suitable for your lifestyle as well, not just for what you can grow.	0 0 Alert moderator

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