I find any info helpfull. If you don't wanna read it, skip it. To make a huge move such as from the mainland to Tassie one needs to gather all info one can to make a decision which can be life changing.
I live in the Wynyard / Burnie Area. I was born in Smithton, at a fairly young age . I spent 3 years in Queensland and 1 year in Melbourne and that was enough to say Tassie is the best place in Australia. Well I think so any way. I love the place that much I built a website about it... https://www.lifestyle-tasmania.net
Well, someone has signed a contract to buy our little paradise, and if all goes well, we'll be headed down to tassie within a couple of months! I can hardly beleive it! I've been trying (unsuccessfully) not to think about it too much, in case the contract falls through... Monte, (and others who have made the move) what did you do with all your plants and seeds when you went over? I have a collection of plants that have followed me from house to house over the last ten or fifteen years that I will have to say goodbye to, but what about seeds? Are there some that you can take and not others? I see in the diggers catalogue that there are some seeds that aren't permitted to go to tassie. I remember when we crossed last time we couldn't take any fruit or veges. I followed your advice Monte and took a look at a couple of blocks at Franklin. It could be just in the photos, but the soil looked awfully sandy. I'm just looking at the moment for general ideas of areas etc, but we won't be making any purchases until we're over there. Did you find that there were cheaper blocks once you got down there, than on the internet? How is the gardening going? It must be a change from the Riverland?! We lived at Waikerie for 6months, and found gardening a challenge, to say the least!
Well, the plants need to stay home but packets of seeds should be fine. If in doubt I'd recommend contacting the primary industries folks. You could just compare your seeds to the diggers catalog. I can't comment on the soil at Franklin. I have seen some places with quite sandy soil. We scored with our soil. Lovely rich red clay loam. Crap to build on but stick a plant in it and away it goes! I think everything is already on the internet but I did find that ones that looked ok on the internet looked poor when we got here. The one we purchased looked better than on the internet. Anything that's really cheap probably is that way for a reason. Anything that's now pasture would likely have been orchards at one time and is probably reasonable soil. Anything that's still bush is likely to be poor soil and or steep. The gardening is not happening just yet because I need to complete my wildlife proof fencing first. It's a waste of time otherwise. Cheers Monte
