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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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 Posted - 03/10/2008 : 11:34:40
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I've been feeling guilty as the vege garden has been very neglected lately... just not enough hours in the day.
The tomatoes have become a little wild in the trough... I never got round to putting the trellis up. I planted these in winter and have only started to take off the last few weeks. They are nice and healthy looking so just gave them a feed. They are just starting to fruit which is good as my other tomatoes are getting to the end (no pics of those... too ratty looking  ). I cut some of the old ones back and after lunch I will chuck on a couple of barrow loads of compost.
I pulled the last of the neglected carrots out. These ones are misshapen and many have pushed there way above the ground and greened off so will dice them up and freeze them.
There was one real big one amongst them, diameter was about 5cms  Also one white one with no orange colour at all, have no idea why 
I planted some seeds so will be ready to plant in a few weeks. By that time I hope I have the vegie gardens ready with lots of new compost... that's the plan anyway  There are cucumbers, lettuce, rockmelon, honeydew, watermelon (2 types) and tomatoes (Romas as grow best over summer). As soon as the gardens are ready I will also put in a heap of sweet corn.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld
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tessa
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 11:46:19
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good to see you get stuck into it, gail.
is that carrot maybe a parsnip? LOL.
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever!
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 11:51:46
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Now I feel guilty too  maybe Sunday
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 14:25:13
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That pale carrot is certainly lacking a tan Gail. You certainly have plenty of seeds there potted up they wont take long to germinate in this weather. That's a great selection..
I have just come in from watering 9/10 of the garden took me just over three hours, and I am surprised at how many different varieties of tomato plants we have got coming up in the strangest places from the volunteers that come out of the compost bin..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2008 : 05:28:02
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Didn't quite finish putting compost on the bed... interrupted again  ... still have another couple of wheelbarrow loads to go so hopefully finish that today.
The last couple of times I've planted seeds, I decided to just stick with planting the easy care vegies that grow well here and we eat everyday, and not worry too much about vegies that are too much trouble as I just don't have the time on a regular basis. Lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers we eat most days, the melons are easy. I'll plant corn, carrots and beans, which I nearly forgot, directly into the garden - they are all easy to grow as well, and already have silverbeet still growing strongly from months ago. I'll chuck a couple of pumpkin seed down the back corner too where it can grow wild. Things like broccoli and cabbage I prefer to grow over winter when there are less grubs around. I'll also put some spuds in somewhere, whenever I find some room.
I'd love to try and experiment with the special or different varieties but it seems that when I start planting all those ones that I have more problems in the garden. My main aim is to provide us with the basics, the extras I can buy.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 04/10/2008 : 07:56:47
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Yes I think its best to stick with the basics Gail like lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers we eat those every day too as well as Spring Onions I also love radish with my salads they are fast and so easy to grow..
I like to grow watermelons for the Grandchildren to take home, but its getting dry here and the tank water is going down so I may give them a miss this year..
Too many grubs here for growing Corn I have tried two years in a row, never again..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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